January 26, 1929

January 26, 1929

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The New Fairchild Planes

The Overhead Expense of Direct Labor

By EDWIN R. DOUGLAS14 min

The Verville “Air Coach”

By JOHN T. NEVILL9 min

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The New Fairchild Planes

Low Wing Training Craft and Four Place Whirlwind Powered Cabin Monoplane Added to Line and "Wasp" Transport Improved
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The Overhead Expense of Direct Labor

OVERHEAD expense is made up of general items which cannot be allocated directly to the cost of any individual pieces, or products. Nevertheless, each item does represent some service necessary to production, administration, or sale. These services are of many varieties, and the different products often require them in widely varying amounts.

By EDWIN R. DOUGLAS14 min

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The Verville “Air Coach”

New Warner “Scarab” Powered, Four Place, Semi-Cantilever, Cabin Monoplane is the First of a Line of Small Craft

By JOHN T. NEVILL9 min

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Seeding of Waste Lands By Airplane

RECLAMATION of thousands of acres of now idle and useless land in the Pacific northwest, and the development of a new and profitable field for the commercial use of the airplane is promised by a series of experiments being conducted in Southern Oregon where “logged-over” lands are being seeded and converted into stock ranges through the use of planes.

By CHARLES V. STANTON8 min

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Law Makers Face Aviation Bills of Benefit to Industry

Congress and Many State Legislatures Consider Wide Variety of Measures
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Personnel

LIEUT. RICHARD ALDWORTH, on leave from Langley Field, Va., has been appointed managing manager of the Newark Airport at an annual salary of $10,000. J. A. F. WRIGHT has been elected president of the Wichita Blue Streak Motor Co. to succeed CLYDE M. SMYSER, one of the organizers, who has resigned.
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SIDE SLIPS

Side Slips

Someone sent us a clipping from the Philadelphia Public Ledger which shows that the old Philadelphia conservatism is still operating. The news article states that Dr. Hugo Eckener spoke very favorably of that city as a possible airport for future Zeppelin Atlantic service, and with this in mind the city fathers were not going to consider any field for the municipal airport which wasn’t at least 4,000 sq. ft. in area.

By ROBERT R. OSBORN3 min

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Operators Plan Radio Network

Will Develop Chain Independently of Government; Committee Chosen
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Stearman Tests New Mail Plane

Performance of Cyclone Powered Craft Exceeds Predictions
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Kreutzer Starts Line Production

Takes Over Former Bach Factory To Meet Demands; Will Build Plant Soon
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