September 29, 1952

September 29, 1952

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Headline News

Plan to Reshuffle Air Production Fizzles

By AVIATION WEEK’S Washington Staff6 min

Headline News

Army Shows Off Its Air Power

By Alexander McSurely6 min

Headline News

$1.8 Billion for Air Bases

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Headline News

Plan to Reshuffle Air Production Fizzles

APB backs away from proposals of its acting chairman; reaffirms faith in Munitions Board schedules. Dr. T. P. Wright makes new recommendations to board, warns against overzeal in reducing plane types.

By AVIATION WEEK’S Washington Staff6 min

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Army Shows Off Its Air Power

Copters and liaison planes are exhibited at Ft. Bragg; convertiplane eyed as service’s best transport bet.

By Alexander McSurely6 min

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Headline News

$1.8 Billion for Air Bases

Heftiest part of the $1.8 billion Congress authorized USAF to spend on air base construction is slated to go towards building and improving Strategic Air Command installations at home and abroad. Congress cut the Air Force request back from $2.2 billion sought.
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Iata Meets

Protection of particular airlines is criticized. Transport group says it could lead to retaliation.
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New Jet Liners

Three other British firms to compete with DH. Avro planning delta-wing transport from its 698.

By Robert B. Hotz2 min

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Navy Uses Obsolete F6f Drones

In announcing use of “robot” dive-bombers against hotly defended North Korea ground targets, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet recently won U. S. banner headlines. The fact that the Navy’s robots were obsolete radio-controlled “drones” did not prevent the news from exciting an American public grown weary of constant U. S. losses in the conventional warfare of Korea while the military office at home declared push-button warfare to be just around the corner.
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Wca Contracts to Buy Lake Central

Wisconsin Central Airlines has signed a contract to buy control of the troubled Lake Central Airlines through purchase of the Weesner interests in that line at an undisclosed price. CAB just concluded oral argument on its own charges that John Weesner’s management of Lake Central has been guilty of financial and operating irregularities.
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Australian Airlines Register Slump

Melbourne—A drop in airline traffic and simultaneous steeply rising costs, particularlv for labor, are blamed for current mass dismissals of several hundred Australian airline personnel. More than 200 employes have been laid off by Australian National Airways, about 100 by Trans-Australia Airlines and a number by Ansett Airways.
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PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

Designer Tells of Toil Behind the Comet

Bishop’s version of ‘inside story’ is saga of a bold gamble to snare jet carrier lead for the British. Job took lots of advance planning by de Havilland and cooperation and confidence on the part of BOAC.
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AVIONICS

'little Black Boxes’ Move in on Pilots

Western Electronic Show hears about avionic advances in telemetering devices, transistors, computers. But shortages of engineers may slow future progress, meeting hears; Canadian money lures some.

By William J. Coughlin8 min

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