It should be borne in mind that modern aircraft cannot be quickly improvised. The construction of airplanes necessarily takes considerable time. Hence, our peacetime strength should approximate rather closely our requirements in war. Furthermore, in a... Annual Report of the Secretary of War - Página 5por United States. War Department - 1937Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Keith D. McFarland - 1975 - 376 páginas
...peacetime Air Force that would approximate rather closely the wartime requirements. According to Woodring: "In a major war our air arm would probably be engaged...that it be practically on a war footing in time of peace."14 If the limited appropriations were used on expensive heavy bombers, the 2,320-plane force... | |
| Air Corps. War Department - 1937 - 640 páginas
...available we hope to attain this number by 1940. Thereafter, it will be necessary to procure approxim,tely 500 new airplanes each year to replace obsolete and...be practically on a war footing in time of peace. "VSiile we are procuring up-to-theminute aircraft in sufficient quantities to bring our air strength... | |
| |