Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...made a speed of 125 mi. per hour and climbed more than 5,000 ft. in ten minutes. Fully loaded, the plane weighs 5,200 lb., and carries a crew of four men. With its inverted engine giving the pilot clear vision ahead; its retractible gear allowing the plane to alight on ship deck, on land, on sea, or to roll up a beach under its own power; with its photographic, wireless and heating arrangements, the Loening is the last word in airplane construction...
...high banks, a volley of shots rang out. M. Iltcheff and a servant were killed, the chauffeur was wounded, one side of the King's moustache was clipped. Instantly, the King took control of the car but, failing to turn it on account of the broken steering gear, jumped out and. returned the fire of the assassins...
...announced that the Air Service, U. S. Navy Department, would assist Explorer Donald B. MacMillan in his ninth expedition to the Arctic, upon which he intends to embark next June. Two Navy planes, of the Loening Amphibian type, would be lent, complete with volunteer pilot-mechanicians, sheltered cabins, ski-gear for landing on ice and snow...
...Army for use in the Philippines, where water or land duty may fall indiscriminately to Air Service officers. Its versatility is obtained in very simple fashion. The fuselage or body is shaped just like the hull of a flying boat, but underneath is attached a folding landing gear. When the pilot presses a switch, the landing gear folds rapidly upwards with the wheels coming to rest smoothly in the sides of the hull, with a reserve control for landing on a field...
...King Football lumbered into the locker room, stowed his gear, had him a rubdown, called it a season. Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent Saturday left nothing ahead but late holiday games in California and the annual bickerfests over "ranking...