May 24, 1976

May 24, 1976

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Aeronautical Engineering

New Jet Engine Tests Emerge

By Clarence A. Robinson13 min

Management

Currie Cautions on Soviet Missile Gains

Air Transport

Indonesian Aviation Support Unit Grows

By Richard G. O’Lone10 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

New Jet Engine Tests Emerge

Recent problems with F100, TF30, TF41 spur development of techniques incorporating operational stresses in trials

By Clarence A. Robinson13 min

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Management

Currie Cautions on Soviet Missile Gains

If there is any single dominating trend in weaponry, it is for missiles of all kinds to become more accurate and more destructive. I believe this trend will continue. Missiles and precision guided munitions will continue to transform the nature of warfare by making the precision application of force at a distance a reality.
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Air Transport

Indonesian Aviation Support Unit Grows

Djakarta—Southeast Asia nations seeking to explore and develop their potential oil resources are trying to establish aviation support organizations similar to Pelita Air Service, the airline with the varied fleet that ranges throughout the vast Indonesian island chain supporting this nation’s petroleum industry.

By Richard G. O’Lone10 min

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Avionics

Telecommunications Used in Health Care

San Francisco—Latest addition to the health care system on the Papago Indian Reservation in Arizona exploits communication and data processing technology that may be useful in meeting health and medical needs on future long-duration manned space missions.

By Benjamin M. Elson9 min

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Safety

French Report on Turkish Dc-10 Crash

Accident Details Date and time of accident: Sunday, Mar. 3, 1974, shortly before 1142 hr. GMT. (All times in this report are given in GMT. One hour should be added for French local time.) Location of the wreckage: Ermenonville Forest (state-owned) at the place called “Bosquet de Dammartin,” commune of Fontaine-Chaalis (Oise).
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Space Technology

Caution Stressed in Mars Life Analysis

Washington—Martian soil data expected from the two Viking landers this summer will be analyzed for indications of life with a high degree of scientific conservatism, and it is possible final determinations on the point will have to await extended mission operations in 1977.

By Craig Covault7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Nasa Study Urges Technology Effort

Washington—Capability to design efficient supersonic aircraft and the development of quiet vertical take-off and landing technology are “critically important to U. S. leadership in aviation” and “deserve to be highlighted as major opportunities” in the next 20 years, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration study on the Outlook for Aeronautics.
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Missile Engineering

Advanced Reentry Vehicle Tests Planned

Los Angeles—Air Force is planning a flight test program of an advanced maneuverable reentry vehicle capable of evading any Soviet ballistic missile interceptors should Defense Dept. elect to deploy the vehicle on U. S. ICBMs. The Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES) Office at Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Organization has asked General Electric and McDonnell Douglas to submit proposals next month for design, fabrication and flight test of the advanced maneuverable reentry vehicle (AMARV).

By Barry Miller6 min

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Management

Soviet Defense Funds Estimate Doubled

By Eugene Kozicharow6 min

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Air Transport

European Carrier Policy Views Broaden

By Laurence Doty6 min

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