February 28, 1949

February 28, 1949

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MANUFACTURING

U. S. Reciprocating Engines

AIR DEFENSE

New Navy Planes Hint New Tactics

TRANSPORT

Berlin Airlift: Transport Air Power in Action

By Charles Adams9 min

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MANUFACTURING

U. S. Reciprocating Engines

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AIR DEFENSE

New Navy Planes Hint New Tactics

Future carrier force to be built around high speed, far-ranging craft whose prototypes now are flying.
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TRANSPORT

Berlin Airlift: Transport Air Power in Action

From spectacular achievements has sprung hope that strategic transport will be built to first-class strength.

By Charles Adams9 min

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CIVIL FLYING

Airports: Base and Basis of Air Power

There still aren’t enough landing fields to provide well-rounded system.
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CIVIL FLYING

U. S. Personal and Executive Aircraft

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RESEARCH

Air Power Strength Starts in the Laboratory

U. S. has aeronautical leadership through research effort that has had to expand as well as catch up.

By Robert McLarren8 min

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FOREIGN AIR POWER

Principal Foreign Aircraft and Gas Turbine Engines

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FOREIGN AIR POWER

Britain Is Still a Second-class Air Power

National policy is against putting into production latest fighter types, while RAF is small, but well trained.

By Frederick R. Brewster8 min

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MANUFACTURING

Industry Regains Health and Productivity

Annual sales exceed billion dollars in 1948; to go higher this year.
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FOREIGN AIR POWER

France Gives Up Hope of Balanced Air Power

Manpower and production to be scaled down; jet work to continue.

By Boyd France6 min

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