Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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It was. At 5 p.m., McAllister took off in his single-engine L-19, climbing steeply as always. The plane reached approximately 300 ft. of altitude. Then -possibly as a result of damage from antiaircraft fire-it went out of control and crashed. Mac the Fac was instantly killed.
Stable Prices. These troubles have won Alcoa a reputation on Wall Street as a weak performer, but Harper insists that the company's fortunes should continue to brighten. Reason: aluminum demand is catching up with supply, and ingot prices have finally stabilized (at 24½? a lb.), even though...
"What I Had Been Taught." Only a few weeks ago, Risner almost got killed. But his professionalism saved him. He now describes the experience with almost clinical detachment: "The target that day was a radar station in North Viet Nam. I was janking [changing altitude and direction continuously] when I...
When space talk turns to far-out exploration, to manned voyages far beyond the moon or Mars, most plans call for a nuclear reactor capable of providing abundant power without paying too much of a penalty for weight, and an ion engine capable of turning that power into thrust for...
It is little wonder that the airlines are on a buying spree. Since 1962, jet transports have proved to be flying cash registers-twice as fast and three times as profitable as the best piston-engine planes. So efficient are the jets that Boeing 707s, for instance, break even with...