Histories: Heroes for hard times

www.newscientist.com | Apr 30, 2008

On 14 April 1950, British children woke up to find they had a brand-new hero, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future. Unlike Superman, the square-jawed, pipe-smoking hero of the Eagle comic had no special powers - just logic, decency and a touching faith in science and technology.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19826541.700

Cranes Today - Pump it up

As with everything else in life, the design of a mobile crane is a compromise. The requirements of construction site operation can conflict with road traffic licensing regulations. On the one hand the crane should be as light as possible, while on the other it must support large loads.

http://www.cranestodaymagazine.com/story.asp?storycode=3674

Easy does it

www.newscientist.com | Jan 6, 2001

Airdropping medical supplies, such as blood and plasma for transfusion, is an even bigger problem: the jerk of a parachute opening is enough to cause haemolysis, the bursting of red blood cells.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16922721.700-easy-does-it.html

Cranes Today - Yantai Raffles' big gamble

First Brian Chang built the Yantai Raffles shipyard. Then he built one of the world's biggest gantry cranes for assembling offshore platforms. Super-sizing his crane, he bets, will save shipbuilders time and money by reducing ship assembly to a couple of big lifts.

http://www.cranestodaymagazine.com/story.asp?storycode=2049676

Flight PDF Archive - 10 FLIGHT, 6 January 1961 Part of

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10 FLIGHT, 6 January 1961 Part of the test equip- ment at the safety bar- rier and arrester gear proving base at Bedford Arresting RN Aircraft . . . danger of the main ram bottoming in the main cylinder, as evenat the end of the spline barrel stroke some clearance orifice remains.

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1961/1961/1961%20-%200010.html

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Sumo Material Handling Systems & Services" - leading manufacturer of material handling equipments is established in 1998 by qualified, experienced and competent person Mr. K.A.Kothari . He is B.E.

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The Insiders Guide to Trucking :: View topic - CROUCH BEHIND VOLVO FH12 RECOVERY VEHICLE

insider.trucknetuk.com

"We have had good connections with Volvo for years," says Operations Manager Adam Crouch, whose company has long provided recovery services for the supplying Dealer, Volvo Truck & Bus (South) at Kettering, who will also maintain the truck on a two-year contract.

http://insider.trucknetuk.com/viewtopic.php?p=769

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