December 16, 1958

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How to use the 1959 Buyers' Guide

A: AIRCRAFT. This section lists products that are installed either complete or as major systems in an airplane. Powerplants, major components, such complete units as seats or control assemblies are to be found herein. B: MISSILES, SPACE VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS.

MILITARY AND AIRLINE BUYERS

Services List Contract Types That Govern Military Buying

One of the major responsibilities of the negotiator is the selection of the type of contract best suited to the procurement which he is conducting. His choice will have an important effect on the ultimate cost of the contract, on the incentive given the contractor to use materials and manpower efficiently, and on the nature of the supervision which must be exercised over the performance of the contract.

MILITARY AND AIRLINE BUYERS

Military Sales: Where to Go, Whom to See

Ait Material Command, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Complete aircraft, missiles and aerial targets. Ballistic missiles and peculiar support by Dept. Director/Ballistic Missiles, Inglewood, Calif.

MILITARY AND AIRLINE BUYERS

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Chief, Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of the Navy, Washington 25, D. C. Airframes, aircraft engines (jet and reciprocating), propellers, electronic equipment, aircraft armament, aeronautical instruments, target drones, ground handling equipment for aircraft, guided missiles.