The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 128
... plane . Today , in her own factories , Brazil is turning out Fairchild planes and soon will be building Ranger engines . From Fairchild and Ranger en- gineers she is acquiring the knowledge and engineering data necessary to produce them ...
... plane . Today , in her own factories , Brazil is turning out Fairchild planes and soon will be building Ranger engines . From Fairchild and Ranger en- gineers she is acquiring the knowledge and engineering data necessary to produce them ...
Page 256
... planes are renowned for their flying characteristics . . . their stability and ease of control . Inverted Ranger engines , inline , aircooled , are noted for their smooth , compact power . Both planes and engines earned their ...
... planes are renowned for their flying characteristics . . . their stability and ease of control . Inverted Ranger engines , inline , aircooled , are noted for their smooth , compact power . Both planes and engines earned their ...
Page 265
... planes available , chiefly P - 38 fighters or Spitfires that do more than 400 miles per hour . True daredevils , they fly with their planes stripped of guns to decrease weight and give them greater speed to run from the enemy- they are ...
... planes available , chiefly P - 38 fighters or Spitfires that do more than 400 miles per hour . True daredevils , they fly with their planes stripped of guns to decrease weight and give them greater speed to run from the enemy- they are ...
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