July 2, 1951

July 2, 1951

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Af Reveals Plans for Engineering Center

By David A. Anderton7 min

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Strike Issue: Less Time in the Air

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Twa Studies Major Plane Deals

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Af Reveals Plans for Engineering Center

Dedication of new facility at Tullahoma is first tangible step in seven-year-old plan.

By David A. Anderton7 min

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Strike Issue: Less Time in the Air

Faster planes mean more distance covered for same pay; so pilots wary of settlement tied to DC-6B use.
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Twa Studies Major Plane Deals

Carrier would order six more L-749A Constellations and swap older Connies to NWA for Stratocruisers.
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Research Command Starts to Function

A brand new Air Research and Development Command just handed over to Maj. Gen. Earle E. Partridge is rapidly taking shape and will soon be open for business in Baltimore, Md. Guiding hand in the reorganization, however, is still Maj. Gen. David M. Schlatter, who temporarily remains with ARDC as deputy commanding general until the new command is on its feet.
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Hughes Boat to Fly Late This Month

New lease agreements worked out between Howard Hughes and Reconstruction Finance Corp., disclosed last week, require that the huge eight-engined plane must be flown by Sept. 1. The decision is an outgrowth of a suit entered in March by Hughes Aircraft to recover approximately $2.5 million spent in connection with the flying boat development at Culver City, Calif.
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Wsb Airframe Unit Planning Hearings

The six-man Airframe Committee set up by the Wage Stabilization Board to study the need for special procedures for handling wage controls in aircraft met with members of the board last week to plan its work and schedule hearings. The committee, headed by Floward S. Kaltenborn of the University of California Industrial Relations Institute, reviewed the industry’s wage problem— chiefly one of attracting needed manpower and skills—with WSB Chairman George W. Taylor and Hiram S. Hall and John W. Livingston, industry and labor members, respectively, of WSB.
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Martin’s First Production P5m Marlin Flies

First production Martin P5M-1 flying boat made its initial test flight near Baltimore last week and remained airborne for about 20 minutes. After a series of tests by the Glenn L. Martin Co., the twin-engined plane will be delivered to the Navy Air Test Center at Patuxent, Md., for further tests before delivery to an operational Navy unit.
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Equipment

New Picture Aid for Ils-omnirange

Collins system graphically displays position; combines attitude and steering information in one instrument.

By Scott H. Reiniger8 min

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Air Transport

Delay Seen in Switch to Omni

Study by special group of Air Coordinating Committee reports that VOR equipment is lacking for planes.
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Financial

Avco Drops Aviation Investments

With sale of American Airlines shares, group moves another step from holding to operating company.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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