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Slide Rule Accuracy

Experimental projects at Vought Aircraft were exciting and involved great preparation. All engineers knew slide rules like front-line soldiers know their rifles. In early 1947, I was the pilot on a project that our customer (Navy/Marines) wanted: a F4U Corsair that would go 450 mph at heights up to 40,000 feet, continually for a minimum [...]

27Aug2009 | Wayne Harding | 0 comments | Continued