March 26, 1984

March 26, 1984

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Space Technology

Tight Pace Challenges Solar Max Repair

By Craig Covault15 min

Space Technology

Usaf Spurs Spaceplane Research

By Clarence A. Robinsono9 min

Space Technology

Private Remote Sensing Bill Passes House Panel

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

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Space Technology

Tight Pace Challenges Solar Max Repair

Johnson Space Center—The space shuttle mission to repair the Solar Maximum satellite will require the successful completion of previously untried and highly interrelated tasks on a tightly paced schedule in order to return the $240-million observatory to useful scientific operations.

By Craig Covault15 min

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Space Technology

Usaf Spurs Spaceplane Research

Orbital aircraft, capable of carrying payload of 20,000 lb., would fly directly to space from conventional runway

By Clarence A. Robinsono9 min

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Space Technology

Private Remote Sensing Bill Passes House Panel

Washington—House Science and Technology Committee’s space science and applications subcommittee has approved a measure to govern commercialization of land remote-sensing satellites with support from the Commerce Dept.’s Source Evaluations Board, which is charged with transferring Landsat to the private sector.

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

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Air Transport

Earnings of Smaller Carriers Improve

Washington—Many of the smaller passenger airlines operating large jet aircraft reported improved financial results in the fourth quarter and full year of 1983. Nine of a group of 14 carriers, whose annual revenues are less than $1 billion, had net profits for the year, and 11 reported operating profits.

By Carole A. Shifrin8 min

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Avionics

Alq-161 Flight Tests Set This Summer

Washington—Flight tests of the first production AN/ALQ-161 defensive avionics system for the USAF/Rockwell B-1B are to begin this summer on a Rockwell B-1A that has served as an avionics testbed. Developed by Eaton’s AIL Div., the ALQ-161 is expected to cost around $20 million per shipset, corresponding to roughly 10% of the total cost of the new bomber.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Space Technology

Darpa Studying Manned Space Cruiser

By Craig Covault6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Michelin Testing Radial Tires on Aircraft

New York—Michelin Tire Corp. is test flying radial tires on commercial aircraft and has committed a line of radial aircraft tires to production. The Michelin Air X radial tires are aimed at lowering overall aircraft operating costs by reducing tire weight 20-30%, increasing tire life and improving safety margins over bias-ply tires in use today.

By Keith F. Mordoff5 min

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Air Transport

Smoking Ban Will Cover Commuter-class Aircraft

Washington—Tobacco smoking will be banned on U. S. commercial transports containing 30 or fewer seats, and cigar and pipe smoking will be banned on all domestic flights and on U. S. carriers in international service, according to an order outlined last week by the Civil Aeronautics Board.

By James Ott5 min

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Air Transport

Traffic Drops Again in February

Slight decrease of January, due to discount-inflated 1983 figures, extends a month, but yield improvement continues

By Carole A. Shifrin5 min

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Editorial

Prognosis for Basic Research

President Reagan’s Fiscal 1985 budget includes a shift toward basic research, or so the budget proponents claim. The increase in funding is there, as basic research is defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and its subjective judgment of what belongs in basic research is as good as anybody’s.

By William H. Gregory4 min

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