Word: soundproofed
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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...
...crack counterintelligence service in 1945 when he was only 33. Under him, the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire spread so far, wide and mysteriously that it was once described as "a gigantic spider web, in the middle of which waits Wybot, his pipe in his mouth, in his soundproof office on the Rue des Saussaies." Some said that Wybot had compiled so many compromising dossiers that no French politician would ever dare to oust...
...gravity, placed for one hour in a pressure chamber at a simulated altitude of 65,000 ft., then in a heat chamber (temperature: 130°F.) for two hours. Each was bombarded with a cacophony of piercing noises and incredible high-frequency sounds, also shut into a dark, soundproof room for three hours to measure his adaptability to isolation. Before, during, and after these tests came perhaps the most thorough physical examinations ever devised-plus a total of three doses of castor oil, five enemas. Which was the worst part of the tests? Answered one Astronaut, Marine Lieut. Colonel John...
...capacity of Thayer North will not be changed, but the rooms will become "much more attractive and spacious-looking." Plain brick walls, soundproof ceilings, improved heating, mahogany panelling, and new vinyl flooring are features of the rooms...
...gear their operations to the jet age. American's $75 million for new facilities will include a $14 million passenger terminal and a $12 million hangar at New York's Idlewild Airport, new hangars in several other cities. Passengers will wait for their flights in comfortable, soundproof lounges, board the jet on a single level through telescopic covered passageways that shoot out to the plane's two doors...