July 16, 1956

July 16, 1956

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BUSINESS FLYING

Cessna 310 Flies Well, Quick on Controls

By Richard Sweeney10 min

Mass Airways Traffic Jam Snarls East

By L. L. Doty8 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Twining Says Russia Can Surprise West

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BUSINESS FLYING

Cessna 310 Flies Well, Quick on Controls

By Richard Sweeney10 min

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Mass Airways Traffic Jam Snarls East

One of the worst tie-ups in airways history clogs New York traffic for 14 hours, Washington for 12.

By L. L. Doty8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Twining Says Russia Can Surprise West

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Letters

A Letter to the Editor was published in Aviation Week July 11, p. 146, over the signature of “Douglas Engineer,” which was grossly exaggerated as to “lax management” and to the level of engineering work. Although the letter contained many half-truths, a further look into the Douglas engineering departments may well be in order.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Newark Wins Back Airline Business

New York—Newark Airport, despite unusual handicaps which have slowed its development, is steadily increasing its share of the richest air travel market in the world. Airlines using the New Jersey field are confident that its importance in the New York metropolitan area airport complex will continue to grow, and most are backing their confidence with schedules, promotion and plans.

By Glenn Garrison6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Aeroflot Operation Geared to Growth

Moscow—Vnukovo Airport, about 20 miles south of here, is the hub of Aeroflot’s domestic and international operations and a good place to observe the current Soviet airline routine. During four visits to Vnukovo in eight days, we always found the parking area crowded with transports.

By Robert Hotz5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Reach New Growth, Profit Peaks

Healthy year indicated by traffic and revenue records set by the airlines in first half of 1956.

By Craig Lewis5 min

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FINANCIAL

Usaf Contracts

Following is a list of unclassified contracts for $25,000 and over as released by Air Force Contracting Offices: OKLAHOMA CITY AIR MATERIEL AREA, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Janitrol Aircraft-Automotive Division, Surface Combustion Corp., 400 Dublin Ave., Columbus, Ohio, heater assy. (RFP 337-03F-OC-646307), 7 times, $245612.
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EDITORIAL

We Are All to Blame

The bureaucratic charade by government officials trying to fix official blame for the Grand Canyon mid-air collision that cost 128 lives is an unnecessary farce. It doesn’t take an investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board or a committee of Congress to determine what killed the crews and passengers aboard United Air Lines’ DC-7 and Trans World Airlines’ Super-Constellation.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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MANAGEMENT

Washington Roundup

Under mounting Congressional pressure, the appointment of a non-military scientific board to evaluate the relative merits of the Army’s Nike missile and the Air Force’s Talos missile, both programmed for comparable continental defense missions, appears inevitable.

By Washington staff4 min

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