July 23, 1979

July 23, 1979

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Air Transport

Future Grounding Impact Seen

By David M. North

Business Flying

Global Business Aircraft Sales Soar

By David A. Brown

Avionics

Collision Avoidance Plan Views Diverge

By Philip J. Klass

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Air Transport

Future Grounding Impact Seen

Ramifications of 48-day suspension on FAA, manufacturer, operators to reach far beyond aircraft release for flight

By David M. North

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Business Flying

Global Business Aircraft Sales Soar

Paris—Business aircraft manufacturers are slipping further behind in delivery lead times as demand for business jets and large turboprop aircraft continues strong, according to manufacturers exhibiting at the recent Paris air show.

By David A. Brown

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Avionics

Collision Avoidance Plan Views Diverge

By Philip J. Klass

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Air Transport

Swedes Press Soviet ATC Completion

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Avionics

Time-Sharing Aids Microprocessor Design

By Benjamin M. Elson

1819
Space Technology

Voyager 2 Heads for 1981 Saturn Flyby

Pasadena, Calif.—NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has been placed on a course for a 1981 flyby of Saturn after its successful encounter with Jupiter and several Jovian moons. The spacecraft performed a 76-min. trajectory correction maneuver shortly after it made the closest approach to Jupiter on July 9 at a distance of 404,100 mi.
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Space Technology

Extensive Tests Slated for Navstar GPS

Los Angeles—Navstar global positioning system (GPS)—on the threshold of a four-year full-scale engineering development program—is expected to undergo testing in a wide range of Defense Dept, mission environments ranging from F-16 and B-52 aircraft to a nuclear attack submarine and an aircraft carrier.

By Bruce A. Smith

1415
Missile Engineering

Hybrid MX Basing Wins Favor

Consensus emerging on racetrack concept with 20-25 sites as most effective from cost, land conservation standpoints

By David R. Griffiths

6061
Aeronautical Engineering

USAF Trains Against Chemical Warfare

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz

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Air Transport

DC-10s Return to Service As Carriers Assess Losses

By Michael Feazel

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