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In eviation
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NEW FAIRCHILD PACKET, the C-82,
is a giant twin-tail-boom cargo plane
with a range of 3,500 miles and a
capacity of 75 passengers. It can
carry military equipment, including
tanks and fieldpieces, and is also de-
signed for glider towing and para-
trooper use. As a postwar passenger
plane, it can accommodate 30 night
passengers in upper and lower berths
on both sides of the the aisle, or 50
passengers in reclining chairs.
GRAVITY SUIT worn by fighter pi-
lots minimizes blackouts by applica-
tion of air pressure during a pull-
out. According to the Army and
Navy Journal, pressure in the suit,
which resembles tight, high-waisted
pants with built-in suspenders and
girdle, is supplied by air bladders
over the abdomen, thighs, and calves.
The bladders are inflated from the
aircraft’s vacuum instrument pump.
An automatic valve requires only
two seconds to inflate or deflate the
bladders in accordance with changes
in centrifugal pull.
FAIREY FIREFLY. This
new British fighter-re-
connaissance plane for
carrier use in the Pacific
packs four 20-mm. can-
non in the wings, which
fold backward for ship-
board storage. Pilot and
observer ine separate
cockpits operate the guns
and an aerial camera.
The span is 44 1/2 feet and
the length 37 feet. It has
a 12-cylinder engine.
B-29's ADAPTED for commercial use may
cut the fare across the U. S. to $40 or
$50, and from New York to London to be-
tween $60 and $90. The Boeing 377 Strato-
cruiser is the first superliner of the future
actually built, a military transport version
having been completed for testing. It has
14,000 horsepower for take-offs, over twice
as much as a powerful railroad locomotive.
Wings, tail surfaces, landing gear, and lower
part of fuselage are exactly like those of
the Superfortresses that have raided Japan.
Gun blisters are eliminated to increase the
streamlining. The cargo version has winches
and other devices with which freight can be
loaded and stowed swiftly and economically.
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eng
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Date Issued (Dublin Core)
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1945-01
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pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
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85-86
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Rights (Dublin Core)
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Public domain
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Archived by (Dublin Core)
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Sami Akbiyik
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Marco Bortolami (editor)
Popular Science Monthly, v. 146, n. 1, 1945
