Show I 8 p Mrs l Juel Trowbridge dge has had a busy week visiting various various various var var- ious auxiliary units in the state On Monday she and Mrs Afton AIton Oborn and Mrs Vera Peterson first and second vice president of the Department of Utah attended a Girl State tea in Fillmore Mrs Maxine Bishop department department department depart depart- ment secretary and treasurer also attended The affair was in charge of Unit 61 of the American Legion Auxiliary Five girls were selected to togo togo togo go to Girl State On Thursday Mrs Trowbridge Trowbridge Trowbridge Trow Trow- bridge attended an initiation of new members in Riverton Riverton Riverton River- River ton with Unit in charge At this meeting there were 26 senior and 12 junior members members members mem mem- bers installed Last Friday night Dr and Mrs Trowbridge attended a legion and auxiliary birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day dinner in Provo with Unit 13 in charge Mr and Mrs Max Muir of Brigham City and son Jon were weekend guests of Mrs Ann Anderson and fam fam- ily They attended state basketball basketball basketball bas bas- games names while here Like a huge grounded bird the mockup of the United States supersonic transport SST rests in the Developmental Developmental Developmental Develop Develop- mental Center of the Boeing Co in Seattle Washington CONGRESS must approve additional funds for construction construction construction con con- of two prototypes of the controversial jet or orthe orthe orthe the huge aircraft will never fly Interim funding for the program will run out March 30 Unless Congress appropriates appropriates appropriates additional funds for April May and June and full funding for the balance of the prototype development program the sleek supersonic supersonic supersonic super super- sonic bird will never get getoff getoff getoff off the ground around While the battle continues over the future of the SST work goes on at the Boeing SST Development Center A mockup that duplicates every major part of the two prototype prototype prototype proto proto- type aircraft that Boeing is slated to build is nearing completion The foot long foot long mockup is used by engineering engineering engineer engineer- ing and manufacturing personnel personnel personnel per per- to verify details of or the SST design The mockup mock- mock up is constructed almost entirely of aluminum but the flying versions will be made of much stronger ti ti- ti A GROUP of Utah news media representatives toured the Boeing facilities in Seattle Seattle Seattle Seat Seat- tle recently for Cor a hand first-hand look at the controversial air air- craft The group included Mrs Wanda Lund Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield Clear- Clear field and Mrs Darlene Galbraith Kaysville Money is not the only obstacle that has threatened threaten threaten- ed the existence of the big bird Opponents of the development development development de de- de- de program have made hazards a big issue TilE THE SST flying at speeds up to 1800 1600 miles an hour over water areas will have no appreciable effect on the atmosphere Mr l Houtchens pointed out No sonic boom will be heard over land areas since overland flights will willbe willbe willbe be restricted to subsonic speeds In addition it will present no radiation hazard to the traveler and water vapor emissions will be less than normal fluctuations in stratospheric water content he said In effect the director noted the SST will be the first aircraft designed with the environment in mind TOTAL COST of the SST development program through Phase III flight testing of the prototypes is s estimated ed edat at at t 17 billion dollars with 13 billion of this amount provided by the government The two major manufacturers ers Boeing and General Electric w will ll contribute about million additional investments investments investments invest invest- ments by the airlines and other industries The present work force at the Boeing SST Developmental Developmental Developmental Devel Devel- Center numbers in excess of but company company company com com- pany officials admit that maintaining the present status stat stat- us is dependent upon continuation continuation continuation con con- of the SST pro pro- gram IF THE supersonic aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft does progress to the production phase Mr l Houtchens explained the marketing forecast calls for delivery of Prototype specifications duplicated in the mockup in addition to the foot length include a tail height of 50 feet and a foot wingspan The prototype will willbe willbe willbe be designed to travel at speeds up to 1800 1600 miles per hour with a cruising altitude altitude altitude alti alti- tude of to feet Production models will carry up to passengers and will have a range of have a range of approximately approximately approximately miles |