May 7, 1951

May 7, 1951

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Ata Group Finds Equipment Improving

By George L. Christian9 min

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Ahs Examines Helicopter Future

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Revolt on Usaf Budget Looms in Senate

By Katherine Johnsen4 min

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Ata Group Finds Equipment Improving

Report of progress in solution of earlier problems heard at 1951 engineering and maintenance meeting.

By George L. Christian9 min

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Ahs Examines Helicopter Future

Lowered operating costs will make commercial competition practical.
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Revolt on Usaf Budget Looms in Senate

Funds too low for 95 groups, yet drive is for 175.

By Katherine Johnsen4 min

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Third Supplemental: ‘austerity’ Budget

A $2.5-billion slice is earmarked for Air Force and Naval aviation in the $6-billion third supplemental appropriation bill for the armed services approved by the House to tide the air programs over to July. The measure marks the return to comparative austerity in military budgets.
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Our Expanding Industry . . .

Ford Motor Co. announced receipt of an Air Force contract for manufacture of fuel injection systems for the Wright R-3350 engine. Production will be undertaken at a new plant, location not yet determined, which will employ 3000 ... Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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Usaf Set to Choose Air Freight Winner

The Air Force is expected to pick a winner by May 15 from the nine proposals of five manufacturers competing to design and build an aerial freighter capable of moving a 25,000 lb.-payload 2500 miles directly into a forward combat area. Invitations to submit designs were issued to Lockheed, Boeing, Douglas, Chase, Airlifts Inc., Fairchild, Martin, North American and Northrop, with the latter four not participating in the competition.
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R&d Pattern Taking Form

Dayton-Pattern for the reorganized research and development activities of USAF under the Air Research and Development Command is taking form at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, temporary headquarters for the new command, headed by Maj. Gen. David Schlatter.
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New Gunsight Sees First Combat Use

First combat use of a new fighter gunsight—likely the A-l electronic computing gunsight—has been announced jointly by Sperry Gyroscope Co. and Republic Aviation Corp. A report by the 27th Fighter-Escort Wing to these neighboring manufacturers cited the combined effectiveness of the Sperry sight and the Republic F-84E Thunderjet.
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Air Rotc Training Legislation Likely

A big increase in business for flight training schools is a likely prospect. Outlook for enactment of Air ROTC legislation is good. It would authorize all schools and colleges with ROTC programs to contract with adjacent private schools to give cadets flight training.
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Air Force Academy Site Study Continues

After a year’s deliberation, the Air Force Academy site selection board, headed by former Chief of Staff General Carl Spaatz, has narrowed to seven the number of sites proposed for establishment of an air academy on par with Army’s West Point and Navy’s Annapolis.
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