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Word: jetwalks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...system consists of two soundproof and weatherproof corridors, red-carpeted and glass-enclosed, which extend from the terminal at plane-door level on a high, fixed base. First-class passengers enter a short jetwalk that leads to the plane's front door via a short gondola that slides to the door on a monorail. Other passengers walk a longer distance along a jet-walk that runs parallel to the plane, enter the rear door through a telescoping corridor that can be moved out to the door on wheels. Both devices are operated electrically from a console that can raise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Jet-Age Boarding | 8/10/1959 | See Source »

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