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BOYS and GIRLS PAGE
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.Cut piaces of different colored felt
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A
3. Place. narrow strip over the
D wide strip,
C
D
Model Jet
Talmost every model
A plane meet that took
place last summer, jet model flying was the high spot of the programme. Model builders, constructing their jot modela today, aro looking toward tomorrow be when they hope to piloting the real ship sky- wards. Jet planes, accord- ing to the
fly men who them, operate as simply as a primary trainer and the
4.Fold Dover Cflying is reasonably smooth even at 450 miles an hour and a 15,000 foot altitude.
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edges with a
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and sew around flap
Of
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with a running stitch belong to our generation ex- clusively, much as we would like to claim it. Jet propulsion was horn centuries ago, many nationalities and minds contri- buting towards its growth.
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Planes
JET PROPULSION
WAS BORN CENTURIBS AGO
ALTHOUGH MOST OF US ASSOCIATE IT ENTIRELY WITH OUR SPEEDY
MODERN AIRCRAFT-
~FADER
HERO'S STEAM ENDING
•
• By I. R. HEGEL
HBKO, A
CREÈK SCIENTIST, IS
BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO CONVERT STEAM
PRESSURE INTO MECHANICAL POWER-
AND DON'T FORGET - THE JET PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN USED FOR A LONG TIME IN ROCKETS AND AND FIREWORKS
Hero, the Greek scientist, is belloved to be the first man who converted steam pressure
Then, patented the first practical de- heavy to forestall wing tip flut- into mochanical power.
ters, New techniques in con- As early as 1029, an Italian en vice for jet planes. gineer introduced the first tur
Whittle, who was then in his struction and scaring are rapid- bine engine model. In 1080 Sir
carly twenties, received ittle ly being learned by modellers. Isaac Newton designed a jet recognition or financial support It was not propelled automobile. Skipping for his first efforts.
For a group of small fry who other inventors, we'll jump next until 1037 that he succeeded in could not get the principle of into the twentieth century when manufacturing the Orst jet en jet propulsion through Sanford Moss,
employed by General Electric, developed the Rine, and it was in 1943, during heads, one Scoutmaster took a the war, that the first single toy balloon, Inflating it and turbo-supercharger. That was scater jet interceptor was sent letting it loose without closing on its test fight. By 1944 the
The balloon shot Germans had their fets in the the opening. air. Other countries were ex- upwards, and the Scoutmaster perimenting with their own let informed his small charges that models. The rest is aviation this was the way un air-stream history.
1903.
In 1008, in France, Lorin ob- tained patents on jet propulsion. Marconnet, another French in- ventor,
also patented his jet discoveries. A continuous firing duct engine was then announced in France. In 1930, Frank Whittle, an English scientist, found that he could improve on the French experiments and
Mr. Punch Tried Some Magic
K
-But He Wasn't as Good as Mr. Merlin-
By MAX TRELL
NARF
the
the
and Hanid, shadow-children with turned-about names, were telling
what everybody
& wonderful magician Mr Merlin was, "Why," said Knart to Mr Punch, who was sitting quietly in his chair by the window trying (as it seemed) to take a bit of a nap, "Mr Merlin got a hat--just an do ordinary old hat. And what you suppose he took out of it, Mr Punch?"
"I can't imagine," replied Mr Punch. not sounding very in- terested in what Mr Merlin might have taken out of an old hat,
Hanld burst out with the news. "He took a rabbit out of the hot, Mr Punch!" A Mel
livo rabbit" added Knorf.
At this Mr Punch looked at Knarf and Hanid for a moment, then sighed and shut his eyes,
"Mr Punch!" erted Hanid. "Can you do that? Can you take
rabbit out of a hat?"
"I don't know. sald Punch. "I've never tried."
Eyes Wide Open
to
117
CAT
Punch reached Into his hat,
something...got something." he was saying.
their
jet-propelled plane would work, the air pushing itself through the opening of the balloon and giving it its forwarding impetus. and a It's a good illustration
simple one.
if
Go back to primary principles that IB the way to #
PLANE manufacturers are now turning out let interceptors, Jet reconnala- radar-equipped. sance planes and jet bombers are niso coming from the a clearer understanding, but do sembly lines.
study jets. Dip into the long engines
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Draw the four assemblies of
facturers are the teen-age boys and gas turbines.
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There are boys and girls, 100, a jet in order to visualise them who have been awarded trophies more plainly: the nose section, for the records of their jet mo- the wing section, the dels at summer meets. Some fuselage section and the of these jet models were cala- group. Clip pictures of jets and the air with rubber compare them. Note points of pulted into
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Mohawk Racketeers
By MARY COSS
He lifted his hand out, "It's a puppy" cried Knart,
Punch And once more Mr sighed "Only a little puppy. Now why can't I get a rabbit?"
So he tried once more.
of his hat took out of Mr Punch Mr the following animals: a chicken, arst Americah racketeers the nearest
probably were the Mohawk quickly lam the doors behind them. Once inside with the chipmunks, a a squirrel, two
and Pequot Indians who lived doors bolted, they were safe. full cage of a small goal, a
mice. piglet, a goldfish (which he in-north of Albany,
New York.
colonists and
Momanquin, chief of the
stantly tossed into the aquarium,) They used to go down into Con- an owl, a duck, a monkey, anecticut every year to collect a Quinnipiacs, was so grateful for canary, a mole, a baby elephant,
"But
A Rabbit
were
as many
This answer surprised Knart and Honid a great deal. But Mr
his people he agreed to sell Punch was now sitting up with and three pigeons, all of whom tribute of furs and other articles the protection the Puritans gave
from the Quinnipiac Indians.
them the site of New Haven. He his eyes wide open, "Just hand flew out of the window. me my hat, please," he said to
When the Quinnipiacs dared also declared that neither he nor his tribesmen would terrify the Hanid. "It's hanging on that
refuse them, the Mohawks would colonists, or destroy their crops hook. Ah, thank you, my dear," 1.15 pm Thurs.
no rabbit!" walled Mr plunder the Quinnipiac villages, or buildings. he sald
him. as she gave it "Now let's see. You said Mr Punch. "I can't get a rabbit!"
They would capture
If it hadn't been for the Merlin reached into his hat and Knart and Hanid were speech-
children as rackoteering of the Mohawks took live rabbit out of
less with astonishment. The ani- men, women and
back north and the Pequots, the founders Hanid replied that that was mals (except the pigeons and the they could to take
of New Haven might have had exactly what Mr Merlin did,
scampering goldish)
to fight for their land. Instead, "He Just put in his hand, and around the room. Some of them with them as slaves.
The Quinnipines soon learned hey paid the Quinnipiacs 12 cut came the rabbit."
were fighting with each other,
Mohawks and ecais
cloth, English some of them (the squirrel and that when the "I'll try it," said Mr Punch.
a rampage it alchymy spoons, 12 batchets, 12 With that Mr Punch put his the chipmunks) were trying to Pequots were on
12 dozen knives, 12 hand into his hat. "Well, I've got climb up the walls, and the goat was best to flee. And they did, hoes,
porringers and four cases of something or other," he said the and the elephant were pushing in all directions. Often many of French knives and scissors. next second as he lifted his hand each other.
"Mr Punch! How did you do them would be too far away to This was the best bargain out again. He was certainly thio trick!
wonderful!" rench the shelter of their forts, since the Dutch bought New Knart was yelling at the top of They would run into the houses York for $24 worth of beads. his voice. But Mr Punch didn't ovon seem to hear him. He was sadly. "But
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holding something.
"It's
a kitten
да
Hanid shouted in amazement.
But Mr Punch looked disap- ten! No, I quer The-Just a Job
It's
shaking his head I guess I'm not as good no rabbit...not a single rabbit!"
a magician as Mr Merlin is! And That's
a wonderful
then, before Knart or he stuffed trick all Hanld could stop him, right, getting a rabbit out of all the animals back into the hat. I'll try again. Maybe I'll be hat (including the pigeons, who luckier this time."
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