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...standing waves'' of fast-rising air that are found on the lee side of mountain ranges, sailplanes can soar even higher: up to 45,000 ft. Sailplanes are generally safer than powered planes-there is no risk of fire, and landing speeds are lower-but soaring is no sport for the fainthearted. In full view of 1,000 onlookers at Junin, veteran Dutch Pilot Arie Breunissen dived into a ther mal too quickly and watched in horror as the left wing of his fragile, British-built Skylark disintegrated under the strain. Swooping into a tight spin, the stricken...
...Twentieth Century (CBS, 6-6:30 p.m.). U.S. aircraft surveyed from the early experimental jet models of 1942 to the coming Dyna-Soar...
Utilizing a retractable "variable-sweep" wing, the TFX will enable man to fly almost like a bird. To take off, soar and land, it will straighten its wings for maximum lift; in flight it will tuck its wings into its body, enabling it to dive and thrust like a falcon. Flying at more than twice the speed of sound, the two-man plane will range up to 3,000 miles with a load of nuclear-tipped missiles. The variable-sweep wing idea came from Aero-dynamist John Stack five years ago. when he was working for the Government. Big design...
Another factor was that Loser Boeing could not poor-mouth very effectively. With its plum contracts involving the Minuteman missile, the Saturn booster and the modernization of older B-52s. Boeing has enough work to keep its Wichita plant going. Boeing has also developed the X20 Dyna-Soar, the first fully maneuverable spacecraft. If the Air Force wins its fight for a military role in space. Boeing's Dyna-Soar could supersede the TFX on some yonder tomorrow...
...work in his office after closing hours and pore over what has become one of the largest collections of auction catalogues in the world. Occasionally, Wildenstein's may have an item, say, a quick sketch by Mary Cassatt, for as little as $100; from there the prices soar up to six figures. As an exhibition hall, the gallery has led a double life. On its fifth floor it has put on an average of five benefit shows a year that were of museum caliber; this week an exhibition called "The Painter as Historian" will display a number of masterpieces...