June 15, 1981

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Safety

New Zealand Commission Reports on DC-10 Crash

Operations specifications. The Air New Zealand, Ltd., Operations Specifications, which form part of their Air Service Certificate No. 22, specified as follows: A. Page 61 (dated and effective Dec. 20, 1977) : 1. In accordance with subparagraph 2.12.1 of these Operations Specifications, route and aerodrome familiarization training is required on those routes set out in the schedules forming part of Appendix VI.

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Aeronautical Engineering

Soviets’ Buildup in North Exceeds Protection Level

Kolsas, Norway —The Soviet buildup in the North based on the Kola Peninsula and a corresponding expansion of Warsaw Pact Baltic Sea activities is viewed here as a conscious strategy that may severely damage the North Atlantic lifeline to Europe in the event of war.

Europe Shows Strength in Missile Field

Paris—A vast array of multipurpose missiles displayed here during the 34th Paris air show characterized new developments and growing European industry technological advances challenging U. S. world market dominance. U. S. industry and Defense officials here said that within the past few years European companies, banding together, have closed the technology gap with the U. S. in the development of missile components and subsystems, demonstrating in some cases surprising advances.

Paris Air Show

Competitors Assess 150-seat Transport

Paris—Expenditures approaching $10 billion to develop a new generation of 150passenger aircraft could result in “industrial suicide” for the U. S. and European commercial aircraft industry if three manufacturers compete, according to industry officials here.

Aeronautical Engineering

Danes Adapt Old to New for F-16 Bomb Delivery

Air Station Skrydstrup, Denmark—Danish air force pilots training on their new General Dynamics F-16s are adapting an old ordnance delivery technique to the aircraft’s advanced fire control system in an attempt to deal with missions that exceed the fighter’s originally designed role.

By David R. Griffiths7 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Air Force Deploys Kc-10; Savings Cited

U. S. Air Force has estimated its first McDonnell Douglas KC-10 operational deployment saved approximately $300,000 in fuel and maintenance costs that is normally associated with a deployment of that size. The KC-10 advanced tanker/cargo aircraft escorted eight Air National Guard A-7 fighters from Tulsa, Okla., to the United Kingdom on May 29 (AW&ST June 8, p. 63).

By Susan Castledine7 min

Space Technology

Soviets Press Research in Manned Space Flight

Washington—Extensive Soviet manned space flight research and development activity under way in recent weeks indicates the Soviets are pressing to expand near-term capabilities beyond those exhibited by Salyut 6 space station operations.

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New Zealand Commission Reports on DC-10 Crash