April 23, 1984

April 23, 1984

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Aviation Week Pilot Report

Dhc-8 Meets Goals for Performance

By David M. North13 min

Management

General Dynamics Leads Top 100 Defense Contractors for Fiscal 1983

Air Transport

Early Braniff Passengers Exceed Cartier Forecast

By Carole A. Shifrin11 min

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Aviation Week Pilot Report

Dhc-8 Meets Goals for Performance

Downsview, Ontario—De Havilland Aircraft of Canada’s DHC-8 (Dash-8) exhibits excellent handling characteristics and performance that matches goals the company set for the 36-passenger commuter/ corporate aircraft at the beginning of its development program in 1980.

By David M. North13 min

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Management

General Dynamics Leads Top 100 Defense Contractors for Fiscal 1983

Washington—Following is a list of the top 100 defense contractors for Fiscal 1983, ended last Sept. 30. The top 100 companies received $89.578 billion, or 69.85% in Defense Dept, military prime contracts of $10,000 or more for research and development, services construction and supplies and equipment during Fiscal 1983.
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Air Transport

Early Braniff Passengers Exceed Cartier Forecast

Dallas—Braniff, Inc., carried slightly more passengers than projected during its first month of operation after a 22-month absence, and advance bookings are exceeding expectations, airline officials said. “We ran a little bit ahead of our projected loads for March; it looks like we will be comfortably ahead of our plan in April and it’s too early to tell yet for May,” Braniff President William D. Slattery said.

By Carole A. Shifrin11 min

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Space Technology

Shift Urged in Shuttle Landing Site

Recommendation to reestablish Edwards as primary facility would allow time to improve weather forecasts at Kennedy

By Craig Covault10 min

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Management

Military Increases Effort in Basic Research Area

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Traffic Falls, Profit Rises in First Quarter

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Aeronautical Engineering

A Tr42 Partners Analyzing Cost of Stretched Version

By Michael Feazel6 min

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Management

Soviet Union Continues Military Buildup

Washington—Soviet Union is continuing a massive across-the-board military buildup with increasing emphasis on offensive operations bolstered by improvements in sustainability and logistics support for air, ground and sea missions, according to the latest Defense Dept, assessment of Soviet military power.

By Eugene Kozicharow6 min

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Avionics

Usair Using Computerized Visual Simulation System

Pittsburgh—Microprocessor-based Image 2 visual system, developed by Singer Co.’s Link Flight Simulation Div., is proving highly reliable in its first air carrier installation at USAir’s simulator center at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport here.

By Kenneth J. Stein5 min

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Management

Armed Services Panel Cuts Defense Budget $19 Billion

Washington—The House Armed Services Committee has cut funding for several aviation weapon systems as part of its $ 19.7billion reduction of the Administration’s Fiscal 1985 Defense budget request. Some cuts were in addition to those first proposed by the panel’s subcommittees (AW&ST Apr. 16, p. 31).

By Whitt Flora5 min

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