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Have you ever looked at an airplane flying overhead and marveled at the wonder? How that man is able to place together the elements he has taken from the earth, mold them into the form and structures he wants, place them all together in the right relationship and he has a machine he calls an airplan
The rocket is an example of jet propulsion in its purest form, yet, it is generally considered in a category by itself. The engine which produces rocket power does not conform to the popular conception of an engine. They are power units which do not depend on rotation of parts as do steam and intern
In flight, the eagle is a graceful flier, soaring, circling, diving, and gliding effortlessly with the wind currents. The eagle is magnificent while soaring over seacoasts, lakes, and large rivers from Alaska to the Mississippi River valley. The eagle nest if from seven to eight feet across. three t
Slowly the “Enola Gay” moved down the taxi-way and up to the runway, its engines ticking slowly and smoothly in a sweet symphony of mechanical perfection, its two wing-mounted floodlights clearly lighting up the runway. Soon the cryptic voice of the pilot could be heard in the control tower radio re
we learn that this corporation has announced the donation of the 7th plane P-47 of the 189th series to the Air Corps. The series mentioned indicates that many planes of this type have been produced at this plant. Failure to Analyze Conditions In our questioning and critical minds we fail to proper
Many wonderful things have been promised for the future–air-planes to be as common as the family automobile, prices scaled down by mass production, safety factors increased and improved, and many other not inconceivable prediction. For that matter, one may today go to at least two department stores
In this issue let us limit ourselves to the first two: namely –birds and insects. The world’s greatest traveler is the bird. With the air as his highway all is accessible-hill and valley, mountain and canyon, land and sea, frigid and torrid regions. What creature could better serve to scatter the ea