Since Man Took Wings
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...
Features
Bearing Down on Friction
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...
Plastics Aloft
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...
Motor Vehicles Post-War
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...
Flying Electronics
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...
Engines of the Air
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...
Lubricants for Air Power
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...
Soft Dies . . . Hard Jobs
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...
Better Television
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...
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50 Years Ago, June 1945
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Our Book Corner, June 1945
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Previews of the Industrial Horizon, June 1945
New Products and Processes, June 1945
Current Bulletin Briefs, June 1945
Telescoptics, June 1945
