January 14, 1952

January 14, 1952

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More Money Slated for Transport Safety

By F. Lee Moore6 min

Headline News

Navy’s New Turboprop Xa2j-1 Tested

Headline News

Management Key to Martin Money

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Headline News

More Money Slated for Transport Safety

Plans stress equipment, training, maintenance. But some suggestions may stir controversy.

By F. Lee Moore6 min

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Headline News

Navy’s New Turboprop Xa2j-1 Tested

Navy’s new turboprop long-range attack bomber, designed to carry A-bombs from the new super carrier USS Forrestal, has made its first successful flight—a ferry trip from Los Angeles International Airport to Edwards AFB. Like its smaller predecessor, composite-powered AJ-1 Savage now in fleet service, the new North American plane, designated XA2J-1 Savage, will carry a 10,000-lb. bomb load; but presumably it will have a range well exceeding that of the earlier plane.
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Management Key to Martin Money

Sweeping financial plan involves RFC aid and higher 4-0-4 price; but it all depends on change in top officials.

By Alexander McSurely5 min

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Headline News

Goals for 1952

Wilson sees extension of air production peak. But a higher level is not anticipated this year.
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Fatal Airline Crashes in 1951

Here is the record of fatal U. S. airline crashes last year, listing the location of crash, circumstance, type airline, airline name, type of flight, date, type plane, crew and passengers killed, immediate cause (with source, but excluding contributing causes), and finally airline or government action taken.
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Headline News

Boeing Shuffle

W. E. Beall becomes top operating executive. Closer direction between Seattle, Wichita operations.
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Headline News

Af Takes Wraps Off Boeing Xb-52

Above is the first official photograph released by the Defense Dept, of the big eight-jet Boeing Stratofortress heavy bomber. Release was coincident with taking off the plane’s camouflage to permit engine tests. In keeping with Air Force Secretary Thomas K. Finletter’s request that no information beyond that released by the Department of Defense be printed concerning the new plane, AVIATION WEEK herewith prints in full the official text accompanying the first XB-52 photo:
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New Copter Blade De-icers Announced

New electric de-icing for helicopter rotor blades, using a system similar to the de-icer boots sometimes used on aircraft propellers, has been developed and tested by Bell Aircraft Corp. under Navy contract. Bartram Kelley, Bell chief helicopter engineer, said the system ran more than 50 de-icing tests in 30 days at the summit of Mt. Washington, N. H., with uniform success.
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EQUIPMENT

Laa Uses Many New Operational Methods

Airline modifies its copters to meet needs; sets up a simplified system of maintenance routine.

By George L. Christian7 min

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PRODUCTION

Convair Set to Turn Out B-60 on B-36 Line

Quick changeover to eight-jet production possible because 72% of parts identical to present bomber.

By Irving Stone6 min

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