December 11, 1950

December 11, 1950

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Industry Poised for All-out Mobilization

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How Airlines Buy Under New Controls

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Usaf Decides on Fairchild T-31

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Headline News

Industry Poised for All-out Mobilization

Next steps awaited as President asks new funds in crisis.
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Headline News

How Airlines Buy Under New Controls

Purchasers of planes deal with CAB; parts handled through CAA.
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Headline News

Usaf Decides on Fairchild T-31

Advocates of heavy trainer win point as AF pulls out of joint evaluation to build up its own trainer fleet.
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Headline News

Here’s How to Get Defense Loans

Aircraft, equipment and parts manufacturers, can now apply for long-term government loans for building defense production facilities. After two months of preparation, the machinery authorized by the Defense Production Act has been set up and the application forms have been printed.
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Headline News

Report From Korea on the Mig

The following informal report on the Russian MIG 15 interceptor, which has figured prominently in recent news dispatches from the Korean battlefront, was written for AVIATION WEEK by Alpheus W. Jessup. As McGraw-Hill World News on-the-spot reporter in the Far East, Jessup has been covering the Korean war at first hand.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Optical Tooling Eases Airframe Building

Republic develops new approach for erecting large assembly fixtures.
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AIR TRANSPORT

The Way Out of Approach Light Gloom?

Centerline row now has growing support, but AF still objects.

By F. Lee Moore9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Utility-command Craft for Army

Twin-engine transport proposal features small field performance, ruggedness, maintenance ease.
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AF Invitations

Af Invitations

Bid openings are 20-30 days after approximate issue dates shown in the following bid proposals. Bid sets containing specifications for items to be procured will be sent to qualified applicants who state bid invitation number. One bid set will be available for examination without obligation by prospective bidders, after bid publication date, at each of the seven AMC procurement field offices.
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EQUIPMENT

Paa Radio Telephone Girdles the Globe

Special equipment designed for job the experts said couldn’t be done because of varied technical problems.

By George L. Christian5 min

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