Feb 28 1974
From The Space Library
NASA'S Acting Associate Administrator for Aeronautics and Space Technology Edwin C. Kilgore-testifying during the Senate Committee on Aeronautics and Space Sciences hearings on NASA's FY 1975 authorization-said that NASA aeronautics and space technology activities, budgeted at $241.2 million, were designed to be highly responsive to national needs. To provide organizational focus, a Research Division had been reestablished, to which the OAST Research Council would report its evaluation of NASA's basic research. New research included an acoustic composite nacelle program to reduce noise and fuel consumption and a program to develop new higher performance materials for advanced turbine engines. New starts in long-haul technology, including the active control aircraft program and a remotely piloted research vehicle, would help increase productivity and efficiency, environmental acceptability, and reduced fuel consumption.
A new Office of General Aviation Technology had been organized in FY 1974 to improve aircraft and increase safety. Research using a new low-speed airfoil, a derivative of NASA's supercritical wing re-search, showed a 30% increase in maximum lift and a 50% in-crease in the lift-to-drag ratio over conventional airfoils. New programs in advanced avionics technology, including microelectronics and digital circuitry, would provide practical low-cost systems for general aviation. (Transcript)
The number of Federal scientists and engineers had increased to 166 700 by October 1972, an increase of 6% from 1967 and 1% from 1971, the National Science Foundation reported. The Depts. of Defense and Agriculture had continued to employ the largest number, although both agencies had. decreased since October 1971, by less than 0.05% and by 2%.
NASA's scientists and engineers decreased 3% from 1971. Nonprofessional scientific and technical personnel grew 1% Government-wide from 1967 to 1972. The yearly rate of salary increase for Federal scientists and engineers decreased from 9% for 1967-1970 to 5% for 1970-1972. (NSF Highlights, 28 Feb 74)
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