April 7, 1980

April 7, 1980

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Business Flying

New Wing, Engines Mark Sabreliner 65

By David M. North15 min

Space Technology

Key Shuttle Power-on Tests Approach

By Craig Covault9 min

Management

Cost Boosts Stall Metric Plan for Mx

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

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Business Flying

New Wing, Engines Mark Sabreliner 65

Washington —Rockwell International’s Sabreliner 65 is an evolutionary, rather than a revolutionary, step toward a new line of business flying aircraft for Rockwell’s Sabreliner Div. At first glance the Sabreliner 65 bears a strong resemblance to earlier Rockwell military and corporate aircraft, but the exterior of the twin-engine business flying aircraft incorporates new engines and wing, while the interior houses many technical changes bringing the aircraft up to current standards.

By David M. North15 min

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Space Technology

Key Shuttle Power-on Tests Approach

Kennedy Space Center, Fla.—Space shuttle checkout team here is nearing several key power-on tests that should clear the way for transfer of the orbiter Columbia to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking immediately after thermal protection tile work on the spacecraft is completed this summer.

By Craig Covault9 min

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Management

Cost Boosts Stall Metric Plan for Mx

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

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Management

Defense Offsets Lessen Funding Boost

By David R. Griffiths7 min

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Air Transport

Federal Chose Dc-10 for Cost, Capacity

Memphis—Reliability, acquisition costs and the need for additional capacity, rather than fuel efficiency, motivated Federal Express Corp.’s decision to buy McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10CFs as its first wide-body transports. Federal Express took delivery of the first DC-10 from Continental Airlines Mar. 19 in Los Angeles.

By Michael Feazel6 min

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Avionics

Automated Functions to Aid Helicopter

Cedar Rapids—Rockwell Collins avionics system for the new Coast Guard/Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp. short-range recovery helicopter will provide the crew with a full spectrum of automated functions comparable to those of a wide-body transport, as well as numerous others peculiar to the difficult search and recovery mission (AW&ST July 3, 1978, p. 101).

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Avionics

Tests Scheduled for Mx Inertial System

Los Angeles—Spherical inertial measurement unit being developed for the MX missile will be evaluated in centrifuge and rocket-powered sled tests during the current full-scale engineering development phase in preparation for first flight of the system in a prototype MX missile during 1983.

By Bruce A. Smith6 min

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Air Transport

International Fare Boosts Filed

Most carriers request full amount allowed by new Standard Foreign Fare Level but reserve option to meet competition
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Aeronautical Engineering

British Plan Expansion of Air Defense

London—Long-term plan to expand the British Royal Air Force’s air defense fighter force, beyond the force level now projected, is being formulated in order to provide the British Isles with protection from the current long-range Warsaw Pact bomber force.

By David A. Brown5 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Europeans Agree on New Fighter

MBB, Dassault-Breguet and British Aerospace reach accord on development plan for tactical fighter for the 1990s

By Eugene Kozicharow5 min

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