September 3, 1951

September 3, 1951

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Maneuver Widens Af, Army Gulf

By Ben S. Lee6 min

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Dispersal: A Guide for Tomorrow

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Materials Lack Hampers Plane Industry

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Maneuver Widens Af, Army Gulf

USAF hits ‘penny packet’ assignment of tactical air: Army wants ground control of ground support craft.

By Ben S. Lee6 min

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Dispersal: A Guide for Tomorrow

While future construction may be away from crowded areas, present aircraft plants appear to be set.
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Materials Lack Hampers Plane Industry

Civilian production continues to bite into scarce supply while aircraft plants wait.

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Lockheed Steps Into Cargo Ring

Lockheed Aircraft has moved solidly into the growing air freight picture by offering to build on demand a new Super Constellation 1049B freighter capable of hauling cargoes coast-to-coast at a direct cost of 4.92 cents per ton mile using piston engines or at 3.5 cents for a 1049D turboprop version.
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Busy Beaver

Army, AF will share in procurement of 185 light transports.
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Naa Files Suit to Protect Its Name

North American Aviation, Inc., last week filed a complaint for an injunction to protect the name “North American.” Defendants in the action are listed as North American Aircoach Systems, Inc. (also known as North American Airlines Agency Corp.
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Bell X-1d Destroyed in Mid-air Mishap

A Bell X-1D research plane suffered a mishap just prior to launching from a B-50 over Edwards AFB on Aug. 23 and was jettisoned at 10,000 ft., exploding and catching fire in mid-air. The tiny research plane’s pilot, Lt. Col. Frank K. Everett, scrambled to safety aboard the B-50 just before the X-1D was released.
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Global Jet Service

Britain is moving fast toward forging a commercial jet-transport ring around the globe. Latest move: preliminary conferences at Sydney, Australia, planning 20-hr. Sydney-Honolulu service by de Havilland Comet the end of next year. Each Comet would carry 42 passengers.
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EQUIPMENT

Unit Controls Jet Starter Current

Eclipse-Pioneer contemplating production of device developed to hold torque steady with low amp. loss.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Refinements Aid Metal Fatigue Studies

Special testing units developed at National Bureau of Standards afford better control and more speed.
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