December 22, 1952

December 22, 1952

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Headline News

AF Aircraft Deliveries Hit Postwar High

By Robert Hotz9 min

Headline News

Britain to Ask NATO Air Slash

By Nat McKitterick5 min

Headline News

Army Cool Toward Convertiplane

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Headline News

AF Aircraft Deliveries Hit Postwar High

Gilpatric says manufacturers met 98% of schedules in November; farther stretchout appears doubtful. But production delays, engineering difficulties with J65 engines, F-89 and F-84F planes are reported.

By Robert Hotz9 min

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Headline News

Britain to Ask NATO Air Slash

London—Great Britain is ready to recommend to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a drastic reduction in the long-range West Europe defense goals, reliable sources here report. Officials will not comment on exact figures, but Chester Wilmot, top British military writer, claimed in the Sunday Observer that British chiefs of staff recommend a goal of only 50 front-line divisions, 5,000 aircraft by 1955.

By Nat McKitterick5 min

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Headline News

Army Cool Toward Convertiplane

Philadelphia—Brightest future for the convertiplane lies in development by private enterprise unfettered by government military or civil red tape, Grover C. Loening, Oyster Bay, N. Y., veteran engineer and apostle of rotary-wing aircraft, told the Second Convertible Aircraft Congress here.

By Alexander McSurely4 min

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Headline News

Jet Prices Too High: Littlewood

Wright Brothers lecturer also tells how engineers could improve safety design of airliners.
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AVIONICS

Sperry Cutoff Monitors A-12 Autopilot

Irregular conditions bring unit into play. Tests over, device is in limited production.

By Philip Klass8 min

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EQUIPMENT

Flexible Hose Survives Trial by Fire

Aeroquip demonstrates equipment at meeting. New joint and fitting are also presented.

By George L. Christian6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

ATA Rejects UAL Coach Safety Charges

Airlines to continue their expansion plans despite Patterson’s arguments against high-density seating. Evacuation tests show coach passengers can escape safely; but United cuts back its DC-4 seating.

By Lee Moore6 min

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Editorial

A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER

With the coming of the New Year, Aviation Week will have a new Publisher, Robert W. Martin, Jr. For the task of leading Aviation Week into new and larger areas of service, he is exceptionally well qualified. Bob has been associated with me from the beginning of Aviation Week, serving in many capacities, and has been intimately identified with every phase of the magazine’s development.

By Robert F. Boger5 min

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FINANCIAL

Beech Corp. Billings Triple in Year

The year’s sales were $91 million, compared to 1951’s $33 million, but taxes put brake on company’s net.

By Selig Altschul5 min

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PRODUCTION

C-W Naturalizes Sapphire Jet Engine

Analysis finds British design too cumbersome. Wright redesign cuts cost, production time.

By Irving Stone5 min

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