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it cannot be done overnight or even short of several years.

What of the past? The total subsidy bill for this remarkably short developmental period has been less than $50 Million. What has the U.S. taxpayer received for that investment? 

Already it has been demonstrated that with respect to one type of helicopter alone (the Sikorsky S-58), the savings to the military as a result of the scheduled commercial operations amounted to between $75 and $85 Million. A qualified senior representative of the Department of Defense testified to this. 

In calendar year 1963, the number of passengers carried by the scheduled operators approached 500,000 or 226% of the number carried by the same operators in the first full year of passenger operations -- 1957. 

Technical advances, all taking time, money and no insignificant amount of energy, have been multiple and constitute a record which is certainly notable and may be even, by some undetermined standard, unique. After twelve years of expensive experimenting it will soon be possible to operate regular schedules with transport helicopters under IFR conditions. As of today, all operations are conducted under VFR conditions. Very shortly a heliport on the top of one of the highest buildings in the world will be available in the heart of Manhattan. The design of this landing area results from many hours of wind tunnel studies and careful analysis. This project alone