May 6, 1946

May 6, 1946

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Flying Wing May Hold Promise of Revising Transport Designs

By SCHOLER BANGS4 min

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French Industry Unreceptive to Government’s Export Plans

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Aviation Calendar

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Flying Wing May Hold Promise of Revising Transport Designs

Test flight of Northrop XB-35 nears as one airline completes survey of commercial possibilities and others ponder future of fuselage planes.

By SCHOLER BANGS4 min

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French Industry Unreceptive to Government’s Export Plans

Poorly financed, and over-staffed with Federal officials, manufacturers resist program aimed at strengthening country’s foreign exchange.
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Aviation Calendar

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Lightplane Design Examined By Aaf

Five manufacturers enter competition for artillery liaison aircraft.
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Boeing Announces Production of 417

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History of Flying Wing Design

The tenacity with which John Northrop has pursued his flying wing design philosophy, despite discouraging criticism from many close associates in engineering circles, is indicated by the following historic sequence: 1923—Drew first flying wing sketches, considering the entire aircraft as a “working surface.”
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Burden Promises to Charge Airlines

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Senate Ups Caa Deficiency Funds

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Xb-35 Details

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Senate Approves Report on Federal Airport Bill

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