Word: takeoff
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...neck in trouble. When last heard from (in Author William Hazlett Upson's latest story), Botts had bogged a scraper so deep in the Canadian muskeg that not even his mighty Earthworm tractor could pull it out. But Botts managed it; he used rockets, for a jet-assisted takeoff...
...again, the men welcomed them to the gang. On the 19th day, when Colonel Beaudry landed his ski-equipped C-47, the boys smilingly showed him the bunk they had prepared for his stay. But in 38 minutes they were aboard and sweating out the jet-assisted takeoff. "We faced into the wind, counted noses, checked the engines and took off," said Co-Pilot Blackwell...
...Belgians have also called attention to the fact that the Batutsi are probably the world's greatest high jumpers, regularly clearing 8 ft. 5 in. from a takeoff mound a foot high, making a net jump of 7 ft. 5 in. (this year's Olympic winner jumped 6 ft. 6 in.-see SPORT...
...flown nonstop for 6,000 miles at more than 300 m.p.h. From San Diego, the ship went north to Seattle, back to San Diego, then to Fort Worth, north to Dayton and back to Fort Worth before it finally landed, more than 19 hours after its takeoff. It looked as if the transport version of the B-36, the XC-99, would have no trouble fulfilling Convair's promise to carry 400 passengers for 8,100 miles nonstop...
...takeoff, the sound of roaring engines is heard, coughing a little at first with startling realism. The cabin vibrates convincingly. The monotonous beat of the guiding radio beam throbs in the pilot's headset. If the instructor chooses to start a fire in an engine, an alarm bell blasts, the pilot stops the engine, and the controls react violently. The crew must know instantly how to bring in a crippled plane, be able to find the runway with a blind-landing system. Even the squeak of tires is heard as the wheels hit the concrete on a landing...