• MAR. 7,1949 P. 12 (3 Pages) Convair’s Delta-wing Model 7002.
• OCTOBER 4,1948 P. 12, 13 Floyd B. Odlum
• MARCH 20,1950 P. 11 (3 Pages) CONVAIR XP5Y-1 OUT FOR A CRUISE Sleek profile of Convair’s XP5Y-1 turboproppowered patrol plane is pointed up in this side view taken of the plane during its maiden taxi trials on San Diego Bay. Grossing more than 60 tons, the craft embodies
• February 13, 1961 P. 106, 107 Rocket motors, fired in sequence, propel the seat and pilot up and forward in order to clear the vertical stabilizer. Pilot remains with the seat in a free fall through rarified upper air until he reaches 15,000 ft. altitude. Barometer-controlled device then automatically releases pilot’s seat harness and he is pulled free by a drogue parachute. Immediately afterward his own parachute opens automatically. The supersonic ejection seat project is under the cognizance of Wright Aeronautical Development Division of ARDC.
• MARCH 23, 1953 P. 28 (4 Pages) TUNNEL TESTS of Convair 7002 project, XF-92A ancestor, gave impetus to delta choice.
• October 20, 1958 P. 89, 88
• MAR. 26, 1951 P. 10 NEW CAB MEMBER-Ex-Sen. Chan Gurney is sworn in by Harold H. Burton, Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. Gurney succeeds member Harold Jones, who resigned.
• MAY 18, 1953 P. 38 (6 Pages)
• February 27, 1961 P. 80
• MAR. 7,1949 P. 12 (3 Pages) Striking views of Republic's XF-91.
• MAY 18, 1953 P. 38 (6 Pages) BURIED INSTALLATION is the British approach to handling multi-jet powerplants. Vickers Valiant carries four Rolls-Royce Avons in its wings. Second prototype (above) has larger inlets than first model.
• June 22, 1959 P. 315 (5 Pages) Convair 880 Undergoes Stress Tests Second Convair 880 turbojet transport receives simulated flight stress tests at manufacturer’s new $2 million High Temperature Structures Research Laboratory, San Diego, Calif.
• MAY 18, 1953 P. 38 (6 Pages) Hiller Copter News
• MAY 18, 1953 P. 38 (6 Pages)
• February 27, 1961 P. 80
• MAR. 7,1949 P. 12 (3 Pages)
• June 22, 1959 P. 315 (5 Pages) PARACHUTE being tested in NASA’s Lewis Research Center wind tunnel is designed by Cook Research Laboratory to stabilize B-58 crew recovery capsule in early deceleration phase.
• February 27, 1961 P. 80 Centaur service tower nears completion at the Atlantic Missile Range. The 173-ft. tower, pad and blockhouse constitute Complex 36.
• June 22, 1959 P. 315 (5 Pages) First CL-44 Nears Completion Airframe of the first Canadair CL-44 turboprop transport is being assembled on the production line in Montreal, Canada. The 150-passenger aircraft is designed to carry a 65,000 lb. payload at almost 400 mph. Royal Canadian Air Force has ordered 12 CL-44s. Seaboard & Western Airlines and Flying Tiger Line have purchased 15 swing-tail CL-44D-4 turboprop cargo aircraft (AW Mav 18, p. 41).
• February 13, 1956 P. 106 ADMITTEDLY LAGGING in airframe design, Britain is making a strong bid for a larger share of the engine market. Pictured above is a Convair 340 converted to Napier Eland turboprops. It made its first flight last week. Napier, hoping to convince airlines of the soundness of its program, says the shift saves 2,200 lb. in weight, boosts takeoff power and load capacity and lowers the noise level.

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