BRITAIN LEADS IN AERO ENGINES
Received Thursdav, 7 p.m. WARRINGTON, Feb. 5. Xlr. Gleun Xlartin, one of America's Jeading aircraft manufacturers, told the Senate Air Kafety Investigation Committee that the Fnited States was at least 18 months behind Briain in the development of jet and gas turbine engines. Britain was also eonvincing customers throughout the world that American aircraft would ue obsolete within three or four years. Xlr. Xfartin said not much could be done to lessen the American Jag but pressure should be exerted to speed up development. Jet transports to be introduced within five years, would cruise at 500 miles an liour. Therefore airports and land ing aids must be iuiproved accordingly, The development of air terminals was at present lagging so much that the safety of commercial airline operation was adversely affected. Airlines needed liiiancial aid fpiickly if some were not to go out of business. XEa.il rates should be increased and fares raised ' ' modestly ".
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 February 1947, Page 5
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