May 4, 1981

May 4, 1981

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Space Shuttle First Flight

Astronauts Describe Smooth Ride

By Craig Covault18 min

Aviation Week Pilot Report

Super King Air Performance Boosted

By David M. North8 min

U. S. Strategic Missile Options

U. S. Weighs Small Icbm Development

By Clarence A. Robinson8 min

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Space Shuttle First Flight

Astronauts Describe Smooth Ride

Columbia crewmen Young and Crippen cite ease of launch, absence of flight stability problems at reentry/landing

By Craig Covault18 min

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Aviation Week Pilot Report

Super King Air Performance Boosted

Washington —Installation of Pratt & Whitney of Canada PT6A-42 turboprop engines in place of the PT6A-41s on the Beech Aircraft B200 Super King Air marks the first major engineering change to the 200 Super King Air series since the turboprop was introduced in 1974 and offers operators increased high-altitude performance.

By David M. North8 min

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U. S. Strategic Missile Options

U. S. Weighs Small Icbm Development

Washington —White House and Defense Dept, officials with strong congressional backing are considering development of a new, small intercontinental ballistic missile (SICBM). Each missile would be equipped with a single nuclear-armed reentry vehicle, and the weapons would be deployed on existing military reservations throughout the U. S.

By Clarence A. Robinson8 min

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Space Shuttle First Flight

Columbia Ferried Back to Space Center

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Air Transport

First-quarter Financial Results Show Improvement Over 1980

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Air Transport

Airbus Consortium Nears Final Assembly of A310

Toulouse, France—Production of Airbus Industrie’s new A310 wide-body transport is continuing on schedule as the European airframe consortium works toward the start this month of final assembly for the initial A310 aircraft. All of the major airframe sections for the prototype aircraft are being completed at the various facilities of Airbus Industrie members, and these components will be shipped during the next few weeks to the Toulouse plant here for the final assembly phase.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz6 min

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U. S. Strategic Missile Options

Court Rejects Attempt to Halt Explosive Test

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Air Transport

Pilots Attack Airlines' ‘antiunion' Stance

Air Line Pilots Assn. engages firm to organize boycotts, picketing, publicity against New York Air, Texas Air

By Michael Feazel5 min

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Air Transport

Cab Blocks Airline's Bid for Continental Takeover

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Aeronautical Engineering

Seat Capacity Increase Key to Air 42 Design

By Eugene Kozicharow5 min

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