October 5, 1981

October 5, 1981

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Safety

Safety Board Studies Transport Incident

Soviet Military Buildup

Soviet Union Defensive Buildup Detailed By Weinberger

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

Air Transport

767 Achieves First Flight Goals

By Richard G. O’Lone11 min

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Safety

Safety Board Studies Transport Incident

About 2148 EST, on Apr. 4, 1979, a Trans World Airlines, Inc., Boeing 727, operating as Flight 841, entered an uncontrolled maneuver at 39,000 ft. pressure altitude near Saginaw, Mich. The aircraft descended to about 5,000 ft. in about 63 sec. before the flightcrew regained control.
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Soviet Military Buildup

Soviet Union Defensive Buildup Detailed By Weinberger

Extensive report of Soviet military might includes details of weapons systems and research efforts, location of facilities

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Air Transport

767 Achieves First Flight Goals

Boeing’s fuel-efficient transport flew on schedule Sept. 26 after taxi tests delayed by hydraulic pump replacement

By Richard G. O’Lone11 min

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Business Flying

Economy Influences Aircraft Programs

Anaheim, Calif.—Modifications to existing aircraft—designed to increase performance, aid fuel economy and passenger comfort—detailed by aircraft manufacturers here at the National Business Aircraft Assn. convention last month, partially offset disappointment in the absence of new corporate aircraft development programs.

By David M. North8 min

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Avionics

New Automatic Testing System Shown

Dayton—The first formal industry briefing on the Air Force’s modular automatic test equipment (Mate) program to explain its impact on weapon system suppliers, avionics subsystems producers and suppliers of test equipment attracted several hundred industry representatives.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Faa to Focus on Costs in New Airspace Review

By Michael Feazel6 min

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Management

Awacs Testimony Elicits Senate Anger

Washington—Air Force emphasis on the limited ability of the Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control aircraft to pose a threat to Israel infuriated Senate opponents of the proposed AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia as hearings began last week before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Space Technology

Soviets Express Interest in Joint Comet Program

Paris—International framework is being established among the Soviet Union, Europe, the U. S. and Japan for coordination of Halley’s Comet observations in 1986, when the comet makes its first pass inside the Earth’s orbit since the early 1900s.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz5 min

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Space Technology

Rl10 Cryogenic Engine Life Extended

West Palm Beach, Fla.—Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group is upgrading the RL10 cryogenic engine to give it increased capabilities as the powerplant for the General Dynamics Centaur upper stage. Pratt & Whitney is also working to develop basic technology so the engine or a derivative could be used in such applications as the space plane or orbit-to-orbit shuttle.

By Edward H. Kolcum5 min

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Air Transport

Rb. 211 Incidents Prompt New L-1011 Procedures

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