Jun 3 1968
From The Space Library
U.S.S.R. planned to test-fly Tu-144 supersonic aircraft during 1968, possibly within few months, Soviet Vice Minister for Air Industry Alexander Kobzarez told press at Third International Air and Space Salon in Turin, Italy. Tu-144 would carry 120 passengers up to 1,500 mph over 4,000-mi range. Soviet aircraft on display included $6.4-million, long-range, 186-passenger 11-62 jet aircraft and $2-million Mi-6 and Mi-10 heavy-duty helicopters. (NYT, 6/4/68, 93)
NASA and DOD would spend estimated 81.406 billion during next decade for parachutes, aerodynamic decelerators, aerial recovery systems, planetary landing devices, and spacecraft escape systems, according to Frank A. Burnham in Aerospace Technology. Technology was marked by rapid growth and widespread applications, including drogue chutes for supersonic aircraft; personnel parachutes capable of being "flown" to spot landings; recovery systems for Apollo, MOL, military spacecraft, drones, and test missiles; systems to drop cargo from altitude and deposit it on ground from aircraft in flight; and air "snatch" rescue systems. (Aero Tech, 6/3/68, 26)
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