January 9, 1950

January 9, 1950

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Headline News

Lockheed’s Proposals for Jet Transports

Headline News

New Plan for Washington Traffic

By Alexander McSurely4 min

Headline News

Congress’ Problems in Aviation

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Headline News

Lockheed’s Proposals for Jet Transports

Company has several design studies, but also firm ideas on problems to be licked.
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Headline News

New Plan for Washington Traffic

CAA’s plan, which is aimed at adding more restrictions to traffic in the zone, meets strong opposition from AOPA.

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Congress’ Problems in Aviation

Fundamental military and civil issues face returning legislators, with budgets, safety and B-36 topping list.
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Headline News

Turboprop Seen Best for Long Range

A. E. Russell, chief designer, Bristol Aeroplane Co., presented strong evidence that the best field of application of the turboprop engines lies in longrange aircraft, in which it can prove even more economical than the current reciprocating engine, in his presentation of the 13th Wright Brothers lecture.
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Glenn Martin Sells Chemicals Division

Sale by Glenn L. Martin Co. last week of its chemicals division to U.S. Rubber Co. at a price reported in excess of $6.5 million put the Baltimore airplane manufacturer exclusively in the aviation business, and improved its liquid capital position decidedly.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Rocket Power—its Place in Aeronautics

Analysis of this high-thrust medium reveals beneficial characteristics, design parameters, application details.

By Robert McLarren12 min

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FINANCIAL

Cab Faces Helicopter Problem

Must decide whether to authorize passenger service in New York area, when mail pay may be missing.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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NEWS SIDELIGHTS

News Sidelights

Supersonic Footnote Even before the USAF official denial of the Los Angeles Times story that the Bell X-l supersonic research plane had achieved a maximum speed of 1989 mph., aeronautical engineers had been looking somewhat quizzically at the quoted figure.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Turntable Speeds Compass ‘swinging’

A new method of “swinging” aircraft compasses, which utilizes a special turntable and electrical indicating unit to permit faster, more accurate production check-out of compasses, has been adopted by Fairchild Aircraft division, Hagerstown, Md.
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AIR TRANSPORT

How Is Air Coach Working Out?

Capital Airlines wonders, watching coach traffic slump as other carriers operate on same routes.

By Charles Adams4 min

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