The 1957 Aircraft Year Book

It awakened the p ubli c to a new awareness of the need for a stro ng n a tion a l defen e, and it To the milita ry's p artner in defense, the a ircr aft h a lted a r e trogressive trend in defense thinking industry, the year was one of contradiction and among tho e cha Fgecl "' ith our n a tion al security. [...] A t the start of the year, the industry held a fairly stron g position. [...] T .his, the 39 th annu al edition the turbine age of tran portation came a giant of the A ircraft Year Book a nd the first under the step closer as m anufac turer entered th e final aegis of American Aviation Publica tions, details phases of production on the new turb ine airliners those gains in a new format designed for easy assim- on order. [...] Even the most casu a l perusal of the pages The major prob lem for the airlines was how to to follow will bring h ome to the reader one strong pay for som e $2-billion worth of n ew equipment impression: that an industry which can boast the in the face of declining revenues. [...] A LL ISON-AEROPRODUCTS TEAM Certification of the Allison 501-Dl3 Prop-jet engine and Aeroproducts 606 Turbo-propeller during 1957 launched Allison Division of General Motors into the "home stretch " phase of the first flight of the Allison-powered Lockheed Electra.