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Oxygen on Wheels
:\!ohik o,;:gen geneLltors now move
.ilu acl with A,\\" grollnd uui ts. rehe\lng
clrgo planes of their Former job of transportlllg
o,;ygen cylinders to [urwnrc]
bases,
Generating units include compressors,
rdrigeration equipment and a 110 hp
gasoline engine. arc installed in large
t r;1iler V:IllS and c.in prod nee o,;\gen fivc
IlOlITs after arriv.i]. Small airdrome
trucks ruxh .sllpph' froll! generator to
pl.mc, then prornptlv return emph'
l vl iudcrs for recharging. thus cl itu in.ttmg
need for cx tcuxivc w.uchou-«: fa.
l ilities.
()ngen prodlleinS'; equipment is es,
-vut i.illv similar to that used in ordin.nv
couuucrci.il plants. except for a huge
hag u-ccl as a temporary reservoir until
o,;\'gen can he piped into steel cvliudcrs.
These hold 220 cu. ft. each at a pressure
of 2.000 lhs. per sq. in .. and ';'0
cylinders can he filled in 2-1 hours-cenough
to supply 350 fighters or 23
hom bers.
ATC Flight Tests
In order to determine the hest pmvcr
com hiua t ions at all .rititudcs and the
best operating technique for maxiuuun
Llllge of planes that arc to be ferried
O\erSC1S to combat zones. the Air Tr.insport
Command is now carr:'ing on it';
own flight test progr,un at \Jiami's )(Jth
Street Airport.
As a resnlt of the llaLl compiled in
these test hops, the I'-light Research
Division, under 'raj, [oln: \1. Tillman.
klS been .iblc to initiate modificat ions
\\h ich have im proved pcrfonn.mcc and
increased safet\. in nuurv tvpcs of lxnu b-
LTS. fighters .md cargo planes. Alternt
iOJl of ta b con tro 1 S\", tern on 13.2 {s. for
cx.nn plc. eliminatecj much potcntial
cr.u.h d:lllger in event of '(0, I engine
f:lilme :It take.off. \\ 'itll m'\\' controls. a
Lilxr.rl or clrr\inS'; (J-I.:;00 pounds made
,\ safe take-off despite feathering of
'so, I prop when on]:' :;0 feet off
erou nd.
.\n uuusn.il flight rcccutlv lIas one in
wh ich Capt. \\'illiam ,\, RS:1ll sat back.
\\:lTlls in :1 pigg\'back 1'.:;1 wh ilc \hj.
)o'eph A, \feKe(J\\n piloted the pl.iuc
.rt -120 mph, Capt.tin Rv.m's task \\'as
10 operate a special S';lass fuel tank to
nsccrtu in the c,;act rate of fuel COIlSUlllPtion
at high speeds,
TAD Says oon'l Strip Devices
The Tr.iininr; Aids Division. un-
,{ficialh' representing thc Society for the
rrlllntion of Cruelh' to Training Devicls.
comes out strongly against thc
DECEMBER,1944
maintenance tips. · · l
h\t\'S s\a\t
\11l\\\\\\e ttell t
No. you needn't spend ll:l1f of vour
clutv t imr :Ipolo£.:i/illl:; for t lu ot lu-r h.ilf ,
hilt' if 1011 \I:III! the pilot, lOll '(TIC to
£.:ro\l olel £.:r:lcdll1l1. \011'11 make :1 in.mlv
~onfc"lon '"hell \'(;11 inaclvcrtcntlv err. '''o'r
C.X:liliple, the ellgmc of :1 IIghte'r reeenth'
'pl\ttnc quite
litcr.illv CO[lect. .\ short sc"ioll wit l) '1'\ I