Show Air A r Corps Will Use Propelled Jet-Propelled Fighters Fi on Japanese Javanese Front fighter plane now constituting a rapidly growing segment of the aircraft production in this this' country will displace to a great degree the standard type of fighter-escort fighter craft in the war against Japan according to war production officials Scheduled increases in the output for this year are described as ter terrific terrific terrific and by 1946 it was stated production of at the new plane may make it the largest single item in the wide range of United States St es air air- aircraft aircraft aircraft craft types The Germans are using a jet- jet propelled plane on the western front in combat against Allied bombers and their fighter escorts It is ac ac- acknowledged ac- ac acknowledged to have as principal ad ad- advantage advantage advantage vantage the speed with which it can attack and then elude conventional American fighter planes American aircraft designers and engineers are trying to eliminate nate what appears to be the chief chic dis dis- advantage of the plane jet-plane its short range Because of its prodigious consumption of fuel it is necessary that the plane be close to its base for frequent refueling Until the range is lengthened its use as a bomber escort will be confined to raids against targets reasonably close to sources of fuel supply ex ex- experts experts experts point out They add confident confident- confidently ly however that the short range will not always be an obstacle to ex ex- extensive extensive extensive use of the plane |