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...packed with intricate warning devices???one now sounds the alarm if the proper wing flaps are not extended on takeoff?and every major control system has backups in case it should fail. Pilots wax eloquent about the aircraft they fondly call "Fat Albert." Says one Delta captain: "Old Albert is straightforward and honest on the ground and in the air. I've got about 200,000 Ibs. of thrust on four little levers. You've got to be careful because you can blow a hangar off the ground. Another thing, you've got 350 tons of momentum when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Constant Quest for Safety | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

...easing of restrictions on utilities' coal burning will be sought?another modification of the Clean Air Act. The White House wants to postpone installation of scrubbers?smoke-filtering devices???on stacks. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on Environmental Quality have accepted a delay in the scrubber deadlines, set unrealistically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: The Economy: Trying to Turn It Around | 1/20/1975 | See Source »

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