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To Fly has been the Persistent Dream of Man Down through the Ages, and in the Present Epoch that Dream has been Completely Fulfilled, but with Greater Consequences of Destruction than of Good. It Remains for Man in the Future to Make Achievement of Flight Entirely Beneficial
Certainty of Action Under Varying Conditions, Plus Savings in Power, are Two of the Ways in which Anti-Friction Bearings Are Making for Faster and More Accurate Production in American Industry. To Gain these Great Advantages, Scrupulous Maintenance is Needed
From Practice Bullets to Helicopter Parts, From Structural Materials to Electrical Insulators, Many Kinds of Plastics Are Essential to Aviation Today and Tomorrow. They are Both Utilitarian and Decorative
Will Aircraft Manufacturers Invade the Automotive Field? Will Motor Car Makers Produce Airplanes? Where Will the Parts Manufacturers Fit Into the Picture? Investors and Technicians Alike Want Answers to these Questions, Based on Logic and Established Fact and Experience
Safety and Consistency of Operations are Two of the Factors of Aviation Which Can be Promoted Rapidly Through the Use of Proved Electronic Devices. Plans of the CAA for Post-War Flying Embrace Radio Equipment that Will Give Aid to Both Commercial and Private Pilots
Kerosine Lamps, Exploding Because of Gasoline in the Burning Oil, Paved the Way for the Development of the Gasoline Engine. At First there was a Surplus of Fuel; then Chemists were Hard' Put to Produce Enough Efficient Fuel to Meet Demands of Automobiles and Airplanes
Airplane Engines, Operating at High Temperatures, Need Strong Oil Films to Protect Moving Parts. Careful Research by the Petroleum Industry Has Produced Lubricants that not only Resist Deterioration under Severe Conditions, but also Carry Away Heat from Pistons
Developed Originally by the Aircraft Industry to Improve Design Flexibility, Speed Production, and Lower Die Cost for Short-Run Work, the Use of Zinc Alloy Dies for Sheet-Metal Forming has Established Itself as Permanent Tooling and is Invading Other Fields as Well
Plastics Mirrors and Lenses Have Overcome Many of the Difficulties of Working Large Glass Surfaces. Combined With High-Voltage Cathode-Ray Tubes, These Plastics Parts Make Possible Post-War Television Receivers that Produce Large Pictures Free from Interference