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...General John S. Samuel, and the Navy deputy, Rear Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin, checked their radarscopes: all ships, all planes were in position. No unwanted craft had strayed into the danger zone. At 5:45 a.m. (Christmas Island time), the countdown reached zero. The B-52 dropped its nuclear payload. A flash pierced the haze. The tests had begun...
Money in the Payload. Much of the credit for the fact that Lockheed has become the nation's No. 3 defense contractor (behind General Dynamics and North American Aviation) belongs to the late Bob Gross. In 1946-long before Sputnik -he swung Lockheed into the missile-and-space work that now brings half of its sales. Three-quarters of the payload orbited by the U.S.-including the Discoverer, Midas. Samos-has been lifted by Lockheed's Agena space booster. Lockheed's Polaris missile is the Sunday punch of the nation's fastest-growing defense system, last...
...keep chickens and the human populace at peace, the Federal Government and the airlines have spent millions of dollars. Noise-suppressors have been installed on commercial jet engines. But they weigh 400 lbs. apiece, thus not only reducing the payload but also cutting the engine's power. Most airports now have specific regulations for direction, lift-off and landing, all aimed at keeping noise and annoyance to a minimum. Glide paths are established that require planes to make their ascents and descents sharply...
...excellent article on Tom Jones and the aerospace industry. An old-line aircraft company, known as Bell Aircraft until purchased by Textron Inc. last year, Bell directed energies and recognized talents toward navigation, space and new concepts of flight. Bell's Agena liquid rocket engine has put more payload in orbit than any other, has fired 33 times in Discoverer-Agena-Midas programs for 100% reliability record...
...Built on a new (for diesels) over-square* design, the Vine is as much as 44% smaller and lighter than other comparable diesels. As a result, it will not only give truckers more miles to the gallon, but will also allow them to carry up to 10% extra payload without violating state weight and length limits...