Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...problem: how to set up a trigger mechanism which will throw the stand-by controls into gear if they are needed, but will not keep business in a state of uncertainty...
...diminishing yearly intake of French conscripts-the result of the low birth rate in the '30s; 2) lagging arms shipments from the U.S. All NATO divisions except the British rely on U.S. arsenals for 70% of their tanks, trucks and artillery, 50% of their communications gear; but with Korea as Priority No. 1, the U.S. has so far delivered only one-third ($3.2 billion worth) of the military hardware allotted to Europe since 1950. France has told NATO that its 1953 arms budget might easily be slashed unless the U.S. coughs up at least $125 million more in military...
...some old ideas, to start a new trend in naval aircraft. Today's high speeds, said the Secretary, mean that planes must be stronger than ever to stand the strain. The size and weight of a seaplane hull is hardly more of a drawback than the bulky landing gear of a big bomber. Jet engines have cut down the need to raise old-fashioned seaplane propellers high out of the spray. And the hydro-ski, a beefed-up version of the sportsman's waterski, has given the seaplane the biggest boost...
...other experiments, the hydro-ski has been mounted beneath the fuselage of a sleek new fighter with no flotation gear at all. In takeoffs, the fighter moves out from shallow water, its ski sliding along the bottom. As soon as it picks up speed and the ski cuts to the surface, the plane can skim over deep water for its take-off run. Once in the air, the hydro-ski can be retracted. After touching down, the pilot has to taxi fast enough for his plane to stay on the surface until he is close to beach or landing ramp...
Arresting gear-wire cables snagged by a long hook dangling from a plane's tail-will be mounted across the landing flight path, as usual. But the new, angled deck* will not need the wire barrier that once cut across the Antietam to keep a bad landing from becoming a disaster. Without that barrier, planes that missed the arresting gear were almost certain to damage others on the deck. Now, a pilot who overshoots the mark will have a chance to go around again. He can drag low across the landing area without crashing into the wings of parked...