THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES
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Channel: PublicResourceOrg · 2010 · Education
1943 ARC Identifier 2781 / Local Identifier 18-AF-123. Army Air Forces training film. On the line maintenance, depot maintenance, and flight operation of the turbosupercharger, using a B-17 for demonstration. Explains basic principles of the induction, exhaust, cooling, control, and lubrication systems. Shows how the pilot operates the controls. General O.P. Echols speaks on the value of high altitude flying and Dr. Sanford A. Moss poses with the Collier Trophy (1941). Includes still pictures of experiments on Pike's Peak. War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) DVD copied by Liz Pruszko.
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