Word: seat
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Other jet fighters have "ejection seats" which shoot the pilot clear of the tail by the force of a powder explosion. A small "drag parachute" keeps the seat from tumbling. After the pilot recovers his wits, he detaches himself from the seat and floats down to earth with his own parachute...
Last week, some Seniors had complained that they were located in the lower 11 rows of section 35 while Juniors were seated in the top of the section. The new plan assumes that a high seat is more desirable than a location nearer the field on the same yard-line...
Actor's Studio (Sun. 8:30 p.m., ABC television). James Thurber's The Catbird Seat...
...seat of the Conscious, where decisions are made...
...wide and low, with a racy air-scoop grille. A single "Uniscope" mounted on the steering column holds the speedometer and other gauges normally on the dashboard. The Nash owner can still sleep in his car, but the new beds can be made up (by lowering the bisected front-seat backrest) into either a single or double bed, without disturbing the rear trunk-compartment. The new Nash costs more than the old one ($275 more in the Super series, up to $390 additional in the Super-Ambassador...