This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. AIMS is an acronym for Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and Mark XII Systems. ATCRBS is used to provide reporting (Mode C

This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. In response to inquiries from the Los Angeles Chapter, the Publications Committee announced that technical symposium papers will be available individually at a cost of $1.00. This applies to

This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. Contributed by David Gastinger, Flight Test Engineer, Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Helicopter Jet Ranger II (Model 206B) featuring the new 400 SHP Allison 250-C20 engine has been certified by

This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. Contributed by R. L. Wernecke NATC Patuxent River The general requirements for helicopter flying and ground handling qualities, MIL-H-8501A, will be revised. A team composed of Army Aviation Systems

This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. Fairchild Industries reported sales of $188,281,000 and earnings of $4,976,000 for the first nine months of 1971. Earnings reflected a slight increase over the $4,949,000 reported for the same

This article first appeared in the December 1971 Flight Test News. High on the Navy’s list of priority problems is that of ASW (anti-submarine warfare). To date the detection and localization of a submarine has proven to be a very