February 14, 1955

February 14, 1955

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Sonic Tests Dictate F-100 Changes

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Eisenhower Sets Pacific Air Route Pattern

By Craig Lewis5 min

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Navaid Decision: Get Tacan Ready

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Sonic Tests Dictate F-100 Changes

Findings reveal aerodynamic phenomena that will be considered in designing all new supersonic aircraft.
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Eisenhower Sets Pacific Air Route Pattern

President settles status of PAA and Northwest. Pan American’s Great Circle bid is deferred.

By Craig Lewis5 min

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Navaid Decision: Get Tacan Ready

But VOR/DME backers are not giving up; see opponents hitting snag in free channels for civil-military use.
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Alaska Airstrips

Compacted snow runway widens USAF mobility. Goal is to keep aircraft operating if Reds attack.

By Claude Witze4 min

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Why Small Firms Lose Af Orders

The need for broadening and maintaining America’s mobilization base is a growing factor in the struggle of small companies to get a larger share of Air Force business. Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Gerrity, USAF director of procurement and production engineering, has released studies showing that when small business can do a job but fails to win the contract the blame usually can be traced to one of two reasons:
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White House Fumbles Route Decisions

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Air Force Obligations Reach Two-year Peak

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Eal-colonial Merger Taking Shape Again

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Three Air Agencies to Increase Staffs

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Twining Says Russian Air Quality Improved

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