January 12, 1981

January 12, 1981

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Safety

Traffic Controller Appeals His Dismissal

Air Transport

Passenger Growth Rate Flattens

Aeronautical Engineering

Industry Proposes Supersonic V/STOL Development

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Safety

Traffic Controller Appeals His Dismissal

The parties to this arbitration are the Federal Aviation Administration of the Dept, of Transportation and the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization. At issue is a claim by the union that the agency improperly removed (terminated) an air traffic controller at the Miami Air Traffic Control Tower, Miami, Fla.
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Air Transport

Passenger Growth Rate Flattens

Worldwide results, paced by declines in U. S., Europe, contrast with increased rates that averaged 10% in ’70s
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Aeronautical Engineering

Industry Proposes Supersonic V/STOL Development

Washington —A joint supersonic vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) fighter development and flight demonstration program is being proposed by McDonnell Douglas and Rolls-Royce. The program could involve the U. S. Navy, Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and Air Force.

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Avionics

Solid-State Power System Use Expands

Varia ble-speed, constant-frequency (VSCF) systems for supplying aircraft electric power are challenging more traditional hydromechanical constant-speeddrive type systems for military applications after nearly two decades of development.

By Philip J. Klass

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Aerospace Budgets

Cuts in Budget Disrupt Military Planning

Air Force forced to absorb approximately $l-billion slash on Dec. 29, causing ‘a total loss of budget discipline’

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Aerospace Budgets

Navy Request Continues Purchase of Newer Aircraft at Uneconomic Production Rates

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Aeronautical Engineering

GEPOD 30 Slated to Fill Airborne Antiarmor Role

Eglin AFB, Fla. —Need to fill gaps in the Rapid Deployment Forces airborne antiarmor arsenal as soon as possible has generated an Air Force requirement for a 30-mm. Gatling gun pod to be mounted on at least three front-line combat aircraft.
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Business Flying

Lear Fan 2100 Makes First Flight From Reno

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Aeronautical Engineering

Helicopter Use Cited in Disaster Relief

Palo Alto, Calif.—Key rescue role played by helicopters in two recent disasters—the Las Vegas hotel fire and the sinking of the cruise ship Prinsendam —has underscored the lifesaving role of rotary-wing aircraft and spotlighted the need for improvements in this technology.

By Richard G. O’Lone

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Air Transport

Casey Named by Braniff As Lawrence Successor

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