January 22, 1951

January 22, 1951

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Headline News

Douglas Building Turboprop C-124

By Ben S. Lee5 min

Headline News

Naval Aviation Orders Reach $1.4 Billion

By Alexander McSurely4 min

Headline News

Korean Combat Report on F-84e

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Headline News

Douglas Building Turboprop C-124

P&W YT-34 5500-hp. engines will permit 25,000-lb. gross weight increase and greater range or payload.

By Ben S. Lee5 min

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Headline News

Naval Aviation Orders Reach $1.4 Billion

Nine airframe, five copter, five engine firms included.

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Headline News

Korean Combat Report on F-84e

Republic F-84Es operating in Korea since Dec. 7 have piled up an impressive combat and maintenance record under far from ideal conditions, proving again the reliability of U. S.-built jets. First on-the-spot reports from Republic Aviation field representatives Arthur Brown and Bob Bennett in the combat zone point up that the job of providing aerial support to the harassed footsloggers may pay off poorly in headlines but wins accolades from the troops and men who have to fly and service the planes.
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Headline News

Caa Spending Will Decline

Civil Aeronautics Administration is due for retrenchment during the next few years, as major federal spending is channeled into defense activities. The $205 million the President asked for the agency in the 1952 fiscal year budget is $26 million below the $231 million CAA has for the current fiscal year.
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Aeronautical Engineering

1000 Horses to Start High-thrust Jets

Short duration starts for new turbojets will demand powers which once were engine designers’ goal.
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Equipment

Twa Orders Collins Radio Units

$500,000 purchase will outfit carrier’s new planes and replace World War II communications equipment.

By Scott Reiniger7 min

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Air Transport

Ground Rules for Wartime Airlift

Air Force preparation for fast 4-engine plane roundup may include advance modifications for long-range use.
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USAF Awards

Usaf Awards

Air Materiel Command Procurement Division makes available to AVIATION WEEK recent bid awards, shown on this page. Requests for further information should be addressed to Contracting Officer, AMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, attention: MCPPSX72.
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Financial

Copter Shares Lure Speculators

Increased military interest and possibilities of growth push stock prices above immediate earning potentials.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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Air Transport

Cab Blueprint

Rentzel outlines agency proposals, his views of airline problems.
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