October 15, 1951

October 15, 1951

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Unrealistic Aircraft Schedules Face Cuts

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Probers Eye AMC Procurement

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Boost for Bell

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Unrealistic Aircraft Schedules Face Cuts

New reduced schedules for U. S. military aircraft production, based on a re-appraisal of how many powerplants can actually be supplied for the air-frames, are due for announcement in less than two weeks. Washington aviation circles were humming last week with reports of the extent of the expected cutbacks in schedules, and what planes and power-plants they would affect.

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Probers Eye AMC Procurement

Gen. Rawlings demands internal soul-searching as gratuity charges result in several resignations.
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Boost for Bell

Bell Aircraft Corp. has won a $2.2-million legal victory in the U. S. Court of Claims in Washington which may serve as an important legal precedent to other military aircraft contractors. The judgment, actually for $2,286,-819, was awarded as reimbursable items in four cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts for manufacture of World War II P-39 Airacobra fighter planes.
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We Have a 700-group Usaf

Here’s why you may be confused about all this newspaper talk about wings and groups comprising the Air Force structure. Back in years prior to 1948 an AAF combat group was housed, fed and maintained by an air base commander. The combat group was a tenant and the air base commander was the landlord.
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Wright Says Strike Halted Work on J-65

The situation at the strike-bound Wright Aeronautical Corp.’s Wood-Ridge and Garfield, N. J., plants last week was still confused. The battle between the company and the union—Amalgamated Local 669 UAW CIO—has pretty much resolved itself to an exchange of views in newspaper advertisements.
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Gilpatric Succeeds Mccone in Af Post

Resignation of John A. McCone as Undersecretary of Air Force and nomination of Roswell L. Gilpatric to succeed him have been announced by President Truman. McCone is returning to Los Angeles to reenter private business. The 45-year-old Gilpatric, former New York attorney, has been serving as Assistant Secretary of Air Force since last April, with the assignment of formulating and supervising procurement policies of the USAF.
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Dpa Moves Against Civil Aircraft Makers

Defense Production Administration has re-affirmed cuts of 11 to 39% in materials for civil aircraft production and military aircraft components makers, first reported in AVIATION WEEK Oct. 8, p. 70. Outlook now is for one last-ditch fight in the DPA Program Adjustments Committee, with odds loaded against civil aviation by a stiff DPA staff report.
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Af Studies Captured Russian Equipment

Dayton, O.—More effective fire power is the dominating factor in United Nations successes in air battles against Russian-built fighters over Korea. That’s a logical conclusion after analysis of equipment captured in Korea and flown to Wright-Patterson AFB for detailed analysis by experts operating under direction of Air Technical Intelligence Center.
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New Aviation Engine Plant for Chevrolet

Chevrolet division of General Motors moved still farther into the aircraft engine production program last week with announcement of plans to build a new aviation engine plant with 1 million sq. ft. capacity at Flint, Mich., for production of parts and subassemblies of Wright R-3350 engines.
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Ward Heads Af’s Heavy Press Project

Appointment of J. Carlton Ward, former president of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., to the post of coordinator of the Air Force’s $210-million program for construction of heavy forging and extrusion presses has placed new emphasis on speedup of this program.
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