Safety in Aviation (study of Thunderstorms) and Development of Lighter-than-air Rigid Airships: Hearing Before a Subcommittee ... Eightieth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2456, a Bill to Provide Safety in Aviation and to Direct an Investigation of the Causes and Characteristics of Thunderstorms, and S. 2464, a Bill to Authorize the United States Maritime Commission to Provide for the Development of Lighter-than-air Rigid Airships for Commercial Use. May 17, 1948

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Page 3 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
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Page 5 - Department should continue with a positive carefully considered program of airship construction." 1936. Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce : "* * * as a course for immediate action we recommend that the national policy toward airships should be to undertake further construction and operation of rigid airships in commercial and naval service, and this policy should be immediately publicized, recognized, and vigorously prosecuted. "That the Department of Commerce, which is now...
Page 4 - It should be the policy of the United States to undertake further construction and operation of rigid airships in naval and commercial service
Page 4 - It is believed that dirigibles built for commercial purposes would be as useful in time of war as those built expressly for naval purposes. It is, therefore, recommended that the recommendation of the General Board to cooperate with commercial interests in the development of commercial airships for overseas use be vigorously prosecuted * * *.
Page 5 - Xavy, in 1938 : The total expenditure on airship development has been only a very small percentage, say 2 percent, of the expenditure for airplanes. It is only natural that the evolution of the airship has been slow. I feel, however, that a majority of fair-minded people who take the time and trouble to study airship history inevitably come in some degree to the conclusion that airships are of value to us as a natio'n * * *. They are a half-finished project or experiment — a challenge. I want to...
Page 31 - Bureau is authorized and directed to study fully and thoroughly the internal structure of thunderstorms, hurricanes, cyclones, and other severe atmospheric disturbances, particularly the degree of turbulence within such storms and the development, maintenance, and magnitude of updrafts and downdrafts...

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