July 10, 1950

July 10, 1950

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New Airway Radio Problem: Fm and Tv

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$600-million Military Public Works Authorized

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Tunnel Rush

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Headline News

New Airway Radio Problem: Fm and Tv

CAA and FCC studying interference with omniranges by home receiver radiation.
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Headline News

$600-million Military Public Works Authorized

A $26-million expansion of Edwards AFB, Muroc, Calif., and a $24-million expansion of the Limestone AFB, Me., are provided for in the $600-million military public works authorization signed by the President. The President has already requested Congress for $90,120,912 for the Air Force and $62,928,000 for the Navy to start construction on the authorized projects during the 1951 fiscal year.
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Tunnel Rush

$130 million provided by Congress to step up AF and NACA program.
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Headline News

British Unveil New Night Fighter

London—Another British jet fighter— the Meteor—has been given the “adaptation” treatment and emerges as a new night fighter, the Meteor NF.11 (AVIATION WEEK June 26). The new night fighter made its first flight recently (May 31) from the Baginton airfield of its builders, Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Coventry.
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Yugoslavia Stymied on Air Build-up

Belgrade—Tito is out on a limb as far as military aviation is concerned. His only military planes are Russian and whatever the strength of this force, it certainly can’t be improved with the country boycotted by the eastern bloc. The Soviet planes comprising Tito’s present air force include Yak fighters, PE-2s (light bombers) and IL-2s (ground attack planes similar to the German Stukas).
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Millions Asked for Radar Warning Net

The President has requested $30,500.000 for the radar warning network and $6,057,000 for the Banana River, Fla., long-range guided missile testing ground for the 1951 fiscal year. The estimates were submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee considering the 1951 fiscal year defense budget.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Industry’s Help to Aero Education

Survey discloses aviation manufacturers spend more than $50,000 a year on fellowships and scholarships.
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AIR FORCE CONTRACTS

April Awards (cont.)

The following continues AVIATION WEEK’S listing of contracts awarded by the Air Force in April. Completion date is shown where available. Additional contracts will be listed in subsequent issues. Frederick Hart Co., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., microphone, Aug., 1950, $3720.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Six-jet Flying Boat Projected

Saunders Roe design study contemplates 74-seat, 130,000-lb. craft for 1300 to 1500-mi. stage.
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FINANCIAL

Aircraft Shares Pay More, Faster

Trend in industry this year indicates larger and more frequent dividends paid to stockholders earlier.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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