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The Moffett Technical Center consists of office, laboratory and pilot plant space located in Bedford Park, Illinois, in the near west suburbs of Chicago. It was built in 1948-49 and named in honor of George M. Moffett, then-president of Corn Products Refining Co.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed. [14] [15] November 28, 2011, a Piper PA-31 crashed on approach to Chicago Executive Airport. The aircraft was operating as a medical transport plane. The pilot, the patient, and the patient's wife were killed in the crash. Two other people on board survived. [16]
During the war, fighter aircraft were stored at the 803 Special Depot at the Orchard Place Airport. After World War II, the production of aircraft at the Douglas plant ceased, and in 1946, the U.S. Government transferred 1,080 acres of the airport land to the City of Chicago. The city chose the site to meet future aviation demands.
An intermediate step of building a pilot plant was considered prudent. [18] For the pilot plutonium separation plant, a site was wanted close to the Metallurgical Laboratory, where the research was being carried out, but for reasons of safety and security, it was not desirable to locate the facilities in a densely populated area like Chicago. [17]
Angus MacInnes, an actor from Star Wars who played the "Gold Leader" Y-wing pilot within the Rebel Alliance, died "peacefully, surrounded by his family and love" on Dec. 23, according to a family ...
Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in CP-1 during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi .
Ford has laid off 243 workers at its stamping facility in Chicago Heights in the wake of the strike at the nearby Chicago Assembly Plant. A total of 330 layoffs were announced Monday between the ...
Essentially, pilot plants and pilot lines perform the same functions, but 'pilot plant' is used in the context of (bio)chemical and advanced materials production systems, whereas 'pilot line' is used for new technology in general. The term 'kilo lab' is also used for small pilot plants referring to the expected output quantities. [3]