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Word: eichengriin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...cellulose products, is experimenting with a fire-extinguishing compound with which airplane materials might be impregnated. When subjected to heat, the compound is supposed to emit fire-quenching gases. A test reported by the New York Times last week: one-half of a miniature blimp was impregnated with Dr. Eichengriin's solution, shut off from the other half by a bulkhead. The untreated portion was ignited, blazed away in a flash; the treated half remained intact, kept the whole structure aloft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Safer Airmail | 12/19/1932 | See Source »

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