Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"The first land, Thores, the western-most of the Azores, 2200 miles from Newport, was sighted by our tiny vessel in 17 days. On the whole the weather was good, but one bad gulf gale spell was responsible for our going without hot food for four days. We relied almost...
The Rolls-Royce is not in it with a modern airplane for reliability. Although the power plant of an air- plane works continuously at almost top power and the engine of a car at only a third of its full power, the airplane engine breaks down far less frequently. Its...
The St. Louis meet was spoken of among airmen as " the greatest in the history of flying." Three hundred airplanes crowded the field. The giant Barling Bomber amazed spectators by its size, when it arrived piloted by General Patrick* himself. The smallest plane was Lawrence Sperry's " messenger " - this...
In point of fact the yearning yokel has run the engine of his one-track mind into a blind switch. Managers do read plays. That is to say, managers see to it that plays are read. In the larger offices individuals are employed for that express purpose. They read four...
It is interesting to note what mountains of opposition had to be removed by the faith of the early advocates of this juggling with the clock. Willett died without seeing the motion he had long advocated in the House of Commons become law, and only this present year the French...