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...Ship. Third U. S. Naval vessel to bear the name,* the Macon is identical to her sister Akron in dimensions and general structure. Most important changes are invisible, e. g. saving of some 8,000 Ib. under the Akron's weight by improvement of engine mountings, electrical installations, gas cells; and increase of maximum speed to 74 knots (the Akron's is 70) by better propellers, better streamlining...
Last week Pratt & Whitney boasted that it had produced the most powerful aeronautical engine in the U. S.-800 h. p.† It is a Twin Wasp, with 14 cylinders in two concentric radial banks of seven cylinders each. Weight: 1.36 Ib. per h. p. Pratt & Whitney began experiments in increased power four years ago, decided on the two-bank radial design largely because it offers no more head resistance than the ordinary single-bank type. Observers guessed that the Twin Wasp would be installed in the new high-speed Boeing transports for United Airlines, and in the giant Sikorsky...
...Detroit the Colonial Department Store advised that it would exchange clothing for farm produce: a dress, bag, hat, shoes, for 3 bbl. of salted Saginaw Bay herring; three boys' suits, three pr. shoes, one dress for a 500 Ib. sow; assorted merchandise for 50 crates of eggs or 180 Ib. of honey...