evening star. (washington, d.c.) 1955-12-21 [p a-38]

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.

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Captain Eddie Rickenbacker choos& : *

Allison Prop - Jet Powff for

EASTERN | AirlinesServing more United States ¦ll cities j/wwiany otJu^aMine

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Eastern's new Lockheed Eledras-world's fastest, smoothest,most luxurious airliners—will fly at well over 400 miles an hour!

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, After years of engineering research covering all types of lam happy to announce that Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,aircraft power units, Eastern AirLines has selected Allison one of the most highly respected figures in aviation andProp-Jet engines and Aeroproducts Propellers for our fleet dean of the air transportation industry, has chosen ' fSgk -SBof 40 new radar-equipped Lockheed Electra airliners. Allison Prop-Jet engines and Aeroproducts Propellers for

progress into the jet age, and reflects our convict i*’ithat Captain Rickenbacker’s decision is a magnificent tribute t;-'*Allison Prop-Jet power, a product of General Motors, is to General Motors and the Allison Prop-Jet engine, the

tJFt the most efficient and dependable engine-propeller team first gas turbine engine to receive Civil AeronauticsmL for the new Lockheed Electra. Administration approval for commercial service.

This new Allison engine harnesses the vast power of a The Allison Prop-Jet engine is the most advanced powermodem gas turbine to a propeller. It uses less fuel than a plant of ifs type and is backed by more than 7 million

¦. ML straight jet, yet itenables aircraft to flyfaster with greater hours of turbine engine flight time in military aircraft.

k payload than any other propeUer-type urcraft engine in In Allison stop-Jet power, General Motor, again dem-

Allison-powered Electras will be in service on Eastern for all kinds of transportation. In aviation, in motor

• Air Lines routes in the Fall of 1958. Flying at speeds of vehicles, in locomotives and in marine engines, GM haswell over 400 miles an hour, these 08-passenger airliners will offer unprecedented gained the confidence of millions of people who daily depend upon GM power units,

smoothness of flight, a new standard of quiet, restful comfort, and the highest degree of Inair transportation, Eastern AirLines has earned and held the confidence of the travelingdependability. public for over 27 years. General Motors and Allison Division are proud to join CaptainWe of Eastern congratulate General Motors on this great achievement in aircraft power, an Rickenbacker and Eastern Air Lines in this great contribution to the future of commercialachievement that willhelp bring the untold benefits of modem air transportation to more aviation, national defense and the progress of American-designed and American-poweredmillions of people in the years to come. ' > , aircraft * .

- President, General Motom ConPOBAiKWChairman of the Board, Eajtuin An Low

jPOWER # M******The Allison Frop-Jet engine it backed (I VO° a * 7 »¦_ ¦_ MmoM

by more than 7 million hours of turbineengine flight time-experience where it jjpk /mA AB »* BAUfCB

counts most-in the air. JWjjm. WM f S' rUMICn\wP\immrXW ******* ALLISON DIVISION or GENERAL MOTORS

Indianapolis, Indiana

BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NEW ERA IN AIR TRAVEL

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