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$100 Voted Ward For Idea; $95 Goes To 3 Others
An award of $100 in cash was voted Ernest Ward, of C-54 Plane Service at the last meeting of the Suggestion for his idea on a spark plug removing tool. This tool resembles a steel drift pin which fits over the shank of the plug and is used in removing plugs that are frozen in the cylinder bushing due to the bottom threads becoming carbonized. When it has been struck several blows with a one pound hammer, it sufficiently frees the plug so that it can be removed with a socket and an extension handle arrangement.
Prior to its use, extreme difficulty was encountered in removing the plugs and what usually happened was that a cylinder had to be changed or the plug drilled out by the Machine Shop.
Assistant Shop Superintendent Gerry Jones and Charlie Fulmer stated in their approval of the idea: “Until the drift was put to use, we had on the average one cylinder change per day. There have been as many as three cylinder changes per day. These changes were due to the fact that the plugs could not be removed.”
Fifty Dollars in cash went to John J. Parise of the Instrument Shop. John submitted a complete and improved procedure for calibration of fuel tank gauges and transmitters (liquido-meters) on C-54 aircraft.
The advantages of the suggested method are numerous. Now more than eight manhours can be saved on each calibration. It saves material, such as wire and chromate and eliminates extra inspection time for checking tanks for leaks, because units are not pulled. Most important of all it eliminates the possibility of having someone pumping into the wrong tank, thereby causing damage to equipment, injury to personnel and a possible fire hazard.
Staff Engineer Orowski stated: “It is a good idea and will simplify liquidometer trouble shooting and I agree that it can eliminate at least eight manhours per liquidometer trouble.”
Roy J. James-of Inspection received $35 for his suggestion that the company manufacture wrenches to be used in removing and 'installing prop governors on Pratt and Whitney R2000-9 engines. It is extremely difficult to remove or install the prop governor on these engines due to the peculiarity of the Titeflex Harness which is installed and some sort of special tool is necessary to speed up the process:
According to Orville Scott, Assistant Chief of the Engine Shop, this tool is a great saver of time. Without the use of the wrench approximately 2V-2 hours were required to remove or install prop governors as compared with 20 minutes with the use of the tool.
Mitchel H. Kushins of the Metal Shop was awarded $10 for his suggestion that the company manufacture squeeze sets for the pneu-
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2:22 Record Set by Constellation On First Commercial Flight to Bermuda
Out to break a record on its first commercial flight, a Lockheed Constellation flown by PAA cut 1 hour and 44 minutes from the round-trip flight time New York to Bermuda and back.
The 43-passenger Clipper on its first flight for pay made its best time on the southbound run, flying the 765 miles.in 2 hours, 22 minutes. Time on the return trip against strong head winds was 3 hours, 26 minutes, for a total round-trip flight time of 5 hours, 48 minutes. Best previous time, set by a DC-4 type Clipper of PAA on Jan. 3, was 7 hours, 32 minutes.
ference for American, British and French press associations, newspapers and magazines.
The crew of the record-breaking flight was: Ralph Carter, Captain; L. C. Emerson, 1st Officer; Lee Nelson, Navigator; Don Fowler, 1st Engineer; D. Ray Cornish, 2nd Engineer; Charles Darcy, 3rd Engineer; David M. Sanders, 1st Radio Officer; Richard O’Leary, and Joe Raviol, Stewards; Isabel Murdock, Stewardess.
The Constellation as it arrived at NBA, having completed record breaking round trip
The flight to Bermuda was with a capacity load of 52, including a 10-man crew. Most of these were official delegates and press attending the U. S.-British civil aviation conference which opened in Bermuda. The return trip carried 39 passengers and 10 crew.
Th£ 300-mile-an-hour Constellation-type Clipper goes into transatlantic service over PAA’s world-wide routes next month. It will make the New York-London run in IIV2 hours flight time.
The flight was commanded by Capt. Ralph L. Carter, who has had 10 months’ experience flying the Constellation in PAA’s contract operation for the Army Air Transport Command. In .regular transatlantic service the new Clipper will carry a 9-man crew, including a steward and stewardess.
The State Department delegation was headed by Col. George P. Baker, Director of the Office of Transport and Communications Policy. Other passengers included representatives of the British government and BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corp., British national airline), officials of the three U. S. overseas airlines — Pan American World Airways, American Overseas Airlines and Trans-World Airline — and aviation editors covering the con-
Captain Harold E. Gray, Operations Manager, who flew the first flight to Bermuda in 1938, congratulates Captain Ralph L. Carter, skipper of the Constellation
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| Full Text | $100 Voted Ward For Idea; $95 Goes To 3 Others An award of $100 in cash was voted Ernest Ward, of C-54 Plane Service at the last meeting of the Suggestion for his idea on a spark plug removing tool. This tool resembles a steel drift pin which fits over the shank of the plug and is used in removing plugs that are frozen in the cylinder bushing due to the bottom threads becoming carbonized. When it has been struck several blows with a one pound hammer, it sufficiently frees the plug so that it can be removed with a socket and an extension handle arrangement. Prior to its use, extreme difficulty was encountered in removing the plugs and what usually happened was that a cylinder had to be changed or the plug drilled out by the Machine Shop. Assistant Shop Superintendent Gerry Jones and Charlie Fulmer stated in their approval of the idea: “Until the drift was put to use, we had on the average one cylinder change per day. There have been as many as three cylinder changes per day. These changes were due to the fact that the plugs could not be removed.” Fifty Dollars in cash went to John J. Parise of the Instrument Shop. John submitted a complete and improved procedure for calibration of fuel tank gauges and transmitters (liquido-meters) on C-54 aircraft. The advantages of the suggested method are numerous. Now more than eight manhours can be saved on each calibration. It saves material, such as wire and chromate and eliminates extra inspection time for checking tanks for leaks, because units are not pulled. Most important of all it eliminates the possibility of having someone pumping into the wrong tank, thereby causing damage to equipment, injury to personnel and a possible fire hazard. Staff Engineer Orowski stated: “It is a good idea and will simplify liquidometer trouble shooting and I agree that it can eliminate at least eight manhours per liquidometer trouble.” Roy J. James-of Inspection received $35 for his suggestion that the company manufacture wrenches to be used in removing and 'installing prop governors on Pratt and Whitney R2000-9 engines. It is extremely difficult to remove or install the prop governor on these engines due to the peculiarity of the Titeflex Harness which is installed and some sort of special tool is necessary to speed up the process: According to Orville Scott, Assistant Chief of the Engine Shop, this tool is a great saver of time. Without the use of the wrench approximately 2V-2 hours were required to remove or install prop governors as compared with 20 minutes with the use of the tool. Mitchel H. Kushins of the Metal Shop was awarded $10 for his suggestion that the company manufacture squeeze sets for the pneu- (Continued on Page 4 j 2:22 Record Set by Constellation On First Commercial Flight to Bermuda Out to break a record on its first commercial flight, a Lockheed Constellation flown by PAA cut 1 hour and 44 minutes from the round-trip flight time New York to Bermuda and back. The 43-passenger Clipper on its first flight for pay made its best time on the southbound run, flying the 765 miles.in 2 hours, 22 minutes. Time on the return trip against strong head winds was 3 hours, 26 minutes, for a total round-trip flight time of 5 hours, 48 minutes. Best previous time, set by a DC-4 type Clipper of PAA on Jan. 3, was 7 hours, 32 minutes. ference for American, British and French press associations, newspapers and magazines. The crew of the record-breaking flight was: Ralph Carter, Captain; L. C. Emerson, 1st Officer; Lee Nelson, Navigator; Don Fowler, 1st Engineer; D. Ray Cornish, 2nd Engineer; Charles Darcy, 3rd Engineer; David M. Sanders, 1st Radio Officer; Richard O’Leary, and Joe Raviol, Stewards; Isabel Murdock, Stewardess. The Constellation as it arrived at NBA, having completed record breaking round trip The flight to Bermuda was with a capacity load of 52, including a 10-man crew. Most of these were official delegates and press attending the U. S.-British civil aviation conference which opened in Bermuda. The return trip carried 39 passengers and 10 crew. Th£ 300-mile-an-hour Constellation-type Clipper goes into transatlantic service over PAA’s world-wide routes next month. It will make the New York-London run in IIV2 hours flight time. The flight was commanded by Capt. Ralph L. Carter, who has had 10 months’ experience flying the Constellation in PAA’s contract operation for the Army Air Transport Command. In .regular transatlantic service the new Clipper will carry a 9-man crew, including a steward and stewardess. The State Department delegation was headed by Col. George P. Baker, Director of the Office of Transport and Communications Policy. Other passengers included representatives of the British government and BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corp., British national airline), officials of the three U. S. overseas airlines — Pan American World Airways, American Overseas Airlines and Trans-World Airline — and aviation editors covering the con- Captain Harold E. Gray, Operations Manager, who flew the first flight to Bermuda in 1938, congratulates Captain Ralph L. Carter, skipper of the Constellation (JAS034Î, Arcck 6^4-1 LktcW 4^ |
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