Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-17
OUTPUT AND SALES
Of A|RPLANES Off
Figures for First Four Months
Are Below Same 1890
Period.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, June 17.-In the first
four months this year 4el commercial
planes, valued at $2,205, e2e without en-
gines, were produced, and 47o, with a
value Of S2,430,254, were sold, according
to the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce Of America, Inc In the corre-
spending period last year 703 CONNER
cial planes were produced. valued at
$4.265,6o9 without engines. and 694, val
ued at $3,660,654, were sold.
While both production and sales were
below last year, there has been a de!
cided increase since January this year,
the chamber reports OF the total
manufactured in the first four months
this year. So were produced in January,
90 in February, l48 In March and l96
In April There were SIS commercial
airplaneS sold In January, so In Feb
ruary, 1877 In March and 1877 in April.
Eighteen fewer units we're manufac-
tured this year in the last month of
the 12o-day period than in 1880, and
so fewer planes were delivered.
Commercial Engines.
Both production and sales of COM
mercial engines in the first four months
Of this year exceeded the record for the
corresponding period last year. This
year 100 engines were produced and
1873 delivered. The value of those manu-
featured was 81 1852 ,278, and the value
of those delivered, $l,766,375. In 1880,
50 1882. 100 came of the production lines.
The units sold reached a total Of 667
and were valued at $2,448,765.
Fifty-flve commercial engines were
produced in January Of this year, 148
In February, 232 In March and 334 In
April. Deliveries totaled II in January.
l9l in February, 243 in March and 278
n April. It is Of interest to note that
2l6 power plants were produced in
April, 1880. while a total of PIT were
sold, and In spite of the fact production
in the month Of April, this year, was
greater by 1l8 units than in 1880, the
value OF the engines produced was
S56,727 less.
There were 81 more units sold In
April this year than last, yet the value
of those sold this year was S4SS, 070 and
those sold last $624,990. This differ
ence is accounted for by the fact that
a large number of low-priced power
plants of rs horsepower or less were
produced in the first four months OF
this year to meet the demand for en-
gineS to equip small. one ana two place
airplanes designed for the private owner.
Military a1rplane production and de-
hveries, while experiencing a drop in
April, as compared with March, are still
well above the first four months of
1880. This year $50 units have been
produced. while 329 have been deliv-
cred. The value of those produced was
$4,46l ,140. an dthe value of those de-
livered was s4,473,140. last year 1877
military craft were produced and 239
delivered. The valuations we're So, 1885,
$50 and $2,e2l ,126, respectively.
Production Of military engines in the
first four months of this year reached
SGT. and these units were valued at
$3,120,2lS. The number Of engines de-
livered, however, was 637. The valu-
alton Of these units was $3,840, 646.
There were 33l military power plants,
valued at $3,175,760 manufactured in
the first. four months OF 1890, while
deliveries reached q total Of 573 units
with a valuation Of $3,31s.o6o.