June 19, 1950

June 19, 1950

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Headline News

Props to Drive Planes Faster Than Sound

By Alexander McSurely8 min

Headline News

Johnson Plane Ban May Kill Air Races

Headline News

Anti-sub Copter

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Headline News

Props to Drive Planes Faster Than Sound

Tunnel tests offer conclusive proof that supersonic propeller flight not far off.

By Alexander McSurely8 min

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Headline News

Johnson Plane Ban May Kill Air Races

Unless Defense Secretary Louis Johnson has an unlikely change of heart, the 1950 National Air Races at Cleveland will probably be called off. Fred Crawford, National Air Races President, told AVIATION WEEK in Cleveland last week that Johnson might change his order disapproving participation of Air Force and Navy planes
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Headline News

Anti-sub Copter

Bell wins competition for Navy contract with tandem rotor design.
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Headline News

Liaison Competitors Hit Cessna Choice

Piper Aircraft and Taylorcraft, Inc., have filed protests on Army’s decision to purchase through USAF up to 500 Cessna L-19 (Model 305) liaison-observation aircraft. About one-fourth of the planes will be assigned to National Guard use.
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Headline News

House Passes Naca Wind Tunnel Program

House of Representatives has given National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics a good push toward its $146,000,000 supersonic wind tunnel program. The program would provide testing facilities for aircraft and missiles “in the speed ranges from two to five times the speed of sound.”
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Aeronautical Engineering

Data From British Ignition Forum

International experts discuss plug design, lead content, moisture effects, low vs. high tension, analyzers.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Metlbonding Saves Time, Money on B-36

New Convair adhesive development speeds production of 5500 sq. ft. of superbomber’s skin assemblies.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Caa Pushes Approach Light Plan

But ALPA still prefers its own center-line system to the left-hand, single-row, ladder-type program.
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FINANCIAL

Cab Asks Airline Securities Role

Agency seeks power to regulate carriers’ financial structures; lines oppose this extension of control.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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New Products Digest

Checks Surfaces Aircraft Surface Flushness Gage, offered by Hi-Shear Rivet Tool Co., 1559 Sepulveda Blvd., Hermosa Beach, Calif., measures variance of countersunk heads, screws, rivets and other surface irregularities. Four button-contact points of base and indicator stem are polished hard chrome.
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