THRILLS IN THE AIR
If your air-nerves can stand it and you want to know what it feels like to hurtle towards the earth at the dizzy speed of 500 miles per hour, go to see the new sky thriller, "Power Dive." Here's what to watch for if you want to get all the thrills the test pilot gets when he's testing a dive bomber. The main strain of diving comes during those fleeting seconds when there's a question of whether or not the ship can take it. Notice how terrific the vibration is. If you look and listen carefully, you can detect that the motor has speeded up far beyond normal; that the wings and tail surfaces are put through a punishing test; to prove their ability to overcome fatal "fluttering," the furious wind's strain on the wires and the iash of the propeller.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 189, 5 December 1941, Page 8
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145THRILLS IN THE AIR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 189, 5 December 1941, Page 8
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