March 10, 1980

March 10, 1980

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Missile Engineering

Usaf Readies Advanced Cruise Missiles

By Clarence A. Robinson10 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Accelerates Cx Program Plans

By David R. Griffiths9 min

Air Transport

Eastern to Begin Coast-to-coast Service

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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Missile Engineering

Usaf Readies Advanced Cruise Missiles

Prototype and test expected within three years to meet anticipated threat growth with 1986-87 operational date

By Clarence A. Robinson10 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Accelerates Cx Program Plans

By David R. Griffiths9 min

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Air Transport

Eastern to Begin Coast-to-coast Service

Airline's new transcontinental route will offer two-class service on L-1011s in challenge to lower-fare competitors

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Acknowledges Shortage of F-lll Operational Support

Washington—Lack of operational support for the General Dynamics F-111 is being acknowledged by Air Force officials who are eager to take advantage of the emerging consensus in favor of more Defense Dept.-wide operations and maintenance spending.

By David R. Griffiths7 min

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Space Technology

Shuttle Engine Test Milestones Nearing

Huntsville, Ala.—Space shuttle main engine test program will push for significant performance milestones this month, development objectives that engine management at the Marshall Space Flight Center here are optimistic they can meet as a result of the successful completion in February of a second flight certification firing series and a 555-sec.

By Craig Covault6 min

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Business Flying

Helicopter Noise Rules Deemed Costly

By Robert R. Ropelewski6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Rolls Moves to Assure Rate of Rb.211-535c

Derby, England—Rolls-Royce will contract for a second production source for virtually all major components on the RB.211-535C engine for the Boeing 757, both to aid in the anticipated high production rate of the engine and to assure customers of continued delivery regardless of whether British labor relations problems—which shut the plant for eight weeks last year—recur or not.

By David A. Brown6 min

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Management

Schmidt Pledges Defense Spending Rise

By Eugene Kozicharow6 min

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Air Transport

Iata to Attempt Change in Tariff Base

Washington —Representatives of nearly 100 international airlines are expected to meet in Geneva Mar. 24 in an attempt to change the basis for tariffs from U. S. dollars and British pounds to special drawing rights (SDRs). The change would, in effect, increase fares delineated in so-called “soft” currencies, including the U. S. dollar, and decrease fares in “hard” currencies, including German marks and many other European currencies.

By Michael Feazel5 min

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Avionics

Usaf Supports Navy-initiated Jammer

Washington—U. S. Air Force has thrown its full support behind the Navy-originated ALQ-165 advanced self-protection jamming (ASPJ) system for use on its General Dynamics F-16s if it should later decide to replace the Westinghouse podmounted ALQ-131 with an internally mounted system.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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