Word: beame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...entire recovery system, Hughes revived his old relationship with Lockheed Co. The firm, which has in recent years acquired expertise in deep-sea rescue vessels, developed an innovative design. The main ship-a hefty 36,000-tonner that would be 618 ft. in length and 115.5 ft. in beam-would serve as a floating, highly stable platform. Amidships would stand a high derrick that would pass piping directly through a well, or "moon pool," in the ship's hull, which could be opened or closed with a sliding panel. The ship's companion was to be a huge...
...also had trouble practicing on the beam [at Hemenway] because it rattles and we can't adjust it to practice the difficult moves at a lower height," Malkia added...
...women team computers in floor exercise balance beam, vaulting and the uneven parallel bars...
Junior Holly Holcomb, third on the balance beam, and captain Jean Speidel, second in free exercise, captured the only Radcliffe places in this, the 'Cliffe's only meet of the season...
...Army is enthusiastic about the potential of a newly developed 155-mm. shell. Fired from a conventional cannon, the 6-in. shell sprouts tail fins and small forward wings to prevent spinning. It can be aimed up to 500 yds. wide of a target illuminated with a laser beam projected by a forward observer. A "seeker" in the nose of the shell picks up the laser reflection, controls the fins and thus guides the shell to the target. Another application of the laser is giving tank guns more accurate range finders. Once they get a target in their sights, tank...