Word: gears
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Station, then pulled up the wheels, lowered a pair of 13-ft. skis from the plane's belly and made several demonstration landings and take-offs on the water. Unlike regular amphibians, the two-engined YC-123E loses a minimum of speed and range with its new landing gear, can land on concrete runways or snow as well as water. Designed by Stroukoff Aircraft Corp., the Panto-base concept may later be adapted to other land-based transports that have engines placed so that propellers are clear during water landings and takeoffs...
...Force Academy already has its stock exchanges for the moment when a cadet is braced by an upperclassman. On returning to barracks, the cadet says: "New Cadet Blank returning to base, three-green"-a reference to the three green lights on the instrument panel showing that the landing gear is down and locked. If an air training officer wants a cadet to do something on the double, he says: "One hundred percent with afterburner." For no reason at all, he may command a cadet: "Report your position and give your next checkpoint." Or he may order a cadet: "Stand tall...
...week, will speed up production at both its Seattle and Wichita, Kans. plants. Originally, Boeing had planned to roll the first B-52 out of Wichita early next year, build up to a rate of 2½ planes a week. Now it will get Wichita in high gear sooner, and build up to about 3 1/3 planes every week. Even so, it will still be months before the speedup shows in the number of B-52s in service because of the inevitable lead-time between order and delivery on everything from raw materials to electronic equipment. Said a Boeing engineer...
...started up, along with another 35,000-ton unit (built by United Engineering & Foundry Co.) in the same plant, the Air Force marked the halfway point in its $279 million heavy-press program aimed at cutting costs and speeding production of such aircraft components as wing spars and landing-gear supports. Five of the big new presses are already in production ; five more will be finished by year...
...rate, let us stop this game of guessing. If we gear our foreign policy to the counting of ballots in 1956, then we and the rest of the free world will be falling into the worst pitfalls of appeasement. Our country cannot afford petty politics and bitter partisanship in its foreign relations. The Communist enemy, regardless of any momentary change of tactics, regardless of any treaty the Kremlin may sign, is bent on conquering the entire world-the United States not excluded-and remolding it in the form of the totalitarian dictatorship and slave economy imposed on the people behind...