October 3, 1949

October 3, 1949

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Headline News

Air Force Negotiated Contracts

Headline News

Three-jet Xb-51 Shows Unusual Design

Headline News

Douglas Skyrocket Hits Supersonic Speed

By Robert McLarren4 min

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Air Force Negotiated Contracts

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Three-jet Xb-51 Shows Unusual Design

Martin fighter-bomber has variable incidence wing, high tailplane.
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Douglas Skyrocket Hits Supersonic Speed

Navy again has fastest plane as D-558-II proves capable of easily passing Mach 1.

By Robert McLarren4 min

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House to Query Strategy and Buying

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Naca Discloses High-altitude Gains

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Swivelling Landing Gear

Newest wrinkle in the crosswind landing gear field is the improved model of the Goodyear swivelling crosswind wheel for DC-3 type planes, which now has a cockpit control to make the main wheels alternately steerable at the pilot’s pleasure, for greater ease in taxiing.
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Navy Bid Proposals

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Aeronautical Engineering

Design Report on Canada’s Avro Jetliner

U. S. airlines eye outstanding construction and excellent performance demonstrated in tests of short-haul C-102.

By Irving Stone13 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

British Offer Turboprop Dc-3

Armstrong Siddeley plans international sales effort aimed at taking part of U. S. market from Super DC-3.

By Robert Hotz8 min

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