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' o Data Taken From Tests Given In Various Skills v lrovr Tested Secretly The Mtewiaf startling to luxury air r!t'elpment o nceived by the Sai a the famous Flying and Superfortress, that Thtoi considerable later--" ili twryone and particularly m employed by the largest rtfg note: .iegcribea lSTe repair Vvand the world.) -- j - ... establish-t-a of a new the skies, a ouncement iant of .... v ''.v.v,.-.- earVoaJl B-2- Work Increase Requires Extra Shift (Supe- 9 rswas made today by 4'Sgtvedt, chairman of ihg Aircraft company. jew sky giant has been ii; Strato- - the Boeing i.';.'.-super An increase in the number of engines to be repaired at OATSC has necessitated the employment of a graveyard shift at the engine test block branch, engine repair section, maintenance division, Gen. airliner, Ae new deslg-fe- d the Boeing 377, will carry (to 100 passengers with extreme je and the highest of airline jeds, and will have the unprece-jate- d -- eral Foreman Arthur R. Smith said direct operating cost of (cot a passenger mile, Egtvedt oounced. It will have an oper-jn- g cruising speed of 340 miles this week. The new shift is being supervised by Floyd Probasco of Idaho. The majority of the repairable engines now being received are coming direct from the fighting fronts, engine test officials said. Work Vital The work done by these aircraft engine mechanics is of even more importance than that of a skilled surgeon. If the surgeon makes a mistake in an operation, the patient may die, but if the engine mechanic turns out faulty work, 10, 12 or even 20 men may die in an airplane crash. Only the highest type of individual is employed in this work, which under goes a rigid inspection to make certain that only serviceable engines are released by the branch. Supervisors are chosen to oversee this work only after they have demonstrated that they have the desired ability. Repaired engines are given very exacting test runs lasting four and low 4 - hour. I to be completed company. All pres-- i of the plane will be for : f any aircraft Fares the man who originally the Boeing Flying Fort-s- i hailed the 377 as a significant in the trend of future aircraft hp Lswer . and bt will make possible lower !' .' models Jlitary service. f Egtvedt, motived .I -- A military prototype of the new saport, built in secrecy, now is iderfoing tests, making the 377 first of the greater post-w- ar Sm i iiMMaiMwwJ E: 'Si i iS jwer fares, although with more nrltort and luxury for. the passen-wThis will in a few years jr transportation, adjall . its with utages of speed and iJaia the same price put comfort, range as rail and bus travel. (The 377's record performance, jether with low operating cost, l accomplished by utilizing the "Ming "117", g wing and VSea aerodynamic' advancements have been proven on the Egtvedt said. The direct cost of 1 cent a passenger Je, will apply to ranges as great from the Atlantic seaboard to low-dra- op-iti- ng Pacific coast It is non-sto- p. xtantially below the of any transport nte and less than for any other "lylane operating now in that projectedtransport of the immean-we- ed future. mile (Direct operating should not be con-J- d with fare per mile, but is we most important factors . Jjwfmlning fare.) J 5 powered with four each at (2,800 rated horsepower) m wUl have a top of n hour and anspeed operat- milirfng speed of 340 miles an Thta speed would make it 1 exanPle. to leave 7JiSk ,Lnoon and arrive on US.008 in tim for dinner, ft.i? Jra"8e is 3,500 miles PW , Mconomical non-sto- p oper-iLyS- m York to London. fa XtoSrand Pressurized, like the the SJJw for in the substrato-r,'- n ave surface storms. at altitudes iJmJ'11 operate wltl atmospheric the cabin equiva- B-2- 9. com-weh- in SSafgg of the 7tTt? lSe?!1", identical wings, tail tX awnid,ng ear' the vo1" mor than twice and the WaVe'fuperfprtress feet out-owt- Nb !? h longer. ui achieved by building one fc?n.P, of another, the top fcejwiif'". longer and the two !nto each other. The TtheR is lPe ame diame- 9a 1 iX1, The cross-se- c- one-ha- ... Boeing-designe- B-2- 9s yet - by Sansono Tho Wolf ley and for crew's quarters lor long ocean flights. addiBy using the lounge for dax-ti"- 1 the tional passengers, model capacity of the luxury would be 86 persons. plane, fea3. As an ramp in the tured by a drive-u- p g rear and internal for speedy make which equipment, necesloading and does away with equipsity for special handling a usable ment This version hascubic cargo volume of 3.000 Payloadfeet of and a maximum cargo operadirect The 33,000 pounds. will aption costs of this model mile. proximate 5 cents a tonversions of Both day and night equipped the passenger plane are lava ory with adequate galley dand the S accommodations a n sleeper has comfortable dressing all-car- go cargo-handlin- MntT'iSS Boeing giant 1 ne t e exceptional a , high-leve- a, e Allowing: low-far- com- . over-the-weath- er the land largest modem u i I IU gross aexibmbins' Permits un-t- o transport yetjb ,,n utilizing the weight is 130.000 pounds. b-3" (same as the "ww. Various operational ffleigth 110' 4" (12 feet longer d hours, after which a ck four-engi- wh-8pee- lf - plete test is made of the engine. engine passes this test made of the big ship pillustrates If the Of the interior ARTISTS SKETCH by a thoroughly competent inspecfeature of the transport which allows many combinathe two-detor, it is prepared for storage and Note circular stairway conarrangement. tions of passenger-carg- o placed in a suitable engine conconseats for is used deck passenger two day decks. Upper necting tainer. Following this it is sent to vertible into berths, lower for observation, dining, cocktail lounge. the serviceable engine warehouse, ultimately it is again taken perfortress, the most efficient air and transport carrying 100 passengers overseas to be placed in use on the of Choice the built. ever ar this With plane in all three cabins. "117 the war fronts. rangement the plane still has am- most daerodynamically wing", Smith is, general foreman of the effective ple space for cargo andis baggage. with Mondell Bennett of branch, was ever promptdeveloped, wing This passenger capacity approxMontana, assistant foreman and moderthe ed outstanding performance two of by to that imately equal supervisor; Carl B. Seideman displayed in carry- shift streamlined railway day this wing has n-type of Texas and Probasco, shift record-rang- e on their ing be could placed coaches. Fares operat- bombing runs over Japan. Fine sufficiently low to enable field of aerodynamic balance of the conors to compete for this big trols eliminates necessity for reached in flight All four power Recent Visiter Rulon W. Waite, traffic. boost and gives the pilot plants are quickly interchangeable, former unit chief, was a recent vispower the For additional cargo space, control. of "feel" direct and designed for ease of itor to branch seven. Pvt. Waite is for pas- the be could arranged plane home on furlough from Texas. The 377 is designed to attain the cabin sengers in the main upper l, comfort and speed of second the cabin, lower one and operation and to lower cabin being used for cargo. eliminate discompassenger of feet cargo 750 cubic This gives altitude caused fort by rapid 86 persons. space and seats for will operate under It, changes. condi2. As a luxury sleeper plane, comfortable atmospheric is flying with 72 day seats or 36 comfortable the whether tions plane berths in the main cabin, the rear at high or low altitudes. In delower cabin fitted as an observa- scending, the pressure in the cabin is increased at a slow, measured tion, dining and cocktailthe lounge lower rate for passenger comfort regardseating 14 persons, and forward cabin used for cargo, gal- less of the rate of the plane's de- rooms. figure '8." 1 A Stratocrulser, 5ently irt growing .out of the famous 377 world With P 8Peed of 400 and a is secret tests. The new toly?e undergoing -- nt . Passengers at an operatine cost of cruising speed of 340 miles liner wUl luxury post-w-ar In a recent study conducted by the personnel and training division of OATSC, made to determine the relationship between test scores and various- classifications or Job levels, - it was found that on the whole- employes of Hill field are engaged in the fields and skills for which they are best suited and most capable. The data was taken from reports of testing projects accomplished at OATSC over a period of several months in an attempt to determine whether or not there is a tendency for persons with higher classifications and higher salaries to obtain higher scores on tests 'of general ability, aptitude, knowledge and skills. Available to Employes The testing projects which were made available to employes of both supply and maintenance divisions. included tests on typing, short-military correspondence, hand, decimal Dewey filing, preparation of ditto material, mathematical computations, various types of welding, blueprint reading, operation of various types of machinery and gyro, electrical and general instruments. Statistics reveal that in the majority of cases those earning higher salaries in the CAF 2, 3, 4 and 5 classifications have been properly classified and a few instances were found to- be a little below par insofar as their classification qualifications are concerned. For example, in the test given supply technical research employes it was found that on the tests dealing with personnel, vocabulary, number and name checking, supply general information and bluemade print reading, the CAF-4'- s on higher scores than the CAF-3'- s all tests except the name checking test. Upon conclusion of the testing project there was a general tendency for persons of higher classification, both in graded and ungraded fields, to obtain higher scores on tests. The tendency for persons of higher classification to obtain higher test scores was less marked on the intelligence test. There were, in fact, some cases where the higher classified employes showed lower intelligence scores. This was the case among supply clerical employes, welders, and instrument repairmen. Ii other groups there was but little definite tendency one way or another. There was a stronger tendency, however, for persons "of higher classification to obtain higher test scores on knowledge and skill testa. This is possibly traceable partially to the fact that employes with higher classifications have been on the specific job longer and are consequently in possession of more skills and knowledge of the job. TbemheHts of the su aerodynamic perfection scent Power Exceeds Locomotive Indicating the great power of the engines with which the 377 will be equipped, the total 14,000 is more horsepower of ofallthefour most powerthan twice that operaful railroad locomotive in altitude tion. Flight at 20,000 feet is possible with only three engines running. Every effort to attain simplicity of operation was made in building For long ocean the new airplane. crew of four is an operating hops, in the Persons three required, plus steward s department. The operpilot, ating crew includes and combfnaUon flight engineer navigator and radio operator. reTranscontinental operationcrew the in operating three quires and combination pilot, radio operator and flight engineer with two members in the steward's department. made Shin maintenance hastobeen keep costs dowr . is such that all operat-fn- tf mechanical and equipment ervicea be can easily devices be ttie ground and can also cp-pil- co-pil- ot "H has gctar hold on woman!' |