November 17, 1980

November 17, 1980

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Space Technology

Voyager 1 Finds Answers, New Riddles

By Bruce A. Smith11 min

Avionics

Airborne Systems Enhance Fuel Economy

By Kenneth J. Stein10 min

Management

Rancor Erupts Within Transition Team

By Clarence A. Robinson10 min

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Space Technology

Voyager 1 Finds Answers, New Riddles

Los Angeles—Voyager 1 has streaked past Saturn in its closest encounter with the ringed planet and is returning a stream of valuable scientific data that is answering long-standing questions about the Saturn system and revealing never-before-seen features that, for now, are baffling project scientists.

By Bruce A. Smith11 min

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Avionics

Airborne Systems Enhance Fuel Economy

London —Acceptance of performance management systems as a standard airborne aid for airline flightcrews is helping them take more effective steps toward optimizing aircraft operation and reducing fuel consumption. Designed to provide a means of computing and selecting flight parameters to achieve maximum economy, as well as a means for evaluating in-flight operating options, the systems couple to automatic flight controls and autothrottles, maintaining optimum pitch control and power settings and minimizing jockeying of thrust levers.

By Kenneth J. Stein10 min

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Management

Rancor Erupts Within Transition Team

By Clarence A. Robinson10 min

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Management

Stronger Defense Posture Foreseen By Netherlands

By Eugene Kozicharow7 min

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Air Transport

Delta Purchases 60 Boeing 757s

$3-billion aircraft order is biggest in manufacturer’s history; carrier plans to reach decision on engine by mid-December
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Business Flying

Orders Prompt Beech to Boost Output

Wichita—Beech Aircraft Corp. is moving into its 1981 fiscal year with a backlog of approximately $1 billion and is increasing production of its entire model line. New order rates for its turboprop powered King Air and Super King Air have been strong through the recession period, and the company will be striving to increase production of these top-of-the-line products in 1981 by at least 15%.

By Erwin J. Bulban6 min

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Space Technology

Pam Important in Shuttle Transition

Los Angeles —Payload assist module (PAM), an upper stage motor system developed by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., promises to become a work-horse during transition to space shuttle operations in boosting medium-class spacecraft to geosynchronous orbits.
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Air Transport

New Commuter Aircraft Being Readied

Phoenix—Both British Aerospace and Swearingen Aviation are starting 19-passenger derivative aircraft based on Garrett AiResearch TPE331 series engines that extend aircraft performance significantly. Other significant aircraft developments during the Commuter Airline Assn. of America convention here last week include:

By Michael Feazel6 min

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Missile Engineering

Renewable Energy Pushed for Mx Net

Washington—The Air Force wants to start a $202-million effort leading to renewable energy sources for the MX missile complex that it hopes will accelerate such forms of electricity generation on a commercial scale. The Renewable Energy Systems Project, sponsored jointly by the departments of Defense and Energy, was to be submitted to Congress last week.

By David R. Griffiths5 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Faa Weighs Cockpit Visibility Guidelines

Washington—Federal Aviation Administration will issue cockpit windscreen visibility guidelines for designers of transport category aircraft to improve the ability of pilots to avoid midair collisions. The proposed advisory circular adopts the Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Standard 580B as the minimum field of visibility pilots need to avoid collisions.

By Jay C. Lowndes5 min

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