September 21, 1981

September 21, 1981

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Space Technology

Manual Control Stressed on Reentry

By Craig Covault18 min

Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Aircraft Modifications to Stretch Over Next Five Years

By Clarence A. Robinson13 min

Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Service Revives Interest in V/stol

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Space Technology

Manual Control Stressed on Reentry

Houston—Second shuttle mission astronauts USAF Col. Joe H. Engle and Navy Capt. Richard H. Truly will pilot the orbiter Columbia through an aggressive reentry maneuver profile using a substantial amount of manual control and classic flight test methodology to extract the spacecraft’s true performance in the harsh reentry environment where important winged flight unknowns remain.

By Craig Covault18 min

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Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Aircraft Modifications to Stretch Over Next Five Years

Washington—The Navy will require approximately $1 billion each year over the next five years to modify existing fleet aircraft and useful service life and increase performance. This aircraft modification program is in addition to the Navy’s plan to buy 1,953 new aircraft through Fiscal 1987 at an approximate cost of $47 billion.

By Clarence A. Robinson13 min

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Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Service Revives Interest in V/stol

Washington—The U. S. Navy is again interested in vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft and is moving toward flight test technology demonstration programs with several designs. The service believes that V/STOL aircraft can be used on a variety of ships other than conventional large-deck aircraft carriers to disperse air assets at sea and that a single V/STOL design offers the possibility to fulfill several mission requirements, thereby permitting the reduction in aircraft types and easing logistics and maintenance problems.
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Management

Multiyear Buys Face Hurdle in Congress

By David R. Griffiths7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

U. S. Will Sell Pakistanis F-16s, Attack Helicopters

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Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Changes Identified in Test Being Added to F/a-18s

Washington—The Navy and McDonnell Douglas are incorporating F/A-18 aircraft modifications identified in the flight test program into production line aircraft. The first fully modified production F/A-18 is scheduled for delivery to the Navy next June.
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Management

Television Proposed to Verify Treaties

Washington—Continuous television monitoring could be used for on-site verification of future U. S./Soviet strategic weapons treaties, according to Eugene V. Rostow, the new director of the U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

By Paul Mann6 min

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Avionics

Retrofit Sought for High-speed Circuits

Washington—Defense Dept. hopes to expedite the use of very high speed integrated circuit technology emerging from its VHSIC program (AW&ST Feb. 16, p. 48) through its retrofit or insertion into existing weapons and systems now under design.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Air Transport

Air Portugal Reassesses North American Services

Lisbon—Air Portugal is reconsidering the move to close sales offices and terminate routes in the North American market during the recent traffic downturn, with the possibility of reestablishing some offices and routes beginning in 1982.

By David M. North6 min

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Special Report: Navy Pushes Equipment Update

Development Av-8b to Fly in October

Washington—The first of four AV-8B Advanced Harrier vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) full-scale development aircraft is in final assembly in the McDonnell Douglas flight hangar awaiting engine and avionics installation and is scheduled to fly in October.
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