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The problems involved were staggering. Aluminum alloys lose much of their strength at 300° F., so large parts of the X-3's skin, especially parts that get heat from the engines as well as from outside, are made of titanium. The cabin, which must be kept at...
Engineers are learning to air-condition cockpits, insulate electronic gear and use tough metals like titanium in high-speed planes, but another hope for dealing with the problem of high-speed heating lies in speed itself. When high speeds are reached. Rice points out, there is a certain time lag...
Houghton is already cool, Widener has no expectations, and Lamont is under construction. But to air-condition Lamont Library workmen are installing a water tower and several hundred feet of pipe in Widener.
The war, which has compelled U.S. farmers to look for manpower substitutes, is mothering some amazing new farm machines. So says FORTUNE for September in a survey of new farm machinery that may revolutionize U.S. postwar agriculture. Some of FORTUNE'S findings: > An enclosed tractor cab with self-starter...
War plants not only air-condition with Freon, but use it to keep precision tools at a constant temperature. Because of its safety, the U.S. Navy and Maritime Commission use it exclusively on ships and submarines. Then last May the Surgeon General's office showed up with a malarial...