Nov 16 1970
From The Space Library
Lockheed L-1011 trijet airbus made maiden flight from Lockheed-California Co. facility at Palmdale, Calif. Large-capacity jet designed for medium- and long-haul operations attained planned speed of 478 km per hr (297 mph) at 6100-m (20 000-ft) altitude during 2-hr 25-min flight. (Av Wk, 11/23/70, 16-8; AP, NYT, 11/17/70, 77; Pres Rpt 71)
FAA announced publication of new taxiway system design standards to increase airport capacity by speeding ground movements of large aircraft, including Boeing .747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and Lockheed L-1011. (FAA Release 70-100)
November 16-19: AIAA and AAS held related conferences on solar physics in Huntsville, Ala., and participants toured MSFC. (MSFC Release 70-233)
November 16-20; EVA critical design review was held at Skylab mockup area and Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) at MSFC. Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart headed 10-astronaut team performing under normal earth gravity in Saturn Workshop mockup and NBS. (MSFC Release 70-235)
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