May 30, 1983

May 30, 1983

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Safety

British Set Guidelines for Tire Usage

Paris Air Show

Emphasis Shifts at Le Bourget

International Cooperation

Vision Sensors Expanding Industrial Robot Flexibility

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Safety

British Set Guidelines for Tire Usage

Appreciating that he could stop the aircraft before the end of the runway, the commander had begun to cancel reverse thrust as the speed passed 40 kt., but this action would have had little effect on the overall stopping distance. Conversely, the selection of the flaps to 35 deg. at a speed as high as 95 kt. may have slightly increased this distance.
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Paris Air Show

Emphasis Shifts at Le Bourget

Reduced participation by U.S. fighters, Soviet withdrawal focuses attention on Enterprise, European manufacturers
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International Cooperation

Vision Sensors Expanding Industrial Robot Flexibility

Chicago—Robotic manufacturing applications in aerospace are increasing in number and variety as designers of automated systems increase the use of vision sensors to make industrial robots more flexible and applicable to aerospace close-tolerance, small-batch production.
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Management

Europeans Promote Maintenance Work

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Management

Defense Dept. Lists Top 100 Contractors for Fiscal 1982

Washington—Following is a list of the top 100 defense contractors for Fiscal 1982, ended last Sept. 30. The top 100 companies received $76.84 billion, or 65.87%, in Defense Dept, military prime contracts of $10,000 or more for research and development, services construction and supplies and equipment during Fiscal 1982, which totaled $110.66 billion.
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International Cooperation

Worldwide Simulator Market Growing

Montreal—Worldwide market for its flight simulation systems, developed by CAE Electronics, Ltd., here, requires a variety of accommodations, interfaces and offsets with foreign governments, airlines and military agencies. In one recent instance, the company worked closely with an overseas airline customer, its country’s aviation authorities and the Canadian Ministry of Transport to achieve a mutually acceptable equivalent of certification for an advanced simulator.

By Kenneth J. Stein12 min

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International Cooperation

New Rules Altering Joint Efforts

Protectionism, technology transfer restrictions tighten rein on industry advancement through cooperative deals

By Herbert J. Coleman12 min

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International Cooperation

Europeans See Erosion in Two-way Street Goal

Brussels—Many European defense and industrial officials claim that trade in arms between the U.S. and Europe is reverting to a one-way street, despite U.S. pronouncements to the contrary. The proof, they said, is that the ratio between U.S. arms sales to Europe and U.S. purchases from Europe increased from 3.6:1 in 1976 to 9.4:1 in 1980.
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International Cooperation

French See U.s. Restraints as Barriers to Joint Efforts

Paris—Joint program efforts with the U.S. are considered by France as one of the most difficult forms of international cooperation because of U.S. restrictions on technology, the potential of program change or termination due to political decisions.
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International Cooperation

New Engine Series Stresses Efficiency

Evendale, Ohio—General Electric Aircraft Engine Business Group is developing the newest version of its CF6 series of high-thrust/high-bypass-ratio turbofans to incorporate elements that will enable the engine to meet fuel efficiency and thrust requirements of wide-body transport aircraft to the year 2000.
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