August 18, 1980

August 18, 1980

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Air Transport

Two U. S. Commuters Ready F-28 Operations

By Michael Feazel11 min

Space Technology

Payloads to Saturate Launch Capacity

By Craig Covault10 min

Missile Engineering

Hellfire Completes Operational Testing

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Air Transport

Two U. S. Commuters Ready F-28 Operations

Empire, Altair begin crew training, other system changes necessary to switch from Part 135 to Part 121 carriers

By Michael Feazel11 min

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Space Technology

Payloads to Saturate Launch Capacity

Washington—More than $1 billion in growth expected in the U. S. and international communications satellite markets in the 1980s will saturate and possibly outrun U. S. ability to launch payloads on space shuttle and expendable boosters.

By Craig Covault10 min

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Missile Engineering

Hellfire Completes Operational Testing

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Space Technology

Backpack Modified for Tile Repair Use

Denver—Operational mode of the maneuvering backpack for space shuttle astronauts has been modified to reflect the more important role the system may play during early shuttle flights if it is necessary to inspect and repair the orbiter’s thermal protection system (TPS) tiles in space.

By Bruce A. Smith8 min

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Avionics

Tps-43 Radar Improvements Tested

Baltimore—A continuous product improvement program, which has resulted in eight generations of the AN/TPS-43 radar, has made this Westinghouse product the most widely used transportable tactical air-surveillance radar in the Western world.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Management

German Election Key to Defense Issues

Bonn—The outcome of West Germany’s national elections to be held on Oct. 5, pitting Chancellor Helmut Schmidt against challenger Franz Josef Strauss, may determine the future of several aerospace and defense-related issues with a significant impact on long-range civil and military aircraft programs.

By Eugene Kozicharow7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

F-16 Questioned in Defense Dept., Congress

Washington—General Dynamics F-16 air combat fighter is being viewed within both the Defense Dept. and Congress as an incomplete system at a time when increased emphasis is being placed on all-weather, beyond-visual-range, air-to-air systems.

By David R. Griffiths7 min

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Space Technology

Mount St. Helens Spurs New Scientific Studies

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Missile Engineering

Roland Demonstration Tests Scheduled

Seattle—Key tests are approaching for the U. S. Army’s Roland short-range air defense system to prove out reliability and produceability changes, while its prime contractors are preparing for low-rate production, training user personnel and studying new improvements and applications.

By Richard G. O’Lone6 min

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Air Transport

Competitive Shifts Spur Merger Hopes

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