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...television possibilities were publicized by General Electric in conjunction with its report of progress. Example: manless bombing planes equipped with television so that operators in a base camp can watch for an auspicious moment to discharge the plane's load of explosives. To lend substance, Dr. Alexanderson announced his departure for Panama "at the invitation of the Navy ... to study some of the practical conditions for the realization of such ideas...
Making the most of the last night there, many a party member was troubled, following morning, with a heavy head, as he helped load supplies on 50 mules, 300 porters...
...present cruise is the equator-crossing, the first to be made by a dirigible since the German RL-59 flew to East and Central Africa during the World War. In anticipation of the buoyant effect of tropical heat, Commander Eckener added heavily to the ship's two-ton load of water-ballast in Seville...
...Moultrie, Ga., a swarm of bees, finding two mules pulling a load of fertilizer, stung them to death...
...only 14 hr.. 45 min., 32 sec., nearly three hours faster than any previous crossing of the U. S., but Col. Lindbergh deprecated efforts to credit him with breaking the record of Capt. Frank Monroe Hawks which, he pointed out, was a nonstop flight with a heavy fuel load. The Lindberghs held to levels between 14,000 and 15,500 feet. Purpose: To test the theory that airplane speed and efficiency are to be sought above storm areas, in rare atmosphere...