Show 1000 U 0 S AVIATION NOTES AIRPORT construction airport construction in the fiscal year beginning july 1 will require an outlay of 85 million dollars according to an estimate of civil aeronautics administration the funds to be provided by congress would be made available to local sponsors on a matching basis under terms of the federal airport act no recommendation for federal airport aid was included in the budget tor for the 1948 fiscal year submitted to congress by president truman since the CAA had not completed its survey of airport needs in time the CAA survey survey recommends construction st of airports in the next three years although because of cost administration officials stated that program probably will require considerably more time tor for completion the federal airport act approved last year limits federal funds to be provided in any one year to million dollars it authorizes a total expenditure of million dollars over a seven year period grants approved for the current fiscal year ending july 1 1947 total 45 million dollars with construction scheduled to begin this spring these grants include only the three smallest classes of airports 0 0 0 NO malnutrition if the brooklyn dodgers weaken in this years national league leaf or pennant race it wont be from malnutrition the Duroc hermen while limbering up in sunny havana had juicy american steaks flown to them by pan american airways clippers the top sirloins sir loins obtained from a All miami arril meat dealer at a throw were imported because of cubas dearth of prime beet beef 0 0 0 STRAW HANGAR not even a shortage of building material could prevent II 11 11 II forney and son ranchers near lakeside neb from building a hangar for their heir light debt air plane unable to procure materials they resorted to baled bale straw for the side walls of the hangar coating them with cement and covering the structure with metal roofing 7 az J anniversary MODEL test flights have been completed ov on waco aircraft comp companas com panya anys aristo ailsto craft which marks the anniversary niver sary of the building of the companas comp anys first plane the tour foul place plane Is designed to meet demand for a fast and roomy plane for business and pleasure friendliest GREMLIN A revolutionary new aircraft instrument ment which precludes the possibility of a pilot stalling his airplane inadvertently has been developed by CAA the device which shines a red light and blows a horn when a stall Is 1 imminent has been termed the pilots friendliest gremlin by experienced flyers who have operated planes equipped with it the warning device which is rr mounted on the instrument panel Is actuated by a small tab of metal or vane protruding through the leading edge |