Aug 16 1970
From The Space Library
Full-scale mockup of General Electric Co. GE4 engine for SST had taken position beside full-scale mockup of aircraft at Boeing plant near Seattle, Wash., New York Times said. Largest and most powerful jet aircraft engine in world, according to Boeing, GE4 measured 7.9 m (26 ft) overall with 2.3-m (7.5-ft) diameter. It weighed 5 metric tons (5 1/2 short tons) and would develop estimated 30 400-kg (67 000-lb) takeoff thrust. GE had already logged more than 1000 hrs of testing on GE4 prototypes. SST would be equipped with four GE4s. Timetable for SST called for shipment of first flight engines to Rohr Corp. in Chula Vista, Calif., for pod buildup early in 1972. Final assembly of SST would begin about same time. Roll-out would follow in summer 1972 and first flight test would be in late 1972 or early 1973. (NYT, 8/16/70, 78)
Washington Post quoted German police as saying Astronaut Joseph H. Engle had escaped uninjured from head-on automobile collision in Southern Bavaria. Engle was in Germany to visit Noerdlingen Crater with Apollo 14 crew on mission to familiarize crew with rocks similar to moon rocks expected to be encountered. (W Post, 8/16/70, A30)
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