Word: aircrafters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...survey, an independent effort, paralleled much of Secretary Young's but noted in addition: For the first time since Summer 1927 the number of airplanes licensed and identified has slumped (from 9,767 as of Jan. 1, to 9,524 as of July 1). As 1,500 new aircraft were licensed during that period, it means that about 1,740, or 18% of the total went out of active service. Production of aircraft engines dropped to 2,052 units for the half-year-54% of the number manufactured in the first six months...
...terms of the Versailles Treaty, Germany is forbidden all military aircraft...
...aircraft built this year (exclusive of planes exported) 598 were biplanes, 562 monoplanes. Of the biplanes, 493 were open cockpit landcraft, eight cabin landcraft, 18 flying boats, 30 amphibians, 49 convertible. Of the monoplanes, 271 were open cockpit landcraft, 275 cabin landcraft, five flying boats, seven amphibians, four convertibles...
...half-year there were 9,773 licensed and identified aircraft in the U. S., 13,041 licensed pilots, 8,843 mechanics. California has the largest number of each: 1,275 planes, 2,515 pilots, 1,658 mechanics. New York is second with 1,148 planes, 682 pilots, 874 mechanics. Nevada foots the list of states with ten planes and 17 pilots, but has 27 airports...
...great aviation companies, only United Aircraft & Transport Corp. has issued its semi-annual statement. It showed $2,102,531 profit, compared to $4,410,046 for the first half of 1929. †1929 figures from Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce...