June 21, 1976

June 21, 1976

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Safety

Approach Cited in Wien F-27b Crash

Management

Hurdles Confront Standardization

By Clarence A. Robinson14 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Hybrid Heavy-lift Airships Under Study

By Benjamin M. Elson11 min

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Safety

Approach Cited in Wien F-27b Crash

Synopsis At approximately 1357 Bering daylight time, Aug. 30, 1975, Wien Air Alaska. Inc., Flight 99, crashed into Sevuokuk Mountain, Gambell, Alaska, while attempting to land at Gambell Airport. There were 28 passengers and four crewmembers on board.
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Management

Hurdles Confront Standardization

Quid pro quo attitude developing within NATO is causing difficulty for effort at commonality on major weapons

By Clarence A. Robinson14 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Hybrid Heavy-lift Airships Under Study

Moffet Field, Calif.—Heavy-lift airships with significantly higher vertical lift capacity and better economics than existing helicopters could be ready for production five years after program authorization, in the view of Goodyear Aerospace Corp. officials.

By Benjamin M. Elson11 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Boeing Readies Yc-14 for Flight Tests

Seattle—Boeing Aerospace Co. is preparing to flight test its YC-14 entry in USAF’s advanced medium STOL transport (AMST) competition with a renewed air of optimism for its chances in a program whose scope and importance are expanding. First flight date for the aircraft—first to employ the upper surface blowing (USB) propulsive lift concept—is Aug. 17, but Boeing officials expect to beat that date by “two or three weeks.”
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Air Transport

North Atlantic Traffic Rise Seen

Carriers are projecting resurgence in both eastbound and westbound business, but yields may be depressed

By Laurence Doty6 min

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Air Transport

China Airlines Rebounding From Slump

Taipei—Republic of China is bolstering its national airline and building a new international airport to relieve the present near-saturated facility as the nation rebounds from an economic slump and rejoins the tide of booming economies in Asia.

By Richard G. O’Lone6 min

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Management

French Emphasize R&d Budget Hikes

By Robert R. Ropelewski6 min

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Avionics

Dod Completes Command, Control Plan

Conclusion of system ‘architecture’ study clears way for military to begin implementation of worldwide net

By Katherine Johnsen6 min

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Space Technology

Operational Resupply Expected on Next Salyut Station Mission

By Craig Covault6 min

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Management

No Early Decision Seen on Nato Awacs Buy

London—North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense officials see no early solution for weapon standardization problems nettlesome to member nations, specifically, for a NATO advance warning and control system (AWACS) procurement commitment.

By Herbert J. Coleman5 min

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