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Thursday, November 8,1984/The Battalion/Page 7 -‘ ;ise >n int J;< l|o g*stshaJ >nal p JV'ing <>11 said. 11 causes „ able to pr »> e, if you •lar innot! es (, i 1 introduce cay and indude Pf f i )( >ok outlt iral geoga past 20ye ai i ted in re-i 'Kill said. .1 William St ■ history of( ided into if' Prehistory, Diffusion, ill he disc® and Moddi ssedSatuti ^nd ew peoplel id- “Alibi ry for Cor; •el quiteafe II begin ate d Sunday, itil about?:! t will be pu£ in said. “On il bonfire of- the fire beg; are needed rrsary bonfe October 1® we need ; on nd,” he sat icsn’t official 18, whenevr i hey can am em started a larpso um* mpcoomms' ■rr mfWKin iceaiir a , Taste ato an (1 iatM y tacoS' coas^ □me Students aid in research of propellers By KEVIN S. INDA Reporter The current widespread use of jet engines on aircraft might be re placed soon by a modernized pro peller concept, says Dr. Kenneth Korkan, a Texas A&M professor of aerospace engineering. Several aerospace engineering students at A&M are helping with the propeller concept, he said. The aviation industry has begun to seek better fuel efficiency due to rising costs, Korkan said, and the new propeller systems are more fuel efficient and can develop the same type of velocity as a jet engine. “One type of propeller system we are working on is the counter-rotat ing propeller,” Korkan said. “This system involves one propeller turn ing one way and the other propeller turning the other way.” This type of propeller system has two propellers with one placed in front of the other. Both propellers have six blades and turn in opposite directions, he said. Another benefit of the counter rotating propeller system is that it can be used in the military, he said. A surveillance plane with this new type of propeller can reach an area quickly. Once the plane reaches a designated area it can turn off one of the propellers to save fuel, Kor kan said. Even though the new type of pro peller systems are more fuel efficient and develop the same amount of ve locity as a jet engine, a few problems still are associated the new systems, Korkan said. “Noise is the biggest problem,” Korkan said. “This new system is as noisy as a turbofan, but it’s a differ ent type noise.” Korkan said once the source of the noise is identified, it can be elimi nated by making different noises cancel themselves out. The research conducted by seve ral graduate aerospace engineering students is dealing with the testing of acoustics in a counter-rotating sys tem to find ways to reduce cabin vi bration, Korkan said. Before the students could test the noise levels of the system they had to build a model propeller test rig. This model test rig is one of only a few in universities or industry, Korkan said. The model propeller test rig was built with parts “bought off the shelf’ and through a combination of efforts, Korkan said. “The distinct feature about this rig is the fact that it can individually monitor the front and rear blades,” Korkan said. Korkan said he expects to see the counter-rotating propeller system widely used in the aviation industry within 10 years. Warped GOP picks up 17 seats in Texas House, Senate —— -r — ate, prompting state GOP c brag Wednesday that the tive movement has finally United Press International AUSTIN — Republicans gained a crucial 16 seats in the Texas House and picked up one seat in the Sen- )ting state GOP officials to conserva- finally found its way to the statehouse. One incumbent Democratic sen ator lost a re-election bid, 13 Demo cratic House incumbents were de feated and three previously Democratic districts without incum bent candidates switched to the GOP. Every Republican legislator who sought re-election was success ful. “The smashing triumph of the president and Phil Gramm was ob vious to all, but there was a lot more that took place last night that means something for the long-range future of the Republican Party in Texas and of the conservative movement,” state GOP Chairman George Strake said at a news conference. Strake said voters’ dissatisfaction with Democratic lawmakers who ap proved a $4.6 billion tax increase last summer — the biggest tax hike in Texas history —was a “significant” factor in the GOP’s 17-member gain in the Legislature. The House’s previous 113-37 edge for the Democrats dropped to 97-53 after Tuesday’s election. Since many crucial procedural votes in the House require a two- thirds majority, the Democrats’ fail ure to retain at least 100 seats in creases the chance that partisan vot ing will block major legislation when the next legislative session convenes in January. “It virtually gives us a veto power on all legislation that comes down the pipe,” Strake said. In the Senate, the GOP’s one-seat gain also gives the upper chamber its only female member. Cynthia Tay lor Krier, a political novice and a for mer aide to retiring GOP Sen. John Tower, ousted 20-year legislative veteran Bob Vale by a resounding 61 percent to 39 percent margin in a traditionally Democratic district in San Antonio. Krier’s victory decreased the Democratic edge in the Texas Sen ate to 25-6. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Ted Lyon of Mesquite fought off a strong showing by Richard Harvey of Tyler, squeaking out a win with 50.5 percent of the vote. The two other contested Senate races saw wide-margined wins by in cumbent Democrat John Montford of Lubbock over Republican Sol Thomas and Democratic state Rep. Gonzalo Barrientos over GOP chal lenger Pat McNamara in the race to fill the seat vacated by unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate Lloyd Dog- gett. Ninety-five incumbents in the 150-member House and 10 new comers faced no opponents on Tuesday’s ballot, while 11 incum bent senators had no opposition. Sixteen incumbents in the 31-mem ber Senate are not up for election until 1986. Eight incumbent House members — all Democrats — lost primary bids. Other Democratic incumbents de feated Tuesday include: Hill Kemp of Manvel, losing to Jack Harris of Pearland in District 27; Bill Harrison Jr., losing to Ted Roberts in Corpus Christi’s District 36; Bob Barton of San Marcos, losing to Anne Cooper in District 47 in Central Texas; Russ Tidwell, losing to Bob Richardson in Austin’s District 49; and Tip Hall of Denton losing to Ben Campbell of Lewisville in District 61. DELTA UPS1LON FRATERNITY Presents the second annual DUCK HUNT PARTY Everyone welcome—Free beer, punch Dress for the marshes and join us Friday, Nov. 9 WHITEROCK HALL 8 P.M. Whiterock Hall Texas / \ TAMU / TAMU Communications Committee is meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in 214 Pavilion Anyone interested in public | relatwns or putting together G (|)VE£NMENT 1 a suae snow is invited. 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