Freighters of the Future
On a visit to the West Coast, the Editor brought together ROBERT GROSS, the President of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and WILLIAM WISTER HAINES,whose play about our heavy bombers, Command Decision, was a smash hit directly after the war. At this and ensuing meetings, following the lead of Mr. Gross, whose company has pioneered in air freight, the two projected the enormous possibilities for the foreseeable future when new, specially designed freighters would be carrying air cargoes at 4 cents a ton-mile. Here is how it can be done.