June 9, 1952

June 9, 1952

View Full Issue Table of Contents
Headline News

Little Fuel, Many MiGs Worry USAFE

By William Kroger8 min

Headline News

Three Plants Push Supersonic Bombers

By Ben S. Lee3 min

Headline News

Fewer Accidents ... More Serious Results

View Full Issue
More Features
1617
Headline News

Little Fuel, Many MiGs Worry USAFE

Wiesbaden—Fuel supply, not the number of planes on each side, is the real gauge of superiority between the Allied and Communist air forces facing each other across the tension-wracked border between East and West Germany. Last week, as actions east of the border became ever more menacing in the wake of the signing of the West German peace contracts, Communist air forces in East Germany and Poland still vastly outnumbered the Allied Air Forces of Central Europe.

By William Kroger8 min

1213
Headline News

Three Plants Push Supersonic Bombers

New plane designs figure in heavy bomber study. And latest crash of B-36 may boost mediums.

By Ben S. Lee3 min

1415
Headline News

Fewer Accidents ... More Serious Results

Plagued by queries as to whether aircraft accident rates are climbing and as to whether latest planes in use are too complex with their myriads of electronic controls and weapon devices, Air Force is faced with questions it can answer only in generalities because of security.
1415
Headline News

Canadair Plans DC-3 Replacement

Montreal—The latest bid to put a feederline plane on the worldwide market as a replacement for the veteran Douglas DC-3 comes from Canadair Ltd., largest airframe builder in Canada, and wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp.
1213
Headline News

B-36 Crash Summary

May 28—Crashed and exploded at Carswell AFB, Tex. when right landing gear failed on landing run. Seven of 17 personnel aboard killed. April 15—Crashed and exploded near Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Wash. Probably as a result of power failure of one or more right engines on takeoff.
1819
Headline News

Intensive Missile Research Need Cited

The United States must go all-out in the research, development and production of guided missiles if this nation and its way of life are to survive, according to J. H. “Dutch” Kindelberger, North American Aviation chairman. In an address before the Economic Club of Detroit, Kindelberger declared:
1415
Headline News

Italy Set to Buy Training Planes

Rome—The Italian Defense Ministry has laid out a policy for assuring adequate numbers and types of training planes to carry through expansion of the Italian Air Force. Funds are earmarked for procurement of 600 primary and 800 basic trainers and an unspecified but fairly large number of jet planes.
1819
Headline News

Increased NACA Program Is Out

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ plans for a stepped-up program over the coming year are out. The question now is whether NACA operations can continue at this year’s level—or must be reduced. The $64.2-million appropriation allowed by the House for the 1953 fiscal year, which would require NACA to curtail its staff starting July 1, has been upped by the Senate Appropriations Committee to $68.3 million to permit a continuation of activities at the present level.
1415
Headline News

CAA Prop Reversal Recommendations

The CAA Aircraft Engineering division has come up with recommendations for airline modifications to prevent unwanted propeller reversal on Hamilton Standard propeller systems, following a two-month industrv-wide study. Chief proposals CAA now asks industry comment on before making them mandatory modifications are:
1819
Headline News

Braniff, MCA May Be First to Merge

If stockholders approve, Braniff Airways will be the first domestic line to purchase another airline since Western bought Inland back in 1944. CAB has approved the Braniff-Mid-Continent deal wherein Braniff would buy MCA by giving shareholders one share Braniff for every 1½ shares which Mid-Continent held.
June 21952 June 161952