This article first appeared in the April 1973 Flight Test News. Can you name this Mystery Plane? Last Month’s Mystery Plane THE MONOMAILOne of the most revolutionary airplanes in commercial aviation history was the refined Monomail which first flew in
This article first appeared in the April 1973 Flight Test News. Mr. Lou Davis, public relations director of the Airline Pilot’s Association, addressed the Patuxent River chapter and their guests on the subject of hijacking on the evening of March
This article first appeared in the April 1973 Flight Test News. A Lufthansa German Airlines 747F set a new record for airlift March 11 when it carried 219,562 pounds of cargo in a single load from Frankfurt, Germany, to New
This article first appeared in the April 1973 Flight Test News. Beginning with this issue of the Flight Test News, we will be periodically publishing reprinted articles from various aerospace publications. The intent is to print articles that we feel
Meeting Features J. Nial on Navy Spin Testing and Announces New Officers This article first appeared in the April 1973 Flight Test News. Mr. John A. Nial, Chief Engineer of the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch of the Naval Air
February Long Island Chapter Dinner President’s Column 747F Sets New Weight Record Patuxent River Chapter News Mystery Plane Advanced to Command Status New Members Download Flight Test News April 1973. Image: SFTE OfficersR.D. Johnstone – PresidentVirginia Clare – Vice PresidentJohn
This article first appeared in the January 1973 Flight Test News. As we launch into a new year I hope it proves to be a prosperous one for each and every one of you and for the SFTE. Membership renewals
This article first appeared in the January 1973 Flight Test News. New Members We would like to extend our sincere welcome to the following new members from McDonnell-Douglas, St Louis, MO.Henry G. StixCornelius ChisolmCarl A. DetmerRonald J. CarlsonCharles S. McCormickJames
This article first appeared in the January 1973 Flight Test News. The Air Force recently awarded contracts to the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation and the Boeing Company for Phase I of the Advanced Medium Short Takeoff and Landing Transport (AMST). Phase I
This article first appeared in the January 1973 Flight Test News. Plans for the Fourth National SFTE Symposium are proceeding on schedule. The call for papers was distributed in mid-December 1972 and arrangements with the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas,