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 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...
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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...