September 20, 1982

September 20, 1982

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Safety

Navy Cites Reasons for Ea-6b Accident

Missile Engineering

Mx Basing Concept Assessed

By Clarence A. Robinson.8 min

Avionics

Lantirn System Flight Testing Begins

By William B. Scott8 min

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Safety

Navy Cites Reasons for Ea-6b Accident

First Lt. White was a capable carrier aviator with a limited amount of experience. A combination of events and circumstances developed that put him in a stress situation with which he was unable to cope. Although the ceiling and visibility were not low, the night was dark—with no horizon—and there was considerable lightning and thunderstorm activity in the area.
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Missile Engineering

Mx Basing Concept Assessed

Results of Defense Science Board and Air Force evaluations given Defense secretary as he prepares to brief President

By Clarence A. Robinson.8 min

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Avionics

Lantirn System Flight Testing Begins

Edwards AFB—Initial flight testing of the U. S. Air Force’s low altitude navigation, targeting infrared for night (Lantirn) system has begun here following the arrival of the first USAF/General Dynamics F-16B aircraft outfitted with a wide fieldof-view head-up display.

By William B. Scott8 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Europeans Mull Need for New Fighter

Seattle—Current versions and derivatives of the Panavia Tornado will meet Germany’s needs for air-to-ground weapons systems for the 1990s, but a new high-performance fighter for shortand medium-range air combat is needed in order to retain air superiority in the 1995 period, according to Karl Knauer and Wolfgang Herbst of Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm’s Military Aircraft Div.

By Benjamin M. Elson8 min

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Avionics

Mannes to Test Combat Simulation Programs

Newport Beach, Calif.—The U. S. Marine Corps will evaluate several computerized tactical air combat simulation systems this fall prior to defining requirements for an operational system designed to help military commanders and flightcrews plan optimum tactical air strike missions on a day-to-day basis.
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Space Technology

Ariane Transition Plans Receive Setback

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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Space Technology

Deployment Problem Forces Galileo Test Reschedule

Los Angeles—Second drop test of the Galileo entry probe has been scheduled after the parachute for the probe did not deploy properly during a recent test over White Sands Missile Range, N. M. The second test is not expected to impact delivery schedule of the device to Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

By Bruce A. Smith6 min

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Space Technology

Shuttle Facility Completion at Vandenberg Posponed

Vandenberg AFB—Full operational capability for space shuttle facilities at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., has been deferred until 1987 in an attempt to reduce program cost growth and enable U. S. Air Force officials to focus attention on shuttle launch operations, which are scheduled to begin in October, 1985.
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Bumping Fee

Cab Adopts Amendment on Consumer Advisories

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Editorial

Birth of a Fighter

London, Sept. 9—Much of the opening buzz at the Farn-borough air show surrounded the unveiling of a full-scale mockup in plastic of the agile combat aircraft, or ACA. The name is a successor to the P-110, a project in gestation at the British Aerospace facility in Warton at the time of the 1980 Famborough air show, and to German and Italian advanced fighter programs.

By William H. Gregory5 min

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