THIS IS NO PLAYTHING, but an electronic, instrumentpacked replica of the United 'States Air Force’s B-47 aircraft, which plays a vital role in air defences. The model is mounted on a low roof at the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation’s laboratories in Nutley, New Jersey. Lined up with a circular "dish" antenna in the rear, it enables engineers to determine methods for coping with enemy radar and fire-control devices. The copper-clad model’s responses to electrical impulses from the "dish" help scientists at the research centre to develop the "electronic umbrella" that protects bombers in combat..
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28888, 7 May 1959, Page 10
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95THIS IS NO PLAYTHING, but an electronic, instrumentpacked replica of the United 'States Air Force’s B-47 aircraft, which plays a vital role in air defences. The model is mounted on a low roof at the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation’s laboratories in Nutley, New Jersey. Lined up with a circular "dish" antenna in the rear, it enables engineers to determine methods for coping with enemy radar and fire-control devices. The copper-clad model’s responses to electrical impulses from the "dish" help scientists at the research centre to develop the "electronic umbrella" that protects bombers in combat.. Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28888, 7 May 1959, Page 10
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