February 18, 1952

February 18, 1952

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Civil Orders Put Base Under Production

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Airlines Face Crisis Over Crashes

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U.s. Air Force Planes Spread Thin

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Headline News

Civil Orders Put Base Under Production

C-5 schedules show rise in industry bookings. Tables on the following pages tell the whole story.
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Airlines Face Crisis Over Crashes

Newark Airport closed after third transport plane plunges into Elizabeth, N. J., terrifying residents. Close-in fields over the country are jeopardized by public opinion aroused by series of accidents. But question is: How far can industry go to meet demand to remove traffic over congested areas?
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U.s. Air Force Planes Spread Thin

There are now 18 USAF combat wings in operation against Red China in the Far East and nine combat wings guarding the western side of the Iron Curtain in Europe. Of this total force, less than half is considered modern in terms of equipment, Air Force sources have disclosed to AVIATION WEEK.
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Gen. Lemay in Line for Chief of Staff

The question of what other Air Force job to offer an ex-Chief of Staff is giving Air Force Secretary Finletter and other Air Force officials something to think about as the term of Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, 52, draws to a close in April, but his retirement docs not now appear in the picture.
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Scorpion May Get M-h Type Autopilot

USAF has abandoned hopes of using the Lear F-5 autopilot on the Northrop F-89 Scorpion, a spokesman for Lear Aviation has told AVIATION WEEK. This leaves the F-89, one of the newest all-weather interceptors, temporarily without an automatic pilot, generally conceded to be a must for all-weather operations.
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Tower Misadvised , Official Charges

The NAL DC-6 that crashed at Elizabeth took off over a congested area instead of Newark Bay because CAA had not instructed the Newark Airport control tower on agreed procedure for use of a runway, a source in one of the agencies in the agreement charged last week.
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EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING

Turbo Compound: Transport Fuel Saver

First radical change in U. S. airline engines. Ram air cooled turbine promises long life.

By George L. Christian9 min

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PRODUCTION

Bell Employs 1,326 Handicapped

Physically disabled make up 12% of firm payroll, and pay off in high attendance, efficiency.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Seibel Copters: A Study in Simplicity

Unique design of controls eliminates swashplates. And hub section is given indefinite life by CAB.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Highlights From Ias Conference

Visualization of Flow Fields by Use of a Tuft Grid Technique. John D. Bird, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, NACA. A tuft grid technique which is useful in visualizing the flow fields about aerodynamic surfaces and bodies at low speeds is described.
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