March 1, 1976

March 1, 1976

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Safety

Ntsb Urges Changes After 727 Crash

Aeronautical Engineering

Navy Plans Emphasis on V/stol

By Clarence A. Robinson12 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Plans A-10 Deployment to Europe

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Safety

Ntsb Urges Changes After 727 Crash

The second major question deserving consideration is the role of the ATC system in this accident, specifically why TWA 514 was not given an altitude restriction in its approach clearance. The testimony of all FAA witnesses, including the controller, was consistent in stating that Flight 514 was not a “radar arrival;” that because of this fact the controller was not required to implement the provisions of paragraph 1360 of the FAA Handbook 7110.8C; and that they considered TWA 514, after intercepting the 300-deg. radial of Armel, as proceeding on its own navigation and as being responsible for its own obstacle clearance.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Navy Plans Emphasis on V/stol

Initial step in carrying out major decision will be study to draw detailed guidelines for fleet aircraft applications

By Clarence A. Robinson12 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Plans A-10 Deployment to Europe

Washington—Air Force will deploy a wing of 72 Fairchild A-10 close-support aircraft to Europe in 1980 to counter the growing Soviet armor threat. The A-10 will carry a variety of ordnance for use against Warsaw Pact armor. The ordnance includes:

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Agusta A-109 Offers Avionics Options

Burbank, Calif.—Italy’s Agusta A-109, a twin-turbine powered eight-place helicopter, offers corporate/commercial operators relatively smooth high-speed cruise performance, good single-engine safety margins and a variety of optional avionics packages that will enable customers to choose the operational capability best suited to their requirements.

By Donald E. Fink10 min

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Avionics

Collision Avoidance System Evaluated

McLean, Va.—Feasibility of an active-type beacon-based airborne collision avoidance system has been demonstrated in flight tests and extensive analyses, according to Mitre Corp. scientists. The active B-CAS, which interrogates aircraft transponders in the same way as ground-based radar beacon system interrogators used for air surveillance, is one of two favored contenders for adoption as a national standard by the Federal Aviation Administration (AW&ST Feb. 16, p. 57).

By Philip J. Klass10 min

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Space Technology

U. S.-built Satellite Readied for Japan

Palo Alto, Calif.—Prototype of Japan’s first synchronous satellite, being built here by Aeronutronic Ford Corp., is to be shipped in June, followed in October by a flight article scheduled for a February, 1977, launch. The spacecraft, designated Engineering Test Satellite, Type 2 (ETS-2), is to be launched by N-rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Test Center (AW&ST Apr. 1, 1974, p. 22).

By Benjamin M. Elson9 min

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Air Transport

Airline Stocks Spurred By Traffic Surge

Wall Street prices reflect strong improvement in revenues this year as well as expected stability in costs of jet fuel

By William H. Gregory8 min

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Space Technology

Gao to Suggest Further Shuttle Delay

By Craig Covault7 min

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Management

West Germany Moves to Bolster Industry

Bonn—West German government has approved a sweeping long-range policy designed to protect the nation’s aerospace industry against declines in production volume despite a tight budget that leaves little margin for increases in support funding over the next few years.

By Laurence Doty7 min

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Energy

Vertical-vortex Wind Turbine Proposed

Bethpage, N.Y,—Grumman Aerospace Corp. is developing a wind turbine-generator concept that shows promise of harnessing wind energy economically to generate commercial electric power and to reduce substantially dependence on fossil fuels or nuclear energy.

By Warren C. Wetmore7 min

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