March 21, 1955

March 21, 1955

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Operational Missiles Now Arming Usaf

By Robert Hotz9 min

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Navy Blames Engine Builders for Costly Production Delays

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British Missile Details Revealed

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Operational Missiles Now Arming Usaf

Scientific achievements spur program of Atlas IBM; Falcon proves successful as a defensive weapon.

By Robert Hotz9 min

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Navy Blames Engine Builders for Costly Production Delays

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British Missile Details Revealed

Anti-aircraft types nearing production; hints dropped regarding IBM prospects; 1500 missiles tested.
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Army Creates Aviation Division

By Claude Witze3 min

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Raf Shows Off Hunter Units, Hoping to Silence Critics

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Navy Will Sweep Mines with Helicopters

Application of the helicopter as an aerial tug to sweep enemy minefields was disclosed last week by the U. S. Navy and Piasecki Helicopter Corp. The new technique, for which Piasecki claims its tandem design has many advantages, practically eliminates the inherent threat of having the lead minesweeping vessel blown up in clear-in a harbor for entrance of transport and cargo vessels.
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Lockheed Prop Device Cuts Cabin Noise 25%

Burbank, Calif.—Lockheed Aircraft Corp. has announced a new propeller synchronizing system designed to make airline travel 25% quieter. The combination electrical and hydraulic system was developed by Lockheed flight test engineers to reduce noise in the passenger cabins of transports.
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Atlantic Air Freight Agreement Approved

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Naca Construction Wins House Approval

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Convair Advisors

Convair has recruited a team of scientific advisors to assist in the development of missile systems and aircraft, and to study problems of basic nuclear research. The scientists listed by their specialties, are: Theoretical Physics. Dr. Hans Bethe, professor of physics, Cornell University; Dr. Kenneth M. Case, associate professor of physics, University of Michigan; Dr. Charles L. Critchfield, professor of physics, University of Minnesota; Dr. Mark M. Mills, chief of theoretical physics division, University of California Livermore Laboratory; Dr. Edward Teller, professor of physics and associate director of Radiation and Livermore Laboratories, University of California; Dr. John A. Wheeler, professor of physics, Princeton University.
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