September 5, 1977

September 5, 1977

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Aeronautical Engineering

F-18 Blends Advanced Fighter Concepts

By Donald E. Fink14 min

Management

Navy Restudies Carrier Options

By Clarence A. Robinson12 min

Air Transport

Continental Readying Pacific Service

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz9 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

F-18 Blends Advanced Fighter Concepts

Los Angeles—F-18 Hornet multimission strike fighter McDonnell Douglas and Northrop are developing for the U. S. Navy is a blend of advanced concepts that have evolved from the latest fighter design efforts at both companies. The single-seat, twin-engine F-18 will be used by the Navy as a carrier-based fighter for fleet air defense, and an A-18 version, with ground attack as its primary mission, will be built for the Navy’s interdiction and close air support missions.

By Donald E. Fink14 min

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Management

Navy Restudies Carrier Options

Service expects to respond to congressional request for data by February; major aircraft decisions at stake

By Clarence A. Robinson12 min

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Air Transport

Continental Readying Pacific Service

Los Angeles—Continental Airlines now is moving into a strong competitive position in the Pacific market after more than a decade of struggle to obtain South Pacific routes there and years of unprofitable operation by its affiliate, Air Micronesia, in the Pacific Trust Territory.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz9 min

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Space Technology

Voyager 2 Boom Appears Operational

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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Air Transport

Debate on Crew Size Reheats

Latest third pilot controversy centers on DC-9 Super 80; outcome of issue may have serious impact on aircraft sales
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Air Transport

European Traffic Slowed By Strikes, Slowdowns

By Robert R. Ropelewski7 min

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Management

Muzzled Defense Study Hearing Sought

Washington—Recent suppression of a major study on national defense by Senate staff members has led to a call for congressional hearings to investigate the Library of Congress’ Congressional Research Service and to determine whether collusion existed between some staffers of the legislative and executive branches of government.

By Eugene Kozicharow6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Boeing Proposes 747 as Missile Launcher

Seattle—Boeing Aerospace Co. has proposed that it utilize the company-owned No. 1 747 transport to demonstrate the wide-body aircraft’s potential as a cruise missile launching platform. The company has suggested to USAF that it could modify the aircraft—a 747-100—to launch both the USAF/Boeing air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and the air-launched version of the Navy/General Dynamics Tomahawk missile.

By Richard G. O’Lone6 min

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Avionics

Diagnostic System Developed for F100

By Kenneth J. Stein6 min

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Air Transport

Eastern A-300b Crew Training Started

By Lee Dunkelberg5 min

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