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THE EAGLE
September 9, 1943
THE EAGLE
Published weekly by Consolidated Viiltee Aircraft
Corporation, Fort Worth Division, as a source of
information for employes. Address communications
to Public Relations Department, Fort Worth, Texas.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS • • • SEPTEMBER 9, 1943
THE INVISIBLE PASSENGER
Almost every hour of the day, somewhere over the
earth, Liberators are wheeling and coming in over the
target. By the thousands these huge combat planes of
ours fly through antiaircraft fire and swarms of enemy
fighters to reach their objectives. The men who fly
these planes know it is not safe work; many of them fail
to return to their bases.
But as these Allied bombing crews in American
Liberator planes go forth to blast vital installations of
the German, Italian and Japanese, they do not go alone.
There is an invisible passenger riding each Liberator
bomber.
As employes of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Cor-
poration, each of us, to some degree, is present in every
B-24 flying today. For it depends upon us, as well as
each crewman, whether or not that plane will come back.
The pilot’s job is hazardous enough without the handi-
cap of faulty workmanship that may crop out under the
stress of combat conditions.
In your spare time, when you have ample oppor-
tunity to grasp the significance of this responsibility,
ponder these thoughts:
No assembly is better than its detailed parts. No
airplane is better than its assemblies.
It is necessary to work fast and efficiently. Every
day the war is prolonged, countless lives and untold
wealth are wasted.
The Liberator, as a heavy bomber, has no superior
in the world today. This message does not come from
us, but from the lips of men who have flown the plane—
men whose lives have been saved by the extreme ma-
neuverability and great structural strength of the Lib-
erator.
Sixteen civilian workers are required for each man
in combat. If you knowingly allow a bad part through
your station, you have helped kill one or more of the
men depending upon you just as surely as if you had
machine-gunned them to death.
No matter what your job, if you do it well, you are
serving your country as well as if you wore a uniform.
If you are conscientious in your work, you are as deserv-
ing of your country’s praise as any soldier performing
a similar task.
We have but one job—the production of more and
more airplanes. All other problems must be subservi-
ent to this goal. Responsibility for attainment belongs
to one person—the invisible passenger — and that pas-
senger is you.
AN IMPORTANT PORTION
For the past several months there has been consid-
erable complaint concerning the slow delivery of War
Bonds, despite the fact that it makes no difference in
the value or interest-bearing rate of the certificate.
There have been several reasons for “slow” deliv-
ery to Convair employes, both for payroll deduction and
cash purchases. Suffice to say, these have all been elim-
inated and the War Bond section now offers service as
prompt as other sources handling a much smaller vol-
ume of purchases.
During the Third War Loan drive, which begins
today, a bond booth will be maintained for the con-
venience of Assembly building and Parts Plant workers.
It will be open during lunch periods and additional fa-
cilities will be installed if necessary to handle employes’
purchases. Delivery will, in most instances, be effected
the same day and in any case within two days. Regular
payroll deduction bonds will be delivered within one
week of receipt of check from which final deduction has
been made.
Most employes have recognized the fact that the
huge volume of bond purchases in the Fort Worth plant
necessitated a slight delay in processing and have been
content to wait as long as necessary. Others, however,
have used this as an excuse for making cash purchases
elsewhere, and, in some instances, for cancellation of
payroll deductions.
It is now time for this minority to get back on the
line and bring Convair’s overall average up to its pre-
vious high—a mark unequalled by any other large in-
dustrial organization. We should settle for nothing less
than 100 per cent participation and 15 per cent of gross
payroll. The Third War Loan drive, with its national
goal of 15 billion dollars, provides additional incentive to
increase our War Bond purchases. Each worker is asked
to buy one extra $100 bond this month.
Tarrant county oversubscribed the Second War
Loan quota more than 100 per cent. It certainly should
be able to meet its quota this time. Convair’s portion is
important. Do your part.
61 Promotions
Announced
Sixty-one changes and promo-
tions, including five general fore-
men, eight foremen and two super-
visors, were announced today by
S. J. Powell, works manager of
Convair’s Fort Worth plant.
Three of the general foremen
head divisions of Plant Engineering.
They are F. S. Perkins, Mechanical
Maintenance; M. C. Knutson,
Woodmill; and F. N. Moore, Elec-
trical Maintenance.
Speed of Liberator Express
Increased by New Tail Cone
SOMETHING ADDED—New tail*
cone on the Liberator Express in-
creases its speed and maneuverabil-
ity, Convair test pilots reveal. At
right, Sylvia ISeinert and Oliver
Brown, Fuselage Sub-Assembly, in-
sert cleco clamps into its aluminum
skin preparatory to riveting.
Others receiving title of general
foreman are W. H. Govett, B-24
Line, Final Assembly, Second shift,
and E. E. Cain, Tool Cribs.
Named foremen were J. L.
Stephens, Fuselage Tail; C. E. De-
laney, Fuselage Tail, Second shift;
J. G. Hall, Unit No. 2, Final Assem-
bly, Second shift; J. W. Tork, In-
struments, Final Assembly, Second
shift; E. W. McAllister, C-87 Line,
Final Assembly, Second shift; E. J.
Roberts, Jr., Boiler House, Plant
Engineering; B. T. Frost, Electrical
Maintenance, Plant Engineering;
and A. J. Fletcher, Pattern Shop.
H. D. Rowe was named super-
visor of Material in Plant Engineer-
ing while D. A. Clemson becomes
supervisor of tool dispatching in
Tool Control.
Assistant foremen:
D. B. Benton, R. H. Brasher, L. R. Cobb,
J. P. Peck, E. Phaup, W. B. Wofford, B. Holt
Jr., C. W. Griffin, all of B-24 Wing; W. C.
Bauman, O. Story, F. Reichert, H. G. Brooks,
R. O. Johnson, R. C. Moerbe, L. R. Purselley,
C. N. Roberts, W. L. Hawkins, S. W. Robert-
son, W. States, C. D. Scifres, all of B-24
Wing, Second shift; J. W. Orrell, Fuselage
Nose, Second shift; R. E. Clark, J. M. McBur-
ney, G. O. Culver, W. C. Cantrell, W. L.
Green, all of Radio and Electrical Unit, Final
Assembly;
J. F. Langford, Instruments, Final Assem-
bly; W. O. Penick, Armament, Final Assembly;
W. Hale, Unit No. 3, Final Assembly; C. B
Cook, C. D. Brooks, I. H. Bushman, R. L.
Walls, all of Engine Dress-Up, Final Assem-
bly; C. B. Teter, Electric Unit, Final Assem-
bly, Second shift; C. E. Stevens, Gun Crib,
Final Assembly, Second shift; J. C. Hodges,
Engine Dress-Up, Final Assembly, Second
shift; F. J. Jerabek, Unit No. 4, Final Assem-
bly, Second shift; A. C. Hogg, Radio and
Electrical Unit, Final Assembly, Second shift;
E. F. Bruner, Fuselage Sub-Assembly; W. N.
Curtis, J. B. Finley, J. L. Mitchell, all of
Wing Sub-Assembly; J. H. Fanning, Field
Operations, Second shift; B. J. Walden, Elec-
trical Maintenance, Plant Engineering; L. E.
Blanke, Mechanical Maintenance, Plant Engi-
nering; H. G. McQuitty, Production, Second
shift.
Woodhead Visits Plant
President Harry Woodhead was
a business visitor here this week.
Top speed of Consolidated Vul-+
tee’s Liberator Express transport,
reported in excess of 300 miles an
hour, has been increased by recent
addition of a tail cone to the fuse-
lage, which also simplifies construc-
tion and reduces weight, Division
Manager George J. Newman re-
vealed today.
Convair test pilots also report
handling of the plane now requires
less effort.
Built at Convair’s Fort Worth
plant, the C-87 is a modified ver-
sion of the B-24 Liberator bomber.
Removal of the rear gun turret
from the cargo counterpart required
that the opening be closed by a
sheet metal fairing.
Recent tests revealed, however,
that considerable "drag” created by
the flush fuselage could be elimi-
nated by attaching a 30-inch cone-
shaped extension.
Construction of the cone is sim-
ple compared to the bracings re-
quired to support the hydraulic tur-
ret, and installation time is cut al-
most in half. Six pieces of sheet
aluminum riveted to inner belt-
frames, plus a cap formed by Drop
Hammer, form the complete cone.
Weight of the new installation
is 11.4 pounds lighter than the old.
Chief Resident Auditor
Named to San Diego Post
Class Planned
At Weatherford
A special class in basic mathe-
matics for aeronautical engineers is
being organized for Convair em-
ployes living in or near Weather-
ford, Van A. France, Industrial
Training manager, announced to-
day. The class will begin about
Sept. 27, and will include a review
of math from algebra to calculus.
Second shift employes interested
in fundamentals of aircraft drafting
are urged to enroll in a class be-
ginning at 12 noon, Sept. 21. Jed
Senger will instruct the class, which
will meet in the Neil P. Anderson
Building Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Other classes in which Convair
employes may now enroll are:
Industrial Engineering
First class meeting, September 14, 7 p. m..
Room 203, Stripling Jr. High. Includes study
of plant layout, time standards, method analy-
sis and arrangement of equipment. John F.
Ringo, instructor.
Mechanics Statics
First meeting, Sept. 16, 7 p. m., Paschal
High. Includes fundamental of conceptions
and definitions, resultants of force systems,
friction, centroids and moments of inertia.
P. Arthur Gatterdam, instructor.
Aeron. Engineering Terminology
First meeting, Sept. 13, 7 p. m., 1711 Elec-
tric Bldg. Designed to familiarize clerical
workers, new employes and others with names
and functions of parts of modern airplane.
H. R. Taylor, chief resident
auditor for the Fort Worth Divi-
sion, has been named assistant gen-
eral auditor for Consolidated Vultee
at San Diego, it was announced to-
day. He will be succeeded here by
E. L. Farmer. The change is effec-
tive immediately.
Hydraulics
Meets TTh., 6 p. m., Room 701, Neil P.
Anderson Bldg. George Craig, instructor.
Advanced Structural Inspection
First meeting. Sept. 20, 7 p. m., 7th floor,
Neil P. Anderson Bldg. Oliver Magnusson,
instructor.
Elementary Structural Inspection
First meeting, Sept. 21, 12 noon, 7th floor,
Neil P. Anderson Bldg. Sam Elliston, in-
structor.
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