June 1, 1940

June 1, 1940

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THE LAW May Get You...

By Solomon Rothfeld

Value Received from an ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

By Hall L. Hibbard

THE AVIATION NEWS

NATIONAL AVIATION

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THE LAW May Get You...

if you don't watch out. Here are some of the important legal points which you should know if you run an airport or a fixed-base operation.

By Solomon Rothfeld

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Value Received from an ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Far more important than your current backlog is your engineering department. It is the safest investment in your future. It may be your greatest asset or your most dangerous liability. Every manufacturer should study this exceptionally well worked out organization.

By Hall L. Hibbard

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THE AVIATION NEWS

NATIONAL AVIATION

Washington (AVIATION BUREAU) —On June 11, less than two years after its installation under the new civil air law, the Civil Aeronautics Authority will become the Civil Aeronautics Board under control of the Department of Commerce, and the Air Safety Board will cease to exist.
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FM

What it is and what it may mean in aviation radio.

By Don Fink

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Stocks Behave like War Babies

THE intensification of European hostilities led to some violent market movements, with the aircraft stocks acting in true “war baby” fashion. In the market session of May 13, and 14, with the industrial average off more than 16 points, aircraft issues were in the vanguard of sharply declining prices.

By Selig Altschul

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New Ranger NAVY ENGINE

Model SGV-770B-7 has a take-off rating of 520 hp. available at sea level and 9,600 ft. with a low weight per horse power

By Jay P. AuWerter

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BOXING FOR EXPORT

A new branch of the aviation business has developed in recent months due to the war

By Howard J. Emerson

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TOMORROW'S LIGHT PLANE

will have these features, says

By William B. Stout

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Soaring on the WEST COAST

California gliding reached new heights in popularity at the April Contest at Arvin.

By Charles F. McReynolds

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THE AVIATION NEWS

AVIATION MANUFACTURING

Washington (AVIATION BUREAU)—Reason for all the confusion about what’s in the Allied airplane orders is that the estimators, quite literally, don’t know what they’re talking about. Actually the order is something of a fiction; no contracts have yet been signed.
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