October 29, 1951

October 29, 1951

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Headline News

Ocean Coach Costs Shown

By F. Lee Moore7 min

Headline News

Af Gives Nod to McDonnell ‘voodoo’

Headline News

Air Power’s Record Peacetime Budget

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Headline News

Ocean Coach Costs Shown

Maximum $250 one-way fare New York-London expected to be proposed by U. S. carriers. But PanAm ready to start service next April at $225 figure ($405 roundtrip), and predicts 75% loads.

By F. Lee Moore7 min

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Af Gives Nod to McDonnell ‘voodoo’

Programmed for production 2 years ago, twin-jet was shunted aside in favor of Lockheed F-94D. Even now SAC support fighter has no home; initial work to be done at St. Louis, but future is indefinite.
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Air Power’s Record Peacetime Budget

Current 1952 fiscal year funds for air power, now enacted, pass the $28-billion mark—double the total pre-Korea defense budget. And, the plan now is for an additional $5 to $10 billion in January to expand air power beyond the present target of a 95-wing Air Force and 14-carrier-group Naval air arm to a 140-wing USAF and 20-carrier-group Navy.
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Headline News

Usaf Orders New F-86 Sabre Models

North American Aviation last week announced Air Force orders for two later and more powerful sweptwing F-86 Sabre jet fighters—the F-86F to be produced at the North American’s Columbus, Ohio, plant, and the F-86H to be built at Los Angeles.
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Headline News

AMC Ban Against Don Bridges Lifted

Dayton, O.—Don Bridges, representing Introductory Service, Inc., has been returned to full status as a representative at Wright-Pattcrson AFB, Air Materiel Command officials announced. Bridges and another representative had been suspended temporarily pending outcome of a hearing by the Office of Secret Investigations (OSI) at the Air Force base.
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Headline News

Cab Urges Merger of Mca, Continental

Merger of Mid-Continent Airlines and Continental Air Lines was proposed last week by the Civil Aeronautics Board. CAB said that separately the two route structures are weak and require heavy subsidy. But together, they would require about $1 million less subsidy a year than now.
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Equipment

New Ideas Spark Ignition Conference

Fuel additive scavenges lead deposit, cuts fouling. KLM happy with results of not cleaning its plugs.

By George L. Christian13 min

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Production Engineering

British Productive Giant Begins to Stir

Airplanes being built, but on small scale because labor, housing and tools are scarce. Techniques range from hand work to automatic machines in revival of once-flourishing industry.

By David A. Anderton9 min

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Air Transport

Causes Traced for Ual Dc-6 Crashes

One plane was off beam, other off compass heading. Pilot unfamiliarity with plane also played a part.

By F. Lee Moore8 min

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SHORTLINES

Shortlines

Acme Air Cargo has started domestic air freight service daily New York Miami. Acme has heretofore been international only, mostly trans-Atlantic and Latin American. Air Coach Transport Assn, new board of directors has suspended ACTA membership of New England Air Express pending a hearing of the nonsked’s explanations on charges of “refusal to haul passengers as contracted for.”
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