Carelessness in Boot Ranks of Aviation Mars Annual Record
CAB reports more fledgings and fewer pileups as 1941 figures show 65 fewer fatal and serious accidents and a 15 percent drop in overall accidents. Most incidents involved student pilots during landing or attempting beyond their ability amid lax adherence to CAA rules and instructor guidance.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
CAB
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAX
CAA
Aviation
Air bulletin print run ends for CAR 22 in Panhandle
Air Associates informed the department no more CAR bulletin 22s will be printed. Existing copies in circulation must be circulated further as pilots await CPT No 23 and other bulletins on navigation meteorology and aerodynamics remain in limited supply.
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Air Associates
Panhandle
CPT
Manuel
Secret of U S Superchargers Raises Flight Ceiling
The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America credits superchargers with enabling American pilots to reach higher altitudes and engage enemy aircraft more effectively. Explains single and two speed Wright Cyclone systems and how they sustain engine power at thin air. Also covers local aviation news including licenses, meetings, and a hit-and-run incident involving a pilot’s family.
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Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Pad Clears Plane Skin Wrinkles During Riveting
An oversized electric heating pad developed at Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore reduces wrinkling and buckling of wing skins during riveting. Heat therapy expands then shrinks aluminum sheets to improve aerofoils and airflow over and under wings in flight.
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Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Nazis Shy From Actual Test of New American Fighter Planes
American pilots described the first daylight sweep over Europe using Lockheed P-38 interceptors and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts as a bold test. They reported minimal German opposition, noting the planes’ speed and performance, with experts predicting the U S lineup may excel in future combat trials.
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United States
America
England
Col
J. N. Tone
San Francisco
France
Coast Guard
Great Britain
Joe Alex Morris
Dieppe
Oldest Pilot Earns License Makes Cross Country Flight
In Borger on Oct 10 special report, 77 year old Starr Nelson, father of Wallis Nelson, earned a private pilot license and flew a cross country trip from Grand Junction Colorado to Borger, landing in a wheat field in a stiff crosswind. He journeyed eight hours, reaching 15400 feet to clear mountains and emphasized no parachute was needed. He plans to visit his son and remains a Civil Air Patrol member.
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Harnagel Field
Starr Nelson
Wallis Nelson
Nelson
Grand Junction
Colo
Wallis
Delta County
We’ve Been Asked A Near Miss Flight and Air Ambulance Plane
A near miss on a ship is often more devastating than a direct hit. A 350 mile range landable highway capable air ambulance plane has been developed. The Marine Aviation Corps began in May 1912 with First Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham on its roll call.
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Marine Aviation Corps
Alfred A. Cunningham
Plane Plants Create Handicapper Jobs In Line With Industry
North American Aviation reports it is employing 12 deaf mutes 27 persons with physical deformities and others with various amputations as part of aircraft manufacturing efforts to provide jobs for the physically handicapped.
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North American Aviation
New Milestone Puts Aviation In High School Classrooms
Wartime school term marks aviation education as a major program with Civil Aeronautics Administration preflight courses expanding across Texas Panhandle cities. Ground Instructors, many women, earn CAA ratings. program supports war effort and postwar air commerce prospects.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
Dumas
Pampa
Borger
CAA
Pilot Joseph McPherson Joins Transcontinental Air Lines
Los Angeles born Joseph McPherson, March 19, 1920, has joined Transcontinental and Western Airlines after completing a special course for first officers. He trained as a C.P.T. instructor in Los Angeles, worked in a furniture store to fund aviation studies, and flew TWA planes between Burba, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents live at 713 South Bronson, Los Angeles. A Navy Air Corps petty officer, Alfred Donald, is also mentioned in connection with the article.
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Joseph McPherson
Los Angel
Transcontinental & Western Inc
Los Angeles
McPherson
McPhers
M. McPheson
Celestial Theories Hint Stars Relax With Time
Chicago based Prof Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar proposes a slow relaxation of stellar systems. Stars drift and lose energy via near misses with other stars causing a long life span. Milky Way age judged at 3 billion years with a 10 trillion year relaxation period before disintegration. Also notes American highways valued at 11.6 billion dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
U.P
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
University of Chicago
Dr. Chandrasekhar
Job
Mechanism Forms a Wing Shaped Skin On Frame
A skin is riveted over a wood wing shaped frame. An electric heater fits over the structure to heat and remove wrinkles. Rheostats keep temperature stable while the skin is stitch riveted along edges and ribs. When cooled the skin remains taut like a drum head.
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