September 27, 1982

September 27, 1982

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Safety

Crew Decisions Cited in Crash of 737

Aviation Week Pilot Report

Swearingen Boosts Metro Performance

By David M. North13 min

Air Transport

Possibility of Fare War Foreseen

By James Ott9 min

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Safety

Crew Decisions Cited in Crash of 737

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222 (N62AF) was a scheduled flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Washington National Airport, Washington, D. C. There were 74 passengers, including three infants, and five crewmembers on board.
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Aviation Week Pilot Report

Swearingen Boosts Metro Performance

San Antonio—Aerodynamic improvements and new Garrett TPE331 turboprop engines give the new Fairchild Swearingen line of corporate and commuter aircraft increased performance and payload flexibility, improving on earlier Merlin corporate and Metro commuter aircraft.

By David M. North13 min

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Air Transport

Possibility of Fare War Foreseen

Continuing soft traffic and expected high capacity in U. S. markets may develop into pricing war during winter months

By James Ott9 min

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Management

Defense Dept. Backs Space-based Missile Defense

Weinberger endorses a U. S. space-based defense system against ICBMs; requests rapid pursuit of new technology

By Clarence A. Robinson8 min

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Space Technology

Investigation of Ariane’s Launch Failure Continues

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Piper to Market, Test Pa-48 Enforcer

Lakeland, Fla.—Piper Aircraft will conduct flight demonstrations of its PA-48 Enforcer light close support/ground attack prototype aircraft under an Air Force program starting Dec. 15. The company expects to begin marketing the aircraft overseas during the year-long tests.

By Edward H. Kolcum6 min

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Gsa Cancels Its Contract with Davis Travel Agency

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Air Transport

Boeing Rolls Out Its 747-300 Transport

Everett, Wash.—Boeing Co. rolled out its 747-300 last week—the third new model it has unveiled in 13 months—and believes the aircraft is well-timed despite the depressed state of the airline business. At a time when used wide-body aircraft are glutting the market, Boeing rolled out the largest capacity transport yet—a 747 with the upper deck extended to haul even more passengers (AW&ST Sept. 13, p. 36).

By Richard G. O’Lone5 min

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Business Flying

Manufacturers Seek to Stem Sales Dip

St. Louis—General aviation executives are devising new marketing approaches and concentrating on performance improvements in existing business and sport aircraft to counter the softness in current sales. Exhibitors at the National Business Aircraft Assn.’s 35th annual conference here pointed to marked effects of the U. S. recession on manufacturing and flight operations as the motivating factor in planning market drives and product improvements.

By David M. North5 min

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Avionics

Computer Image System Advances

Bethpage, N. Y.—A computer image generation system employing a data base of curved surfaces and mathematically generated texturing to model scenic features in elaborate detail is being developed for “next-generation” applications by scientists here at Grumman Aerospace Corp.

By Kenneth J. Stein5 min

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