March 3, 1980

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Status of Major U. S., European Defense, Aerospace Programs

McDonnell Douglas/Northrop F/A-18 multimission fighter —Navy asks $1.423 billion for 48 aircraft, $195.6 million for spares, $130.6 million for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) and $2.9 million for military construction.

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Leading International Aircraft

See STOL aircraft table for de Havilland, of Canada. Mirage 3S is Swiss version. Mirage 30 for Austrailia. Also available with 2 Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac 03 giving max. speed of 541 mph. Zlin 42L has Lycoming AIO-320-B1B engine. Under development.

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International Gas Turbines

GENERAL DATA ARRANGEMENT PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS i WEIGHT Country, Manufacturer and Address Designation Type Compressor stages Turbine stages Combustors Max. power @ S.L. Sfc.at max. power Compression ratio at max. rpm. Maximum envelope diameter, in.

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U. S. Gas Turbine Engines

GENERAL DATA ARRANGEMENT PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS Manufacturer and Address Model Number or Designation Type No. fan, compressor stages No. turbine stages No. combustors Combustor type Max. Power at S.L. Specific fuel consumption at max.

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U. S. Military Aircraft

GENERAL DATA DIMENSIONS WEIGHTS PERFORMANCE ft. sq. area, Typical for Primary designation Manufacturer Popular name Service Crew ft. Wingspan, Max. length, ft. Max. ft. height, Wing Empty lb. weight, Gross weight, lb. primary mission

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Japan Resists U. S. Push to Boost Defense Funds

Tokyo—Despite continuous and strong U. S. urging to increase its defense effort, Japan has agreed only to keep its defense expenditures at 0.9% of its gross national product, or a level of $9.5 billion for fiscal 1980. Although this is 6.5% higher than last year, defense leaders consider it insufficient because of soaring inflation and energy costs.

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