Business & Commercial Aviation News from August 1965

Jessica A. Salerno August 18, 2015

Hiller SL4, from August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation

Utility, flexibility and ease of control make the Hiller SL4 one of the best all-around vehicles in the small reciprocating engine helicopter field. Vision from the front-centered seat is excellent in all directions.

Beechcraft Travel Air, from August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation

Speedy, economical Beechcraft D95A Travel Air. The sturdily built light twin zips you along at 200 mph in super-quiet comfort. Gives you gas mileage comparable to some single-engine planes — a thrifty 11 mpg. Flies 140 to 180 mi. farther nonstop than light twins costing thousands more. The aircraft carries four passengers and about 670 lb. of baggage.

Lockheed JetStar, from August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation

Far-roaming business jets like the Lockheed JetStar need HF communications to maintain contact with surface stations on intercontinental trips and over areas where facilities are few and far between.

Gulfpride Aviation advertisement, from August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation

Professional pilot Clark Woodard of Latrobe, Penn., depends on Gulfpride Aviation oil A-D. For his personal transportation, Woody has a 1946 Swift. He depends on Gulf aviation products to keep it in top shape.

 

Riley Aeronautics Corporation advertisement, from August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation

Power when you need it. Speed when you want it. Safety always. With the Riley T-SC system, you make the decisions. You'll have sea level horsepower at your fingertips.

The August 1965 issue of Business & Commercial Aviation included these news items as well as the aircraft in the image gallery:

  • "The three days of the Reading Show were unquestionably the finest back to back sunshine hours anywhere on the Eastern seaboard." - Torch Lewis, B&CA
  • The Bellanca may be the airplane that Jerrie Mock uses for future speed records. It would have to be stripped, including removal of upholstery and battery, to bring the empty weight down.
  • Growing disappointment of business and airline jet pilots, with inherent drawback of C- and X-band weather radars at altitudes above 30,000 ft. is spurring manufacturers to look harder at the feasibility of dual-band equipment.
  • Bulter Aviation has begun demolition work of Marine Air Terminal at La Guardia Airport. Although the terminal has an ideal and prominent location at the general aviation ramp at LGA, it has been unused since JFK Airport opened (prior to then, it had been an international terminal and provided facilities for supplemental air carriers).
Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

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