February 24, 1986

February 24, 1986

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SHUTTLE 51-L LOSS

Wind Tunnel Data Indicated Potential for Frozen Seals

AIR TRANSPORT

Northwest Confident Despite United's Pacific Competition

By Carole A. Shifrin8 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Navy Vx-5 Squadron Evaluates Aircraft, Tactics Independent of Weapons Center

By David M. North8 min

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SHUTTLE 51-L LOSS

Wind Tunnel Data Indicated Potential for Frozen Seals

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AIR TRANSPORT

Northwest Confident Despite United's Pacific Competition

By Carole A. Shifrin8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Navy Vx-5 Squadron Evaluates Aircraft, Tactics Independent of Weapons Center

China Lake—Navy VX-5 Air Test and Evaluation Sqdn.'s ability to achieve objective testing of weapons, aircraft and tactics is primarily attributed to its lack of links with weapon and aircraft manufacturers and its complete independence from the Naval Weapons Center here.

By David M. North8 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Md-82 Aircraft Production in China Presents Management Challenges

By Richard G. O'Lone7 min

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FISCAL 1987 AEROSPACE BUDGETS

Marine Corps Aviation Modernization Continues

Washington—Modernization of Marine Corps aviation is continuing at an unprecedented pace as a result of the increased defense budgets of recent years and the end of the long struggle to gain acceptance for the McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace AV-8B.

By Brendan M. Greeley7 min

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AVIONICS

Usaf Acts on Environmental Issues Surrounding Ground Installations

Boston—USAF is investing more time in dealing with environmental issues affecting ground installations because of challenges over them, some narrowly focused on site impact but others used as a lever in antinuclear campaigns. In extreme cases, it becomes a question of a local community attempting to nullify national defense policy.

By William H. Gregory7 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Usaf Testing Two Full-scale Hardened Mobile Launchers

Yuma, Ariz.—U. S. Air Force is conducting mobility tests of two hardened mobile launcher (HML) full-scale test vehicles at the Army's Yuma Proving Grounds to determine which of the competing configurations will best suit the deployment needs of the USAF small intercontinental ballistic missile.

By Keith F. Mordoff6 min

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PROJECT FORECAST 2

Usaf Focuses Development on Emerging Technologies

By David M. North6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

British Government, Industry Agree to Fund Hotol Launcher Studies

London—British government and industry will provide the $4.2 million needed for parallel two-year proof-of-concept studies for the flight vehicle and propulsion system envisioned for the British Aerospace Hotol (horizontal takeoff and landing) automated, recoverable, single-stage-to-orbit space launcher.

By David A. Brown5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Airbus Industrie Launching Production for New A330/a340 Simultaneously

Paris—Airbus Industrie will be able to launch production of its two new proposed wide-body transports—the twin-engine A330 and four-engine A340—almost simultaneously and expects to certify them approximately five months apart in 1991-92 owing to their high percentage of commonality and their use of the same fuselage cross-section as the consortium's existing A300/A310 aircraft.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz5 min

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