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1946
1946 - 1188.PDF
26 Advertisements. FLIGHT JUNE 13m, i946 THE WRECKERS If you ever want to tear a wing off an airplane, check with the men in the Structures Lab at Lockheed's Factory B-l in Burbank. These boys are experts. Not long ago their entire career consisted of delib- erately ruining the meticulously engineered assem- blies that went into the Constellation, just to see if the parts came up to Lockheed's exacting standards. For instance: they took up number 61 (the first Constellation), blew a hole in one of the two tires on the nose landing gear, and then brought the plane in at 80 mph. The Constellation landed nicely. Another time these testers purposely threw dirt and water into the oil lines of the hydraulic booster system, forcing it to work under what they under- state as "adverse conditions." Adverse, that is. They even kicked around a whole tail control as- sembly in a chamber that was 70 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit) until all the low-temperature bugs had been licked. As a result of this kind of highly creative destruc- tion, which goes on at Lockheed year in and year out, the Constellation is the most advanced and safest transport in service today. Look to Lockheed for Leadership Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Burbank, California, 0 S A CHANGE OVER WITH THE SAME TOOLS FROM AIR COMBAT j TOOL UP WITH .>* TO AIR LINER INTERCHANGEABLE SOCKETS, PLUGS, WRENCHES, ADAPTORS, EXTRACTORS. INDIVIDUAL WRENCHES, SERVICE PANELS, etc. 2,500 designs JENKS BROS. LIMITED REPETITION PARTS in all metals as supplied to all Leading Aircraft Manufacturers 826 POPHAM ST..WORKS, NOTTINGHAM HARD CHROME FACED THREAD GAUGES We are THE makers of Hard Chrome Faced Thread Gauges—the gouge that gives longer life with lasting accuracy and can then be reclaimed E.C.S. LTD., Much Park St., Coventry Tel.: 5297 & 60347 Cog*
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