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Show ier, pressure, engine speed, and altitude al-titude all right in an identical version of the plane which some day they will fly. Another thing Bessie is used for is to teach students how to act in such difficult circumstances as the crippling of one or more of the engines in the course of a bombing mission. SCHOOL CONDUCTED IN PLANE GIVES GOOD EXPERIENCE (IPS) Another example of the cooperation between industry and education for modern instruction methods appears i nthe four-en-gined bomber known as "Bessie" which was set up as a flying schoolhouse. Organized by the aircraft firm which builds Flying Fortresses Bessie is idnetical with the Fort, resses, but has had her armament removed and her fixtures renovated renovat-ed to provide room for classes. A regular crew of instructors is in charge of the training program which consists of having the Schoolhouse flown to various centers cen-ters where advanced heavy bomber bomb-er students are given systematic instruction. These students learn at first hand how to get the highest possible pos-sible operating efficiency and maximum max-imum flight range by coordinating such varied factors as fuel mixture, mix-ture, air speed, turbo-supercharg- |