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The Starrett corporation has continuously expanded through its history through the patenting of products and takeovers of other manufacturers. In 1878 Laroy S. Starrett invented and patented the first combination square, [4] and in 1880 he founded the L.S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, in order to produce it and other precision ...
[1] The "Camel" may be regarded as the prototype of the Consolidated response to the USAAS's 1924 requirement for a new primary trainer. In the early summer of 1924, the USAAS tested a prototype unofficially designated TW-8 and placed an order for 50 examples of the Consolidated Model 1 production variant for service with the designation PT-1. [1]
Thompson–Starrett Co. was an American construction contracting and engineering firm based in New York City that operated from 1899 until 1968. During the company's first 30 years, it was a pioneer in the construction of skyscrapers and one of the first companies to develop a national practice involving large-scale construction projects.
According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.
Starrett Brothers planned to erect the Starrett–Lehigh Building, the world's largest integrated freight terminal–warehouse, on the site for $7 million. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The 15-story building was to contain about 1,750,000 square feet (163,000 m 2 ; 40 acres; 16.3 ha) of space above the LV's existing tracks, as well as 10-by-30-foot (3.0 by 9.1 ...
Guncrafter Industries introduced a smaller version of Model No. 1 in 2010. The Model No. 3 is a Colt Commander-sized 1911 also chambered for .50 GI, with a shorter barrel but with a full-length grip. The M3 can also be fitted with a model-specific version of the company's .45 ACP conversion unit. Like its bigger siblings, the M3 magazines hold ...
Gasuden KR-1/Tokyo Gasu Denki: This was an unlicensed Japanese-built copy of the Fox Moth powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Gasuden Jimpu 3, a 7 cylinder radial engine. The first prototype, J-BBJI named Chidorigo (Plover), flew on 23 December 1933.
One model sends 8 periodic pulse-width modulation voltage signals (which appear identical but out of phase by 1 ⁄ 8 of the period), [17] each connected to 7 emitter plates, and the resulting analog signal is read through a single receiver plate. [18] The 1983 German patent DE3340782C2 (see figure) is said to describe the workings. [19]