February 1961 News

The first flight of General Electric’s Caravelle with GE CJ-805-23 turbofan engines took advantage of 40% more takeoff thrust than the straight jet Caravelle. The range will be up 40%. Flight preview of Sikorsky’s S-61L twin-turbine copter-liner at Stratford, Conn., was described as “completely...

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