September 1, 1952

September 1, 1952

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Headline News

Drag Chute: Something for Nothing

Headline News

Cab Hits ‘laxity’ in Robin Case

Headline News

Tankers Extend Range of Carrier Jets

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Headline News

Drag Chute: Something for Nothing

B-52 co-pilot says that advantages of the parachute are practically free, as cost is balanced by tire savings.
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Headline News

Cab Hits ‘laxity’ in Robin Case

A long history of CAA laxity, company incompetence and safety violations was involved in the Robin Air Lines crash fatal to all 29 aboard a C-46 approaching Los Angeles last Apr. 18, according to the official Civil Aeronautics Board accident report.
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Headline News

Tankers Extend Range of Carrier Jets

Air-to-air refueling will permit fighters to escort flattop bombers to and from target areas. So the Navy orders all of its AJ Savages modified for use as either flying tankers or bombers.
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Headline News

B-47 Armament

Emerson turret system replaced by GE’s. But former is termed fundamentally sound.
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Headline News

F-89d Displays New Fire Power

First official details of the wingtip armament in Northrop’s F-89D Scorpion have been released by the Air Force. The twin-jet interceptors in production at the Hawthorne, Calif., plant of Northrop Aircraft, Inc., carry two bat teries of 2.75-in. air-to-air rockets in wingtip pods.
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PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

Magnesium: Neglected Plane Material

Many advantages seen for this low-density metal in primary structures; being tried for F9F-2 wing.

By H. Spencer Peterson12 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

New Civil Air Safety Measures Proposed

Passenger briefing in ditching procedure and effect of temperature-humidity on takeoffs are debated. But aft-facing seats find little favor among aviation leaders at annual airworthiness conference.

By F. Lee Moore9 min

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Production Engineering

Britannia Races Sbac Deadline

Bristol rushes to ready turboprop airliner prototype for Farnborough show, where it may mean dollars.
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Big Spinner

Navy will test gravity effects precisely. People and equipment will be whirled.

By David A. Anderton4 min

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Filter Center

New HF Transceiver DevelopmentCollins Radio is announcing a 100-w. 144-channel HF airborne transceiver for phone and CW. Frequency range is 2 to 25 me., with remote servo-controlled tuning to any one of 144 selected channels. Transceiver will use plugin modular-type construction and fit in size 14 ATR rack; weight will be about 60 lb.
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