February 20, 1950

February 20, 1950

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Headline News

Views Aired on Transport Test Methods

By Charles Adams10 min

Headline News

$500-million Program Up to House

Headline News

Perrin Likely Basic School Site

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Headline News

Views Aired on Transport Test Methods

Plans differ widely as pilots, operators, manufacturers, CAB, CAA study problem.

By Charles Adams10 min

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Headline News

$500-million Program Up to House

Pacific and West Coast areas to get large share of public works cash; Muroc listed for $29 million.
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Headline News

Perrin Likely Basic School Site

Air Training and Materiel Commands are working out details for civilian operation of basic flying school.
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Avionics

Solution to Airport Traffic Jams

New omni range system shows promise of providing fine positional accuracy within 30-mile radius.
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USAF Bid Information

Usaf Bid Information

Air Materiel Command Procurement Division makes available to AVIATION WEEK the latest bid awards, shown on this page. Requests for further information should be addressed to Contracting Officer, AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, attention: MCPPSX72.
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Financial

‘big Four’ in Lightplane Industry

Reports by top quartet among 10 companies still in personal plane business reflect financial health.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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NEWS SIDELIGHTS

News Sidelights

Civil Aeronautics Administration’s plan for making the federal airways pay —or partially pay—their own way through assessments on users is being carefully kept under wraps by the House Appropriations Committee, but committeemen already report “thorough dissatisfaction” with the plan.
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STRICTLY PERSONAL

Strictly Personal

HOW NORTHWEST GOT A ROUND TRIPPER-When Richard Stock-well was our correspondent in the Twin Cities he sent us a true story about a prominent newspaperman there, who was then one of Dick’s bosses. Now that a year has passed, Dick is in New York and we’ve changed the hero’s name, we’ll tell you the story before we decide whether to send it on to the WCTU or cite the liquor interests for increasing air travel:

By R.H.W.3 min

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Air Transport

Findings Issued in Gander Accident

The crew’s attempt to continue a landing approach using both GCA and visual reference to the ground under conditions of restricted cockpit visibility probably caused the TWA DC-4 accident at Gander, Newfoundland, last Mar. 2. Official Civil Aeronautics Board report on the mishap states that there was no malfunctioning of the aircraft, engines or GCA equipment prior to or during the approach.
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Editorials

Weeping for the Rails

A new and surprising bit of unenlightened public relations chokes off your tears for the railroads and their plight. It indicates a big chink in the current argument that the rails have learned their lessons in public service and public relations.
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