August 21, 1978

August 21, 1978

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SAFETY

Thrust Loss Cited in Southern Accident

AVIONICS

Chemical Laser Takes Weapons Lead

Business Flying

Eased Financing to Spur Brazilian Sales

By David M. North11 min

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SAFETY

Thrust Loss Cited in Southern Accident

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AVIONICS

Chemical Laser Takes Weapons Lead

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Business Flying

Eased Financing to Spur Brazilian Sales

Sac Jose dos Campos, Brazil—Sales of Embraer’s general aviation aircraft are expected to surge following the Brazilian government’s relaxation of financing and retention of strict aviation import restrictions. The main impetus for Embraer’s increased sales of its general aviation aircraft is the reduction of the financing interest rate from 4% per month to 2.7% per month.

By David M. North11 min

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Air Transport

Northwest Resuming Schedules

Acrimony of long strike still in evidence as carrier begins climb back to full services, readies Scandinavian routes

By David R. Griffiths10 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Langley Aiding Transport Competition

Hampton, Va.—Langley Research Center here is about to award Boeing, Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas a total of $48 million in research contracts that, along with corporate funding, will result in over $60 million in wide-body transport research work over the next several months to counter the marketing of new European aircraft.

By Craig Covault8 min

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Air Transport

Airline Stock Rise Laid to Traffic Boom

By Warren C. Wetmore7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Taiwan Offered F-5 with Sparrow

Northrop completes design of uprated single-engine version to provide Nationalist China with all-weather interceptor

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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Air Transport

Carrier Takes Key Dc-9 Super 80 Role

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz5 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Reentry Tests Yield ,aiming Data

Los Angeles—Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO) is completing analysis of data from three proof-of-concept reentry vehicle flight tests that have produced a wide range of information on advanced fuzing, penetration aid and warhead aiming technology for application to future ballistic missile systems.

By Bruce A. Smith5 min

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Air Transport

Discount Struggle Hits California Market

By Richard G. O’Lone4 min

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