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It discusses production quotas for 1945, including revised increases and historical development timelines for major bombers. 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 \nThe following statement was written especially for“Planes”  \nBy Pat McCarran,United States Senator  \n# Aircraft Engineers Must Think in Termsof the Future\n\nChairman,Senate Judiciary Committee  \nMember:Aviation Sub-Committee,Senate Commerce Committee  \n(See Chart Page 2)  \nAmong America's greatest assets in peace and war are the  \nThe battle of aircraft design begins as much as four yearsahead of aerial combat.It also follows the entire prodictionlife of a combat model.  \ntechnical resources and equipment of her commercial air trans-  \nportation system and her vital aircraft manufacturing industry.Upon this backlog of technical skills and highly perfected  \nequipment,this country was able to build the world’s mightiest  \nIt takes an average of four years and eight months to get anew design of four-engine aircraft into quantity production.And in that time the basic design has undergone thousands ofminor design changes,and will undergo many hundreds moreincorporated in the production line.  \nair force and the greatest global military air transport operation  \nin history.  \nAirlines supplied the personnel to found and operate themilitary air transport services;and those services began opera-tions with planes of the domestic airline fleet,diverted fromcommercial operations.  \nThat is why aircraft engineersmust keep at least four yearsahead of present-day aviation.They must consider current prac-tice but think in terms of thefuture.  \nThe technical achievements of commercial air transportationbefore the war are a testimonial to American initiative and in-genuity,and the spirit of progress which is a characteristic ofour airlines and our manufacturers of aeronautical equipment.This same initiative,ingenuity,and spirit of progress is the bestmise for America's continued leadership in aviation.  \n# Critical”PlaneQuotas Boosted\n\nRevised production quotas callfor an increase of approximatelynine per cent in aircraft units for1945,over previously announcedschedules,with further increasesexpected.  \nOne of America's most famousheavy bombers first began its de-velopment in August,1934.It wasnot until October,1940,that itwas being turned out at the rateof 12 per month.It was two yearslater before it began precisiondaylight bombing of the enemy.  \n## WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE?\n\nOur civil-born world-wide military air supply system hasquickened the tempo and broadened the scope of all allied mili-tary operations.It may even be questioned whether this warcould have been waged successfully without the military airtransport system.  \nThe current 1945 schedule callsfor a total of 82,250 units insteadof the 75,6oo total forecast fourmonths ago.  \n## What about the future of civil air transportation?\n\nTHIRTY MONTHS REQUIRED  \nBecause air commerce is the logistic component of air defense,the armed services will continue to have a direct interest instrengthening the resources of the civil carriers.Air transportwillbe even more vital to the future supply and employment ofland armies than it is today.The full military significance of airtransportation is just beginning to emerge from this war.Inframing our post-war air policy,we must recognize the impor-tance of giving proper weight,at ail times,to miiitary considera-tions and the furtherance of our national defense.But we mustalso make certain that our national policy operates to encour-age the orderly expansion of air commerce under primarilycivil and not military regulation and control.And we mustpreserve,in the field of domestic air transportation,the widestpossible opportunity for free competition,consistent with thepublic interest.  \nThe time required to developnew types o","cbCaiikClQGXLZew","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiikClQGXLZew","pdf",3816892,"English","# Plane Design Begins Four Years Before Production\n# Aircraft Engineers Must Think in Terms of the Future\n# Critical Plane Quotas Boosted\n## What About the Future?\n## What About the Future of Civil Air Transportation?\n# Must Accelerate Progress\n# Eight Model Changes","[{\"question\":\"Why must aircraft engineers think in terms of the future?\",\"answer\":\"The battle of aircraft design begins years ahead of combat and follows the full production life of a combat model, so engineers must consider current practice while planning for what aviation needs later.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the revised 1945 production quotas indicate?\",\"answer\":\"They call for about a 9% increase in aircraft units for 1945 over previously announced schedules, with further increases expected.\"},{\"question\":\"How is civil air transportation expected to support future operations?\",\"answer\":\"Because air commerce is a logistic component of air defense, armed services will keep direct interest in strengthening civil carriers, making air transport even more vital for future supply and employment of land armies.\"}]","IPLANES - Vol. 1 - No. 3 - Plane Design Begins Four Years Before Production | PDF"]