June 5, 1950

June 5, 1950

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French Planes Completed By Eca

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Sac Sock

By Ben S. Lee3 min

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Piper PA-19, Cessna Model 305 are leading contract contenders.
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Headline News

French Planes Completed By Eca

Transports for Air France ocean service needed P & W engines; ECA buys them and U. S. lines complain.

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Sac Sock

Few B-36s operational, Strategic Air Command relies on wartime types.

By Ben S. Lee3 min

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Headline News

Convair Builds New Turboprop Transport

Production stopped on Convair-Liner; all-new plane to replace it.

By Alexander McSurely3 min

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Headline News

Turbodyne Completes Test Run

Northrop Aircraft’s XT-37 Turbodyne is now fully qualified for preliminary flight tests, after successfully completing its 50-hr. endurance-testing program. The Turbodyne was developed for the Air Force by a Northrop subsidiary, the Turbodyne Corp.
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Aeronautical Engineering

British Turbine Progress Outlined

‘Flight’ editor feels water-methanol injection and afterburning open way to 10,000-lb.-thrust engines.
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Air Transport

Reverse Thrust Scrap Flares Anew

CAB disputes ALPA claims on safety value of reverse-thrust propellers; cost figures are also challenged.
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Financial

Domestic Airlines Continue Gains

Most carriers show a substantial improvement over their first-quarter earning records of last year.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Bubble-free Laminates Stand Up Better

Goodyear finds strength and resistance to rain are greatly increased by making laminates void-free.
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Aviation Sales & Service

Ias Group Hears Lightplane Ideas

Suggestions vary from forcing air over foils by a blower system to building craft with flapping wings.
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