April 21, 1980

April 21, 1980

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Safety

Ntsb Cites Violations in Antilles Crash

Air Transport

Laker Aims at Wider Multiclass Market

By David A. Brown12 min

Hanover Air Show

Hanover Showcase Set to Open

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Safety

Ntsb Cites Violations in Antilles Crash

In the reworked areas of the right propeller blades, the leading edge contour was not preserved, but appeared to be a flat, slightly sloped surface. This surface was not blended smoothly into the curvature of the camber surface. An alteration of the leading edge contour altered the airfoil significantly and could decrease propeller efficiency greatly.
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Air Transport

Laker Aims at Wider Multiclass Market

By David A. Brown12 min

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Hanover Air Show

Hanover Showcase Set to Open

Brussels—West Germany’s biennial international air show, opening this week at Hanover, is being used as a showcase by West German and European aerospace companies to demonstrate a coming of age in a series of commercial, military and utility aircraft programs that rival U. S. products.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Ames to Begin V/stol Model Tests

By Jerry Mayfield10 min

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Air Transport

Labor Problems in Merger May Lead to Arbitration

By Michael Feazel8 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospatiale Expands Helicopter Line

Marignane, France—Aerospatiale’s Helicopter Div. for the first time has three aircraft that are simultaneously entering the production phase. A fourth new aircraft is under study. All three of the production versions are twin-engine helicopters developed almost entirely with the company’s own resources, and they make use of the latest technology to improve efficiency and performance.

By Edward W. Bassett8 min

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Management

Navy Acts to Curb Costs, Better F-18 Performance

By Clarence A. Robinson7 min

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Avionics

Marine Tracking Radar Aids Air Support

Moorestown, N. J.—Transportable radar course directing central, being developed by RCA Missile & Surface Radar here for the Marine Corps, is designed to provide all-weather precision flight path guidance and bombing control to direct Marine tactical aircraft to ground targets.

By Kenneth J. Stein7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

U. K. Carrier Specializes in Outsize Cargo

Stansted Airport, England—TAC Heavy-Lift, new British cargo airline, is seeking to provide a specialized, customer-tailored cargo service for outsize and heavy loads, using Short Bros. SC. 5/10 Belfast turboprop transports originally developed for the British Royal Air Force.

By David A. Brown7 min

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Business Flying

Beech Pushes Commuter Aircraft Effort

Wichita—Beech Aircraft has started production of one of its commuter aircraft and full-scale development of another, while suspending development of its 13-passenger commuter version of its 200 Super King Air (AW&ST May 14, 1979, p. 22).

By David M. North7 min

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