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...bench tests, London newspapers hailed the gas turbine as the advance guard of a power revolution. A vehicle driven by a gas turbine, the experts explained, would have no cooling system, no gearshift (except for reversing and extra-low gear), no continuous ignition system. It would be almost vibrationless, would need little lubrication, and would burn low-priced fuel such as kerosene or diesel...
...high altitudes, can reach compressibility in ordinary level flight. The pilot opens the throttle. The speed picks up as the magic jet engine shoves harder. It is as smooth as oil, so nearly vibrationless that sometimes a special gadget is installed to tap on the instrument board and keep the plane's instruments from sticking...
...ports in 120 foreign lands. It does not need tramps. It does not need superliners-("The American Merchant Marine is a service proposition"). Overseas air lines, over which the Commission asked jurisdiction, may cut sharply into the superliner traffic. "The American contribution to North Atlantic travel should be fireproof, vibrationless, attractive and economical vessels of reasonable size and speed, distinguished by the utmost in safety and comfort . . . available for National defense. . . ." For the rest, the U. S. should build fairly standardized combination freight & passenger types. However, the Commission's first proposed type-the so-called C-2 carrying...
...great omnibus he made from an old Yellow Coach, fitted with all the conveniences of home and some not installed in many homes. His yacht, the Olive K., is filled with strange electric contraptions. Inventor Kettering also developed a way of synchronizing its twin screws so that it is vibrationless. Its cruises have taken him and his close friends on exploring parties in Yucatan and the South Seas and in winter the Olive K. is often off Miami where Mr. Kettering is a member of the famed "Committee of 100" for winter residents...
...four-cylinder car which felt like an eight was a new Plymouth soon to be launched by Chrysler Corp. Chief claim of the new car will be its vibrationless-ness, resulting from a patented development which Chrysler engineers call a basic change in construction. But chief reason why other motor-makers await the new Plymouth's appearance (early in July) with keen interest is that it is expected to sell around $500, to compete with Chevrolet and Ford. Ever since...