June 24, 1985

June 24, 1985

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AVIATION WEEK PILOT REPORT

Mirage 2000 Fighter Combines Acceleration, Low-speed Stability

By Robert R. Ropelewski17 min

PARIS AIR SHOW

Increased Number of Aerospace Decision-makers Attend Exhibition

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz10 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Terrorist Hijack Spurs U.s. Review of International Security

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AVIATION WEEK PILOT REPORT

Mirage 2000 Fighter Combines Acceleration, Low-speed Stability

Istres, France—Avions Marcel DassaultBreguet Aviation Mirage 2000 fighter, now in its early operational stages with the French and Indian air forces, combines exceptional acceleration, agility and low-speed stability characteristics with well-planned multifunction cockpit displays to produce a versatile combat aircraft that compares favorably with other new Western fighters in this category.

By Robert R. Ropelewski17 min

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PARIS AIR SHOW

Increased Number of Aerospace Decision-makers Attend Exhibition

Paris—Attendance by foreign professional visitors at the 36th Paris air show increased by nearly 4,300 from the 1983 total, according to initial calculations from show organizers, providing a resurgence of high-level business/government contacts at the biennial salon.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Terrorist Hijack Spurs U.s. Review of International Security

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Teledyne Ryan Focuses R&d Effort on New Rpvs, Target Versions

San Diego, Calif.—Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Div. of Teledyne, Inc., has established a research and development effort to build three classes of new remotely piloted vehicles. The RPVs and target versions, ranging in gross weight from a few hundred pounds to over 4,500 lb., are aimed at a variety of target, reconnaissance and early warning applications.

By Keith F. Mordoff8 min

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SOVIET AVIONICS EXPERTISE

Ussr Updates Atc, Potential Grows for Hardware Exports

Leningrad—The avionics expertise of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Radio Equipment (Ausrire) is enabling the Soviet Union to modernize its air traffic control system and to emerge as a potential exporter of next-generation hardware such as microwave landing systems and Mode-S secondary radar systems.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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Management

Reagan Names Packard to Head Blue-ribbon Management Panel

Washington—President Reagan, assailing defense contractor abuses as a blow to national security, last week named former Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard to head a blue-ribbon Commission on Defense Management (AW&ST June 17, p. 17).

By Paul Mann6 min

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Space Technology

Discovery Launch Demonstrates Shuttle Turnaround Capability

By Edward H. Kolcum6 min

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Space Technology

Soviets’ Vega 2 Balloon, Lander Transmit Data From Venus

Los Angeles—Soviet Vega 2 spacecraft successfully deployed a balloon that took measurements in the atmosphere of Venus and a lander that took data both during its descent and on the planet’s surface. The probing of Venus by Vega 2 from June 15-17 came four days after a similar balloon and lander deployment by the Soviet Vega 1 spacecraft (AW&ST June 17, p. 23).

By Michael A. Dornheim5 min

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PARIS AIR SHOW

Soviets Tailor Cargo Transport for Remote-site Operations

Paris—Antonov An-124 large cargo transport is a USAF/Lockheed C-5A size aircraft which its designers say is tailored to support oil, gas and mineral exploration in the Siberian and northern arctic regions of the Soviet Union where it must be capable of operating from austere runways laid on frozen lakes and tundra.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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Space Technology

Orbiter Crew Deploys Three Satellites with Updated Pam-d

By Bruce A. Smith5 min

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