January 19, 1953

January 19, 1953

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Headline News

Record Postwar Air Spending Predicted

By Robert Hotz10 min

Headline News

Big Fly-by

Headline News

Lovett Says Defense Not Geared for War

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Headline News

Record Postwar Air Spending Predicted

Budget estimates a peak of $21 billion in 1954. AF expected to complete bulk of 143 wings.

By Robert Hotz10 min

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Headline News

Big Fly-by

Military air show is set for inaugural parade. B-47 squadron will make first public appearance.
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Headline News

Lovett Says Defense Not Geared for War

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Headline News

Excess Rail Rates on Plane Parts Cited

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AVIATION SAFETY

Full Report on Comet Crash in Rome

The official report released by the British Ministry of Civil Aviation’s Accidents Investigation Branch on the crash of BOAC’s G-ALYZ jet Comet at Rome’s Ciampino Airport blames pilot error. The captain was at fault in “not appreciating excessive nose-up attitude of aircraft during takeoff,” the report says.
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Production

Loening Speech Stirs Air Industry

Copies of pioneer’s address, criticizing Pentagon and U. S. over-regulation, circulating in aviation circles.
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AVIONICS

New Gyro Simplifies Polar Navigation

Eclipse-Pioneer 'Polar Path' high-accuracy unit proves itself in SAS DC-6B trans-Arctic flight.

By Philip Klass7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

History of Ual’s Coach Policy

L. Bell, personnel director, for money saving ideas put into effect by the carrier. CAL estimates the amount of the awards by multiplying by 10% the calculated savings in dollars the idea will achieve. Nov. 4, 1948: Capital Airlines starts first scheduled domestic aircoach. Previously only coach service available offered by large irregular carriers. 1949: All major trunklines except United start coach service. May 4, 1950: "Competitive considerations caused United to inaugurate aircoach service on the Pacific Coast early in 1950," United president Patterson says in his 1950 annual report dated Mar. 8, 1951, adding: "Such service was begun … with 66-passenger DC-4 planes."
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AIR TRANSPORT

Patterson Takes Aircoach Fight to Public

United president demands congressional hearing on his charges that CAB high-density policy is "unsafe." American and nonsked Air America ask permission to fly coach service on UAL transcontinental routes.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Lift Raiser

Boundary layer control studied in Cessna 309. System shortens ground takeoff, landing runs.
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