Stan Mazza has become head of mechanical engineering and Randy L. Musser head of structural engineering, both in the aviation program at Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
Europe's two biggest broadcasting satellite operators, Eutelsat and Societe Europeenne des Satellites, have reached a compromise agreement that puts an end to a long-standing dispute over orbital slots.
The ALG Series CO2 pumps include a thermal insulator between the drive and liquid sections, cooling jackets around the barrel and cooling passages in the endcaps. These features eliminate the need for feed pumps and sub-coolers used in conjunction with traditional liquid pumps to maintain proper temperature in liquefied CO2 applications. Haskel International Inc., 100 East Graham Place, Burbank, Calif. 91502.
Joe Guzman has been appointed director of business development for the McTurbine Inc. division of the M International Group, McLean, Va. He was director of the Airframe Div. of the Corpus Christi (Tex.) Army Depot.
AlliedSignal Aerospace is looking to expand markets for its new, pocket watch-size uSciras inertial measurement unit. The three-axis, tactical-grade device incorporates three fingernail-sized single-axis rate and acceleration sensors built using microelectronic machining (MEM) techniques. It is robust enough to provide smart guidance for artillery shells, according to Alan Howell, director of new business development for the Defense&Space Systems group of AlliedSignal Aerospace Avionics&Lighting.
EVA Airways has ordered three Boeing 747-400F freighters. The Taipei-based carrier now operates 15 747-400 passenger and combined passenger-freight versions of the transport. EVA's freight volume increased 32% in 1998. South Korea's Asiana is considering taking delivery of a -400 passenger transport this summer.
An astronomy satellite designed to uncover clues about the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe 12 billion years ago is being readied at Cape Canaveral for launch next week. The NASA-backed Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) project is to study light in the far-ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (around 90-120 nanometers) with unprecedented sensitivity and resolving power. Launch of the 3,000 lb. (1,360 kg.) satellite is scheduled for launch June 23 on a Delta II booster.
The Model 4437-P2 is a single-slot multi-mode digital modulator for the ISA bus. Four different modulation schemes are supported and can be used individually, or in concert with one another to produce a more complex composite signal. Modulation data may be input from an external source, such as a PCM simulator or Command Generator or from an on-board pseudo random data generator that can provide continuous PN data stream for bit error rate testing. SBS Technologies Inc., 5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, Calif. 92008.
Stephen P. Metzler has become vice president-customer service and quality assurance for International Total Services Inc. of Cleveland. He was vice president-Central U.S. and has been succeeded by Charles Pierce, who was a Midwest U.S. regional manager.
NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft (see photo) is a testbed for ion propulsion, autonomous navigation and other technologies including artificial intelligence. The ``Remote Agent'' AI experiment was created by the Ames Research Laboratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and was successfully completed last month. ``This technology will allow us to pursue Solar System exploration missions that only a few years ago would have been considered too elaborate, too costly or too dependent on teams of Earth-bound controllers,'' said Doug Bernard, Remote Agent manager at JPL.
The mass storage unit MSU-4HPC is a high-speed, random-access, mass storage and retrieval system designed for use in military and industrial computer applications. It houses up to four removable high-profile HPVC-Series cartridges. The MSU enclosure contains a power supply, line filter and internal cooling. It is mounted to a shock isolation system. Miltope Corp., 500 Richardson Rd. South, Hope Hull, Ala. 36043.
Frank Tarzanin, Jr., manager of dynamics technology at Boeing Helicopters in Philadelphia, is among several active or retired company employees to be honored by the American Helicopter Society. Tarzanin has been named a fellow and Marc Sheffler, director of flight technology, an honorary fellow. Allen Schoen, retired director of developmental programs, has won the Paul E. Hauter Award, for contributions to the ``development of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft other than helicopters.'' And the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey test pilot team has won the Frederick L.
Boeing has consolidated and realigned top management at its commercial transport division in an effort to better support airline customers. In the reorganization, Seddik Belyamani will lead sales and marketing and Walt Gillette will head all product development, engineering and define processes. Scott Carson was placed in charge of finance and business strategy. Belyamani formerly was head of sales and in his new position will improve coordination between the group's sales and marketing efforts, Boeing said.
William O. Albertini has been named to the board of directors of the Triumph Group Inc., Wayne, Pa. He is executive vice president/chief financial officer of Bell Atlantic Global Wireless. Kevin Kindig has been promoted to vice president from controller.
Terry L. Hall has become senior vice president/chief financial officer of Aerojet, Fairlawn, Ohio, and will be CFO of its parent GenCorp. He was senior vice president-finance/CFO of US Airways. Edward P. Campbell, president/CEO of the Nordson Corp., Westlake, Ohio, has been appointed to the GenCorp board of directors.
Central Command has asked industry to develop a ceramic armor that would endow its aircraft, helicopters and combat vehicles with visual, heat and electronic stealth. Several companies are looking at ways to design a new class of lightweight ceramic armor that can change colors to provide camouflage against green vegetation and blue skies, vary infrared signature by shifting hot spots around its surface and absorb electronic signals with carbon whiskers, drastically cutting radar returns.
Anthony D. Rita has been promoted to assistant vice president-engineering for test and development from director of test operations for the Kaman Aerospace Corp., Bloomfield, Conn.
P. Daniel Gallagher has been appointed president of the Beverly, Mass.-based Olektron Div. of the Signal Technology Corp. He succeeds John C. Croke, who will work on special projects. Gallagher was president of the Microwave Device Technology Corp., Westford, Mass.
Maj. Gen. John P. Casciano (USAF, Ret.) has been appointed vice president-information operations/infrastructure protection for the Litton Industries subsidiary TASC Inc. of Washington. He was director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at USAF headquarters.
The FanBlast Nozzle was created to help coating removal facilities increase speed and control selective stripping. It is effective on composites and metals, and the nozzle doubles production rates on coatings such as epoxy primer and polyurethane top coats. Round nozzles project a higher volume of media in the blast stream center, causing more impact on the surface area center and less on the edges. The nozzles are designed for lower aggression media such as starch and plastic media and can use the same media flow rates and air pressures as conventional nozzles.
Lockheed Martin has announced it will make at least $1.075 billion less than expected over the next two years. Company officials attribute the drop--$555 million in 1999 and $520 million in 2000--to delays in the C-130J program, space launch failures and late delivery of commercial satellites. The new estimate followed the latest in a series of regular financial reassessments.
Tramos cleaners and degreasers are not soap, detergent or solvent. They remove oils, grease, carbon, uncured paints, resins and other difficult materials without attacking the substrate. The cleaners are non-toxic, non-flammable, contain no phosphates, acids or silicones. They are non-butyl and biodegradable. The use of carbon chains makes this cleaning agent biodegradable. The chemical reactions that take place when using this product completely disintegrate these linear carbon chains. Bergdahl Associates Inc., 2990 Sutro St., Reno, Nev. 89512-1616.
