April 15, 1985

April 15, 1985

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AIR TRANSPORT

New Fares Underscore Disparity Of Deregulated Marketplace

By James Ott10 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Fuel Additive Supplier Questions Fairness Of Controlled Crash Demonstration

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Comsat Urges More Restrictions On Services Offered by Private Vendors

By Jay C. Lowndes7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

New Fares Underscore Disparity Of Deregulated Marketplace

By James Ott10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Fuel Additive Supplier Questions Fairness Of Controlled Crash Demonstration

By Jay C. Lowndes8 min

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SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Comsat Urges More Restrictions On Services Offered by Private Vendors

By Jay C. Lowndes7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

NASA C-140 With Laminar Flow Wing Simulating Airline Service Flights

Edwards, AFB, Calif.—National Aeronautics and Space Administration has started a series of simulated airline service flights using a NASA/Lockheed C-140 JetStar equipped with two laminar flow control, leading edge wing test sections.

By Keith F. Mordoff7 min

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SMALL SATELLITE DEPLOYMENTS

Spacelab 3 Mission to Launch University, Defense Spacecraft

Washington—The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will launch on the shuttle/Spacelab 3 mission later this month an experimental data relay satellite that is part of an effort to develop a ground system to track Soviet missile-firing submarines under the Arctic ice pack.

By Craig Covault7 min

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AVIONICS

Hazeltine Expects to Start MLS Production Line in July

Commack, N. Y.—Hazeltine Corp. is beginning fabrication at the systems level on microwave landing systems for the Federal Aviation Administration and expects a production line startup in July, enabling the company to meet a critical design review (CDR) scheduled for August, according to Donald L. Miller, Hazeltine vice president-navigational aids systems.

By Kenneth J. Stein6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Industry Leaders Urge Relaxation Of Defense Export Control Policy

By James K. Gordon6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Navy Restructuring System Commands To Streamline Acquisition Process

Washington—U. S. Navy will dismantle its Naval Material Command and replace its Electronic Systems Command with a broader-based Space and Warfare Systems Command in a move to decentralize acquisition management in the service and streamline the acquisition process.

By Robert R. Ropelewski5 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Israelis Look to Europe As New Market for Astra

Tel Aviv—Israel Aircraft Industries plans to focus on Europe as a new market for its Astra business jet—one that could provide it with an alternative to its traditional marketing base in North America. “Europeans are going into intercontinental-range business, and they are going to need a long-range, high-speed aircraft to use in this new environment,” Jacob Shani, director of civil aircraft marketing for the company, said.

By David A. Brown5 min

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THE SOVIET THREAT

Soviet High-Energy Laser Program Moves into Prototype Weapon Stage

Washington—Soviet Union’s high-energy laser program has progressed beyond technology research and into the development of prototype laser weapons, according to Defense Dept, intelligence estimates. The Soviet program involves more than a half dozen research and development facilities and test ranges and about 10,000 scientists and engineers working full-time, Defense Dept, officials said.

By Robert R. Ropelewski5 min

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