May 20, 1985

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AVIONICS

Enhanced Collision Avoidance System Cuts Unneeded Alerts

Washington—Recent Federal Aviation Administration flight tests in the Los Angeles area have demonstrated that a new Enhanced Traffic-Alert/Collision Avoidance System reduced by about half the number of crew alerts in high traffic density situations compared with a Minimum T/CAS-2 system also installed on the same aircraft.

By Philip J. Klass9 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

SAC Attaining Full Operational Use of KC-10 A Extender Aircraft

March AFB, Calif.—U. S. Air Force Strategic Air Command operation and utilization of McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender advanced tanker/cargo aircraft is reaching a high level of maturity in overseas escort deployments with Tactical Air Command fighters and in Military Airlift Command cargo support missions.

By Keith F. Mordoff9 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Thai Airways International Prepares To Meet Competition, Expand

Bangkok—Financial restructuring of Thai Airways International has been proposed to improve the airline’s debt/equity ratio and position the state-owned carrier for continued expansion and growing competition. The government of Thailand is considering granting Bangkok-based Thai Airways International permission for a public stock offering on the Securities Exchange of Thailand.

By Cecilia Preble7 min

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SAFETY

NTSB Examines Cockpit Recorder Retrieved From Galaxy Electra in Reno

Washington—National Transportation Safety Board analysis of the cockpit voice recorder on the Galaxy Airlines Lockheed Electra that crashed in Reno, Nev., on Jan.-21 suggests that the transport stalled after the flight crew experienced a heavy vibration shortly after takeoff.

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

NASA Reconfigures Voyager 2, Ground Stations for Uranus Flyby

Los Angeles—National Aeronautics and Space Administration is making changes on board the Voyager 2 spacecraft and at NASA ground facilities to compensate for weaker signal strength from the spacecraft during its flyby of the planet Uranus.

By Bruce A. Smith6 min

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SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

New Firm Plans Spacecraft Program

A cable television operator, a distributor of satellite Earth stations and a printer of television programing listings all based in Denver, Colo., have formed Antares Satellite Corp. to build, launch and operate communications satellites capable of providing a number of U. S. domestic and international services, including direct broadcasting to homes, corporate networks and mobile telephony.

By Jay C. Lowndes6 min

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