Modifications in the design of seadromes , floating airports to facilitate air travel between continents
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Modifications in the design of seadromes , floating airports to facilitate air travel between continents
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Seadrome design improved
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MODIFICATIONS in the de-
sign for postwar construc-
tion by Pennsylvania-Central Air-
lines of floating airports (P.S.M.,
Sept. 43, p. 81), which will dot
the Atlantic to facilitate air
travel between the east coast of
the United States and European
and African ports, have been an-
nounced by the designer of the
seadromes, Edward R. Armstrong,
of Philadelphia. Greater stream-
lining, both above and below the
ocean's surface, will reduce air
and water resistance and thus re-
lieve tension on the airport's an-
chor cable. The flight deck will
be slightly corrugated for better
traction, and will carry counter-
sunk lights to guide planes in
night landings. There will also
be less superstructure than was
formerly planned, with most of
the airport’s housing sections
placed below the flight deck. An-
other innovation will be the use
of parts of the supports for stor-
ing oil, gasoline, and water. The
airports will be 3,550 feet long
and 400 feet wide, with only 150
feet of the width being used for
the runway. Each seadrome will
cost $10,000,000 and will be named
after one of the pioneers in the
development of aviation,
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1944-02
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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78-79
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Lorenzo Chinellato
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 144, n. 2, 1944
