December 28, 1953

December 28, 1953

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Mach 2 Problem: Violent Controls

By Robert Hotz4 min

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U. S. Unveils Defensive Missile System

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Eisenhower Backs Air Buildup

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Mach 2 Problem: Violent Controls

X-1A’s 1,650-mph. flight confirms need for substantial research before new 1,000-mph. aircraft are designed.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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U. S. Unveils Defensive Missile System

Army Nike rocket rides radar beam to target. But range is only 18 mi. from site of launching.
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Eisenhower Backs Air Buildup

President tells Wright 50th anniversary celebration that airpower is ‘absolutely essential’ to U. S. defense.
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Continental-braniff Merger Proposed

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Stout Plans Tri-motor Comeback

Detroit—At least 100 of the famous Ford Tri-Motor all-metal transports will be built under new production plans announced here by designer William B. Stout, who says that a study is now underway on a market for the plane. Stout says a group of California businessmen, whom he did not name, is setting up a company on the West Coast which will handle production.
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Turboprop R3y-1 Begins First Tests

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Rohr Top Salaries

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New Twa Service Boosts Connie Speed

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Rickenbacker Studies Piasecki Helicopters

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F4d Tries for New Airplane Altitude Mark

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