Word: lift
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...M.I.T. scientists, it will probe far beyond the frontier of present physical knowledge. No one knows what waits to be found in this dark region, but physicists are sure it is packed with wonderful secrets. Full knowledge of why energy sometimes "condenses" to form matter, for example, would probably lift human civilization as much as the discovery of electricity...
...flying below that speed is apt to lower a wing and dive toward the ground. According to competent eyewitnesses, this is what American's 707 did. The stall, if it was a stall, might have been caused by retracting the flaps, which give the wing extra lift, before the plane had reached flying speed. To be on the safe side, new regulations were issued telling pilots not to start raising their flaps until they have at least 400 ft. of altitude, and not to retract them completely during a climbing turn...
...peace, the Federal Government and the airlines have spent millions of dollars. Noise-suppressors have been installed on commercial jet engines. But they weigh 400 lbs. apiece, thus not only reducing the payload but also cutting the engine's power. Most airports now have specific regulations for direction, lift-off and landing, all aimed at keeping noise and annoyance to a minimum. Glide paths are established that require planes to make their ascents and descents sharply...
...Federal Reserve Board's quarterly survey, an unusually high proportion of U.S. families-3.7%-are planning to buy new cars within the next six months. If they do, they will send Detroit toward a 6,500,000-car year and give the whole economy an important lift...