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...General James H. Doolittle in World War 1. Mustered out as a first lieutenant, moved to California, joined General Tire & Rubber Co. and eventually became General's manager for eleven western states, vice president and director (now on leave); also became executive vice president and general manager of Aerojet Engineering Corp. Has private pilot's license and flies own plane...
...Bottle. During the war, Aerojet turned out some $10 million worth of Jato units, became one of the biggest U.S. rocket manufacturers. As Aerojet began to rise, Von Kármán stepped down from the presidency, became the company's chief research consultant. CalTech's imaginative physicist Dr. Fritz Zwicky became active, research chief...
...Aerojet into a brief downward glide. Commercial airlines shied away from Jato because of the cost (the $185 bottle can only be used once) and the fact that the take-off roar scared spectators. But military orders sent Aerojet soaring again-jet planes such as the B-47 use 18 Jato units for a quick takeoff...
Rocket Oil Drills. Last week, with a $25 million backlog bulging its pocket, Aerojet announced that its $10 million plant at Azusa (almost completely paid for) was not big enough. It bought 7,200 acres 16 miles east of Sacramento to build a new $6,000,000 plant. Much of Aerojet's experimental work is secret but, among other things, it is working on 1) rocket units for underwater propulsion, 2) rocket-propelled missiles, and 3) a rocket-powered oil drill...
Bright, 33-year-old General Manager William Zisch thought that Aerojet would now climb faster than ever. Said he: "We go into this emergency with more than 1,600 highly skilled personnel. We went into the last emergency with only five. As for our growth from here-well, five is to 1,600 as 1,600 is to X. You figure...