November 26, 1951

November 26, 1951

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Caa Delay Blocks U.s. Test of Comet

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Piasecki’s Civil Copter Plans

By Alexander McSurely5 min

Headline News

Senators Look Into AMC Job Changes

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Caa Delay Blocks U.s. Test of Comet

Large nonsked, ready to spend $3 million operating jet transport here, tries to order two planes. But CAA hasn’t accepted British certification, so de Havilland sells last three to Air France. And elaborate plans to test craft in various uses must be shelved unless DH expands facilities.
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Piasecki’s Civil Copter Plans

Three tandem-rotor military versions fit expected demands for future commercial transports.

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Senators Look Into AMC Job Changes

Dayton—While no further federal grand jury action on alleged Air Force procurement irregularities at WrightPatterson AFB is indicated until after the first of the year, there have been other developments: Senate investigations veered off on a new tack—probing the exodus of procurement officials into high-salaried positions in private industry.
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Chips Are Down on Ocean Air Coach

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1953 Procurement Set at $10 Billion

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U. S. Jets Superior in Power, Economy

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Seen at Fsf’s Bermuda Safety Seminar

Fire fighting was the Number One topic at Flight Safety Foundation’s safety seminar at Bermuda Nov. 14-16, attended by top airline, industry, government and military engineers and executives from the United States, England and Canada.
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Financial

Tomorrow Will Be Still Better

‘Substantial increase in profits,’ is conclusion of Value Line survey of aviation prospects through 1952.

By Selig Altschul7 min

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Equipment

Frontier’s Pattern for Low-cost Overhaul

Package maintenance calls for specific jobs to be done on specific visits of plane to shop. And this `close-to-the-chest’ program will increase utilization of each unit by 48 days per year.

By George L. Christian6 min

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Engineering

Misfires

Each round fired was the subject of several reports, including one from the firing crew which told the procedure and whatever trouble-shooting was necessary. A very careful analysis was made when anything did go wrong. These analyses, Dr. Porter said, taught more about the design and use of rockets than could be learned in any other way.
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