April 14, 1952

April 14, 1952

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House Group Asks Slash in Plane Funds

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RAF vs. MiG

By Nat McKitterick4 min

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Engineers Scarce in Top OAS Jobs

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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House Group Asks Slash in Plane Funds

House Appropriations Committee last week proposed slicing $4.3 billion from the overall 1953 defense budget. This would whittle $560 million from USAF and $150 million from Navy funds allocated for purchase of aircraft and related equipment.
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RAF vs. MiG

London—Has the MiG-15 really lessened the West’s ability to deliver the atom bomb to an enemy heartland? You won’t find many officers of the Royal Air Force who think so. The question on this side of the Atlantic is not so much “Will the atom bombers get through?” as “Will our fighters be able to intercept enemy atom bombers of the future?”

By Nat McKitterick4 min

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Engineers Scarce in Top OAS Jobs

'Old Guard’ holds reins in CAA’s Office of Air Safety, with qualified engineers well down the ladder.

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Martin Finance

A final “closing” session for all parties in the refinancing program for Glenn L. Martin Co. was planned last week following approval by stockholders of a proposal to double authorized common stock to a total of 3 million shares to get new capital.
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Grumman Plant Bursting Seams

The familiar story of lower net income in spite of vastly increased sales is repeated in the case of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Bethpage, N. Y. In spite of a 64% climb in gross sales last year to $167,581,568, net income after taxes was down to $5,456,246 compared with 1950’s $6,242,064 on gross sales of $102,312,498, Grumman reports.
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A Crash in Heavily Populated Queens . . . Brings New Problems for Safety Group

Public outcry in the New York metropolitan area against airports located near residential sites had begun to die out. The Port of New York Authority, with approval of cities adjoining Newark Airport, had agreed to re-open that field for limited military use.
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F9F-6 to Be Shown At SAE Air Review

First public appearance of the sweptwing Grumman Cougar F9F-6 will highlight the SAE Technical Air Review, concluding event of the Society of Automotive Engineers National Aeronautic Meeting which has been scheduled for Apr. 29.
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P&WA Confirms Ford J57 License

Pratt & Whitnev Aircraft last week confirmed an earlier USAF announcement (AVIATION WEEK Feb. 4, p. 15) that a licensing agreement is being negotiated for Ford Motor Co. to build the new Pratt & Whitney-designed J57 jet engine at the Chicago Ford Aircraft Engine division plant.
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PAL Considers Convair 340s

Pioneer Air Lines, which recently purchased nine Martin 2-0-2s from Northwest Airlines for $4.2 million to replace its DC-3 fleet, reportedly is interested in buying five brand new Convair-Liner 340s for delivery in 1954. PAL carried nearly 162,000 passengers over its 1,934 route miles in 1951, expects to fly 200,000 this year and thinks traffic by 1954 will require the additional planes.
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AA Revives Its Airborne Radar Plans

Commercial jet aircraft will have to carry airborne radar, says M. G. Beard, chief engineer of American Airlines. Not only will radar improve the safety factor, but it will enable transports to avoid unfavorable weather. Jet transports will not be able to barrel into thunderstorms at 600 mph, flinging passengers and baggage around the cabin.

By George L. Christian11 min

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