Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Major Fulton finally pulled a pin to release the X-15. Walker hit the throttle. The rocket engine fired briefly, then died. "I don't have a start," he radioed. He tried again. Fourteen seconds passed ("It felt like five hours"). Then, thankfully, the 57,000-lb. thrust engine...
The X-15 shot upward at 35 degrees, its throttle only open to 75% of full power. Walker cut the engine after 93 sec., but already he was above 100,000 ft. and going 2,756 miles an hour. Coasting higher, he tested eight small rockets in the nose and...
NEW COMPACT CAR, described as a "spacious small car," will be marketed next year by France's Citroen in competition with Volkswagen and U.S. compacts. Called the AMI 6, the four-door sedan has a front-mounted, air-cooled engine, front-wheel drive, 62-m.p.h. top speed. U.S. price...
First the market researchers told Detroit that the nation wanted big cars with tail fins and plenty of spaghetti; when that proved not to be the case, they told the automakers that the nation was sick of big cars and wanted small, unadorned cars with built-in economy; now Detroit...
Traffic Jam. All these cars will descend on a market in which there is such a traffic jam of nameplates and models that many a customer is already confused enough. The customer now has 17 standard-sized cars to pick from, most of them with such a welter of models...