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...been experimenting with catapults to solve this problem, found that the forthcoming Douglas DC-4 will need a thrust of 15,000 Ib. to take off in 1,150 ft. This requires an engine of 3,250 h.p., which is too expensive. Probable solution will be a large flywheel which can store up this much energy. The catapult would presumably rise from an emplacement in the centre of the field. Passengers might need headrests, but would not be internally distressed by the sudden start...
...Mann of Watertown (Mass.) Arsenal discovered that when a piece of metal is struck a very strong blow, its molecules release some of their potential energy, help shatter themselves. Mr. Mann's machine consists of a brace to hold the test metal and a flywheel with a bump on its rim. A motor works the fly wheel up to a rim speed of 680 m.p.h. at which point the bump hits the metal sample a single blow, breaks it clean as a whistle. For his inventiveness as a tester, the assembled testers last week presented Mr. Mann with...
Leading female roles are played by Donald C. Sleeper '38 and Edward H. Turner '36, while Daniel F. Keyes '38 and Verner E. Kelley '37 are taking the major male parts. Timothy J. Reardon '38 portrays the part of "Flywheel," a Grouche Marx sort of character...
Timothy J. Reardon Jr. '38 plays the part of "The Flywheel" and two chorus girls are portrayed by Donald C. Sleeper '38 and Edward H. Turner...
...Because of the patented Daimler "fluid flywheel," a device which eliminates the clutch and gives a softness of action which hard British sportsmen describe as "all right for an elderly couple out shopping...