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1944
1944 - 1986.PDF
8 Advertisements. FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1944 ft W f ""V PROFESSOR LANGLEY'S 'AERODROME' was completed in 1903. The name throws an interesting side-light on the changed meaning of the word: first an aeroplane, then a hangar and now a complete air station. This curiosity was one of the first aeroplanes designed to carry a man. It embodied the research work of the previous 15 years. Though un successful in its trials owing to the difficulties in launching, it served as a basis for much useful work that followed. Professor Langley died in 1906 at a time when Dr. Baekeland was investigating the possibilities of producing the synthetic* resin which later became the basis of the first phenolic plastics. Aeronautical science owes a debt to the Professor's genius. The world-wide use of Bakelite Plastics is evidence of the success that has crowned Dr. Baekeland's efforts. BAKELITE LIMITED, 18 GROSVENOR GARDENS, LONDON, S.W.I BAKELITE d> PLASTICS RF.GD. TRADE MARKS Pioneers in the Plastics World T14 THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY LTD Grosvenor Gardens House, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I W. MSC 76/43
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