December 13, 1976

December 13, 1976

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Editorial

Laurels for 1976

By Robert Hotz

Management

Israel Arms Exports Spur Concern

By Clarence A. Robinson

F-15 Coproduction

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Editorial

Laurels for 1976

Here are the people we think made significant contributions to the aerospace world during 1976: ■ Bill Lear for his ebullience and courage at the tender age of 74 in designing a new business jet aircraft and organizing a production program to build it, and his technical perception in once again stealing a march on his competitors with a new trend.

By Robert Hotz

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Management

Israel Arms Exports Spur Concern

By Clarence A. Robinson

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F-15 Coproduction

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Aeronautical Engineering

Full-Scale Development F-16A in First Flight

USAF/General Dynamics first F-16A full-scale development air combat fighter made its initial flight here Dec. 8 with company test pilot Neil R. Anderson at the controls. The aircraft had rolled out here Oct. 20 (AW&ST Oct. 25, p. 19). The 1-hr. 10-min. first flight included a climb to 15,000 ft., where the landing gear was cycled and Anderson operated the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW100 turbofan at a variety of throttle settings to evaluate engine response performance at that altitude, attaining a maximum speed during the first flight of Mach 0.9 and maneuvering the airplane through 3g.
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Management

Senate Unit Sets Falcon 20G Hearings

Washington —Senate Commerce Committee is awaiting a reply from the Transportation Dept. and the U. S. Coast Guard to its request that a contract award to DassaultBreguet/Falcon Jet Corp. for 41 Falcon 20G medium-range surveillance aircraft be delayed until oversight hearings are conducted.
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Management

Northrop Plans Advanced F-5 Versions

Hawthorne, Calif.—Northrop Corp. has passed a major milestone in its F-5/T-38 fighter/trainer program with delivery of the 3,000th aircraft to the U. S. Air Force, and is projecting continued production of advanced versions of the design through 1987.

By Donald E. Fink

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Aeronautical Engineering

NATO Weighs Reengining of E-3 AWACS

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Management

Grumman Units Sued in Iran F-14 Sale

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Management

British Tank Deal With Iran in Jeopardy

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Management

NATO Warned of Soviet Weapon Gains

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