September 4, 1950

September 4, 1950

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Sbac Show Stars Turbine Craft

By Frederick R. Brewster7 min

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Buying Plans: 7785 Planes, $6.4 Billion

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Mustered Out

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Sbac Show Stars Turbine Craft

Military designs will predominate at the Farnborough display, with over half powered by turbine engines.

By Frederick R. Brewster7 min

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Buying Plans: 7785 Planes, $6.4 Billion

USAF and Navy soon to get triple last year’s sum, and another boost may come.
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Mustered Out

Airlines to get Pacific airlift planes returned beginning this month.
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What Every Supplier Must Do

Dayton—Watch them: Dozens, hundreds of them, bewildered small business men, groping, at Wright Field, for contracts not yet ready. Many of them don’t know what they want to make, or what service they want to perform. But they want to do something for the Air Force, partly to do their share for national defense, and partly to keep their business going.

By Alexander McSurely2 min

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Trainer Tests

Entries from Britain and Canada to compete with U. S. planes at Randolph.
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Afa Conclave

Finletter cites value of strategic air power, backs AF switch to jets.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Preview of Fighters: McDonnell Xf-88

Air Force evaluation of interceptor-escorts draws four competitors.

By David A. Anderton8 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Base Pressure Can Be Calculated

NACA scientist develops semi-empirical method which replaces earlier inadequate theories.
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FINANCIAL

Cargo Carriers Feel Mobilization

Increased tempo benefits the Flying Tiger Line and California Eastern, but good management also helps.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Clinic Studies Freight Problems

California meeting suggests sharper merchandising, better ground handling, more realistic accounting.
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