Word: personnel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Another unique feature of the design is the tractor propeller. Hitherto, flying boats have been built with the engine mounted behind the pilot and passengers, with the propeller pushing-convenient in docking but offering always the possibility of the engine landing right on top of the personnel. The amphibian with its engine in front avoids this danger. The engine is inverted to improve the pilot's vision and works apparently even better in this position. This expedient, simple as it may appear, has a great military value. In spite of its novel characteristics and multiple function, the new plane...
...cost to the Army Air Service of the flight round the world, as compiled to date, is $177,481.35. The cost of a flight of similar length and duration entirely within the U. S. would have been $62,998.36-covering plane and motors used, spare parts and pay of personnel. The very large differences in these two figures is due to the fact that the Air Service had so much preliminary work to do in surveying the routes, depositing fuel and supplies all over the globe and generally carrying out a gigantic task in organization. Of course, Uncle...
...personnel of the committees in charge is as follows: Committee on Arrangements: E. T. Goodnow '17, Chairman; J. P. Munroe, Treasurer; Miss Elizabeth W. Monroe, Secretary; J. M. Brown, Miss Doris F. Halman, T. P. Robinson, Miss Dorothy Sands, J. W. D. Seymour '17, Miss Alice Howard Spaulding, and E. A. Whitney '17. The Dinner Committee consist of: J. W. D. Seymour '17, Chairman; Mr. and Mrs. H. Adding Bruce, Miss Agnes Crimmins, R. T. Bushnell '18, W. V. M. Fawcett '21, and J. D. Lodge...
...some of us a matter of fifteen or twenty dollars may not seem worth bothering about, but it may make all the difference between a good time and a dull time at Christmas for the Infirmary. Those who have been patients there know that its personnel makes the most of every opportunity to cheer up the boys, let us help them. Alex, Chalufaur...
...announced from Geneva that an insurance policy-the first ever to be be taken out by the League-on the lives of the personnel of the commission had been underwritten by Lloyds. The premium cost $70,000. Lloyds, however, would insure only against murder and death by sickness in $200,000 policies ; they would not touch accidents, sickness, burglary and flying risks; and if they would not, no other insurance company will...