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INDEX IX LETTERS—con ti nued Willmott, Francis B.: . . . and Spaceflight (cost of), 988 —, —: Cost of the Concorde . . . ,988 —, —: Travel Agency Failure, 481 Wills, C. L.: Sixty-year Reflection, 143 Wilson, Laurence: Cranfleld is 24, 804 Winston, W. P.: When is a Subsidy?, 84] Woll, Karl-Heinz: contact with Bomber Command crews wanted, 730 Wylle, E. D.: The Pakistan Air Force. 224, 626 Young, Roger G.: On Merging the Corpora tions, 259 Yoxall, John: Stick-shaker, 224 Libya, more UK equipment ordered, 268 Licensing, Edwards Report on, 798 Light-aircraft Aids, March 6 Lightning, a real hazard?, 784 Lindbergh, Col Charles, honorary membership of ALPA, 740 Lineas A6reas la Urraca, Yak-40s ordered, 432a Liverpool Aero Club (photo), 623 Lloyd International Airways, Britannias bought, two, 83 Lockheed Aircraft Corp chairman and Lockheed-Georgia president before Senate Armed Ser vices Committee (photo), 1035 , "counter-attack" against critics, 779 . loan arranged, 952 , report on activities published, 770 . talks with BAC on Three-Eleven. 272 —, Allan Haines, death of, 915 — Electronics Co, appointment, 802 — Missiles & Space Co, re-supply vehicle project (photo). 688 & , undersea missile proposed, 911 — XV-4B Hummingbird, crash at Dobbins AFB. 496 — C-5A, capabilities discussed, 1035 , expenditure postponed by Defence Secretary, 41: costs reviewed, 115; company statement. 230: in-service delay, 459: USAF investigating costs 848; cost overrun statement, 941 , General Electric YTF39s replaced, 1041 , icing tests (photo), 423 , RAF purchase likely (Sensor), 119 , sales team visits Australia, 386 , test progress, 233, 308 — —. USAF re-order, 185 Lockheed 100-20 Hercules, Flying W order two, 541 Lockheed F-104S, first Fiat-built aircraft flies, 191 Lockheed 1011 (illus desc, cutaway drg), 289 , Air Jamaica order two, 617 . long-range version proposals, 739; doubts whether L-1011-8 will be built (Sensor), 969; statement on long-range version market, 998 named TriStar, 79 , product support appointment, 239; sales appointment, 435; test pilot appointed, 603 , Smiths and Kawasaki contract, 192; Electro- Hydraulics contract, 389; Shorts contract, 816; Sundstrand contract, 895 — L-1649 operated by Willair International (photo). 198 — Cheyenne crash, 462 , deadline date from US Army, 772; cancellation owing to default, 852; comments on cancellation, 941 — —, flight-testing resumed, 1037 . rotor blade details (photo), 493 — Hercules, civil demonstrator in Chile (photo). 742 — JetStar, improved version announced (Sensor). 314 — Starclipper project, development cost, 808 Loganair, Beech E.18S conversion details and photo, 705 — order Short Skyvan. 119; delivered. 399 Lombard Banking and Lombank Ltd, directors at Ashford Airport (photo), 1006 London's Third Airport, Stansted decided against. 272; short list published, 353; four sites detailed (map), 395; four-runway airport considered (illus). 432; problem over lack of gravel, 466; Nuthampstead re-alignment, 540; Foulness public hearing announced, 659; Nuthampstead public hearing announced, 787 Louisville, Ky, new airport proposed, 1003 Lucking, A. J. (author). 168, 1046 Lufthansa, Berlin service, talks with USSR, 276; Frank furt-Moscow talks, 629 —, Boeing 747 agreement (see under Air France) —, Boeing 747BF and 747B ordered, 432a Lufttransport Unternehmen. order three more Fokker F.28s. 955 Lydd Airport opens for private flying, 1006 Lympne Airport re-named Ashford Airport, 1003 m McAlpine Aviation, progress, 54; six Piper aircraft ordered, 244 McAully Trophy, 1969, brief report, 825 Macchi MB.326G, Congolese order 17, 349 , with gun pods (photo), 71 — MB.326K, first for Argentine Navy (photo), 911 McDonnell Aircraft Co, boron epoxy contract with USAF, 740 — Douglas (see also under Douglas) Astronautics Co, appointment, 687 Co, appointment, 66 , report on activities published, 770 A-4M, USN order 50. 460 F-4, Israel order confirmed, 4 — F-4E, Japan to build, 145 DC-8-61, Japan Air Lines order, 83 DC-8-62, Braniff orders two more, 277 DC-9, Allegheny order four, 194 , 500th delivered, 998 DC-9-10, Hawaiian leases two, 1045 DC-9-20, head-up display demonstrations, 159: photo, 195; further photos, 279 — — DC-9-30RC, KLM order two more, 500 DC-10 (illus desc, cutaway drg), 407 , Redifon get simulator order, 1003 • , three airframe-engine combinations to be developed (Sensor), 1041 McDonnell Douglas, DC-10 wind-tunnel test (photo). 122; mock-up nears completion (photo), 540; assembly to start soon, 955 DC-10F, Overseas National Airways order first three, 1045 DC-10-30, KSSU version to differ, data, 996 188, American to operate, 123; in operation (photo). 699; details, 702: at Meig's Field, Chicago (photo), 1049 Delta "Super Six" (artist's impression), 735; development details, 736 , Skyhawk trainer contract, 849 McKean, Mr Hamish, receiving BEA incentive scheme award (photo), 1052 Mackey International Air Taxi Beech 99 (photo). 87; fleet (photo), 705 MacPherson, Angus (author), 110 MacRobertson-Miller Airlines, Fokker F.28s for?, 5; lease arranged, 281; more on option, 318 Mainliner (Pilot's Point of View), 83, 158, 2B1. 318, 433, 504, 658, 704. 786, 1002 Maintenance, light-aircraft, BLAC view on, 282 Malafon at Paris Show (photo), 935 Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, appointment, 435 Malaysian Air Force, Dassault Mirage order con sidered, 118; fighter order criticised by US, 152: repurcussions if Mirages ordered, 185; Defence Agreement with Britain, 269; possible defence package deal, 308; comments by Malaysian Prime Minister, 348; evaluation team visits UK, 492; Chief of Staff flies in Lightning (photo), 648; Sabres gift from Australia. 693: Sabres sufficient for combat requirements, 732 Malev (illus article), 61 —, Tupolev Tu-134s in operation. 194 Malta rally plans announced, 623 Malta-Gozo Air Service delay likely, 542, correction. 857 Malta-Gozo Air Services Ltd, first Islander handed over (photo), 1006 Management Aviation, introduce Evergreen Pace chemical spreader (photo), 1051 Manufacturing, possibilities in space discussed, 736 Marconi Co Ltd, avionics for Hawker Siddeley Trident 3s, 181 — Instruments Ltd, appointment, 687 .appointments, 802 Marffy-Mantuano. Tomi de, death of, 498 Mars, existence of water on proved, 809 —, manned flights studied by Boeing Co. 150 Mattel (photo), 115 — fired from Dassault Mirage III (photo), 423 Martinair, third McDonnell Douglas DC-9 delivered. 743 Martin-Marietta Venus sonde at Paris Show (photo). 936 Mascura at Paris Show (photo), 935 Masefleld, Peter, speech on traffic congestion, 396 Matra, Engins, low-level bomb release solution (illus), 733 Mayo Flying Club, Piper Cherokee delivered (photo). 88 Mechanism Ltd, appointment, 262 Medical tests for student pilots, 130 Mel Air Ltd. Cessna 402 (photo). 505 Messerschmitt-Bolkow, agreement with Nord and Sud for jet trainer. 740 changed to Deutsche Luft-und Raumfahrt. 428 , fluorine engine test run, 534 ,1,000th Lockheed F-104 delivered to Luft waffe, 853 , proposed merger with HFB announced, 770; agreement signed, details. 813 . Space Division organisation complete, 808 Blohm-Nord Type 462 proposal (three-view diagram), 990 MFT-9B Mili-trainers, Biafran operations, 991 Miami-London route granted to PAA, 397; further details, 434; call for overruling of decision, 782; correction, 817; seven airlines in "closing battle", 917 — Aviation Corp, Beagle 206 order, 192 Michael, John (author), 684 Micro-Bio Laboratories Ltd, appointment. 443 Micro Semiconductor Corp, rectifier bridges, 417 Mid-Fly, Air Gregory purchase capital. 201 Middle East Airlines, Boeing 707 finance (Sensor), 79 . buys Convair 990s, 955 .fully operational following Beirut raid, 51; The Aftermath (illus article), 84: ICAO meets. 118: registrations, 360 LIA route rights offered, 431; offer to pur chase LIA accepted, 703: agreement signed, 787 Midland Air Cargo announced (Sensor). 119 MiG-15UTI (illus Air Test). 669 MiG Faithless (photo), 609 Miles Aviation and Transport Ltd, lies, Brian. appointed test pilot (photo), 53 — Electronics Ltd, Aer Lingus contract, 686 , Air Inter simulator delivered. BEA order Trident procedure trainer, 526 , sales appointment, 342 , Westland Sea King simulator order, 226 Military Aeroplanes, the Versatility of (illus article), 639 — aircraft, number of American delivered to Britain. 911 Millman, W. A., retires from Handley Page, 66 Ministry of Technology, Carter, E. B., appointed engine research director. 613 , Space Division formed, 190 Mitchell, Colin Campbell, death of, 315 Mitsubishi Mu-2, 100th completed, 544 — Mu-2G, first flight, 244; photo, 314; further details and photo. 363 ML Aviation Co Ltd, Mintech order, 854 Modern Air Transport, new president, 503 , Convair 990A at Prestwick (photo), 743 Mohawk Airlines, BAC One-Eleven repeat order. 48 Moon Landing, February 6 , details, 307 •—• samples for British scientists, 488 Mooney Aircraft file bankruptcy petition, 400 Morgan, R„ retires from BEA, 195 Morse, William (author), 514 Mount Cook Airlines, DHC Twin Otter evaluated. 360 Mufax link for Concorde engineers (photo), 603 Multi-r61e Combat Aircraft, Defining, 40; powerplant choice still undecided (Sensor), 153; design studies assessed (Sensor), 233; engine choice to be resolved, 349; Panavia Aircraft formed, 496: Mirage G contender for MRCA, 536; named Panther, 696; withdrawals from project discus sed, 732; all-weather support role emphasised (Sensor), 738; design leadership decision, 778; Luftwaffe requirement may drop, RAF's may rise (Sensor), 779; US powerplant? (Sensor), 779; Dutch delay decision on participation, 605; EEA's doubts on avionics, 812; French offer to join consortium (Sensor), 813; project definition, 848; European aircraft, Leader, 851; General Electric to withdraw from engine competition (Sensor), 853; project-definition schedule (Sen sor), 853; progress enters new stage (article), 896; models at Paris Show (photos), 926; R&D cost expectations (Sensor), 953 n NAMC YS-U. financial help for, 360 , French company to lease?, 360 NATO Air Defence Ground Environment, ADGE (see under Air Defence Ground Environment) —, Canada's withdrawal (see under Canada) —, Mediterranean presence, 692 —>, RAF's "big punch" details announced, 1068 Narco low-cost area-navigation equipment shown at Reading Air Show, 1006 Nassau, international airport has 11,000ft runway, 817 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION: Aerials announced for Australia and Spain, 150 Ames Research Centre appointments, 688 Apollo 8's successful flight (photo), 2; illus report, 37; Moon picture, 45; photo feature. 72-75; Reflections on (illus article), 110; tribute pErrd^by K. Feoktisov, 150; Frank Borman to visit London, 190; report (photo). 264 — 9 launch preparations, 150; count-down rehearsal begins, 273; crew (photo), 346; launched (photos of LM interior), 384; full report (photos), 419; further report (photos), 457; lunar module tested (photos), 490; further LM photo, 532 —10 Launch date, 532; crew with vehicle (photo), 776; mishap during countdown practice, 776; lift-off (photo). 813; launch and early flight details, 846; low pass over Moon. 852; brief resume, 907; illus report, 947 — 11, British equipment for, 264 crew named (photos), 78; further photo. 1034 , Moon-Janding plans (illus), 986 — 12 crew named (photos), 613 — Applications director appointed. 150; flrst contracts placed, 227; budget cuts programme. 809 — flights, future, 532; budget emphasises con tinuation of programme. 809 Budget for 1969-70, 480 Deep-space Network, antenna proposals re quested, 109 Direct-broadcast comsats studied, 264 Earth-resources technology satellite, proposals requested for, requirements, 1034 Explorer 1 stillan orbit, 307 — 38 detects VLF radio waves from Earth, 809 Germany. West, collaborative satellite projects, agreements signed (illus), 1071 "Grand tour" plan for distant planets, 489 Jupiter fly-by spacecraft proposal, 306 Lunar rover proposals requested, 76 Mariner 6 and 7 programme (illus desc), 382: second instalment (illus), 418; final instalment (illus), 437; both satellites launched (photo), 607; progress report, 844 — to Mercury in 1973, 646 Nerva engine, prospects, brief details. 844 Nimbus 3 launched, 776 North American X-15 programme ends, 76 XB-70A programme ends, 119; flown to Air Force Museum (photo), 269 Northrop M2-F2 to be rebuilt, 190 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-2 in opera tion (photo). 227; in trouble, 688; resumes task, 736 •'Orbiting campus" (artist's impression), 844 Orbiting Solar Observatory 5 launched (photo). 184 Paine, Thomas O., appointed Administrator, 427 Radio-Astronomy Explorer-A (see under Explorer 38) SERT 2 tests complete, 373 Satellite utilisation report issued, 480 Saturn V, nuclear stage plans, 736 Space programme boosted by Apollo 8 success. 44 Space-shuttle systems contracts, 489 Supercritical wing (illus desc), 341 Viking project, teams grow, 306; further details. 383 National Air Traffic Control Services, appointments. 543,918 — Airlines Boeing 727 incident in USA, 998 — Industrial Space Committee. Fennessy, Gp Capt E., appointed chairman, 489 — Transportation Safety Board, appointment, 918 . special report on PAA Boeing 707, 918 , US civil accidents for 1968 (table), 783 Navigation. Decca in the US, Leader, 777 — services, BoT charge increased, 702 Neukom AN-66-2 competition sailplane (photo), 825 New Mendip Engineering Ltd, appointment. 687 — Technology, February 13 — York airports, movements regulated, 6 . fourth airport site, selection of to restart soon (Sensor), 1041 Kennedy Airport, ATC display screens, 16 — Zealand, Cook Islands traffic rights taken over. 431 Gliding Championships, Phoebus A (photo), 166; report and photos, 203
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