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...breakdown shows that 164 jets and 237 propeller-driven aircraft were involved in the accidents. Twenty-three of the jet collisions were classified as "major accidents," and at least one was fatal. This occurred when a bird crashed through the windshield of a Republic F-84, stunning the pilot and sending his aircraft spinning to earth. Bird-caused accidents to jets rose from eleven in 1950, twelve in 1951, to 48 in 1954, 27 in the first six moths of 1955. Some have resulted from birds' nests being built overnight in the air scoops...
...Million Windshields. Din Land firmly believes that creative invention is a "one-man operation," until he is convinced a new product is nearly ready to market. Then his team moves in. One of biggest potential developments: a sys tem of polarized auto windshields and leadlight lenses that, in combination, take the glare out of night driving. One big obstacle: since the super-brilliant lights used in the Polaroid system would require new headlight and windshield glass for all the 60 million-odd cars...
...devoted MG owners rose in protest and demanded that the company preserve the oldfashioned, unstreamlined body with its high fenders, running boards and narrow hood. But last week the '56 MG showed up in U.S. showrooms with a new face. It had rakish lines, fat fenders, a curved windshield-and looked just like any other small sports...
...dummy passenger. At least one of these experiments gave him pause. When the sled's brakes grabbed, "Oscar Eight-Ball," the anthropomorphic 185-lb. dummy, lurched forward in obedience to Newton's second law of motion. He broke his harness, slammed through an inch-thick pine windshield as if it were tissue paper, and soared 710 ft. down the track...
Seat belts drastically reduce the most common causes of death or injury in accidents: being thrown from a car, mutilated by hitting the windshield and dashboard, crushed against the steering wheel...