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Show Byrd's 'Penguin Special' to Get Antarctic Workout . ! Plane for L - S i .- EXPLORATION ... ... .... i V ' CARRIE.O 1). . . - ! 7. TWO Sij MACHINE-SHOP J ' i MitllfcSiWftMftJfri UMDtR CONTROLS ' 4 WtLDING L Roo E, 1 generator! - - - Diagrammed here is the 5150,000 snow cruiser designed by Dr. Thomas Poulter at Chicago's Armour institute for Admiral Richard E. Byrd's exploration trip to the Antarctic. It averages 10 miles an hour, and in its 27-ton body carries enough fuel for a non-stop New York-San Francisco trip and back. It carries car-ries a plane on its back. Each wheel has a separate motor and tires are changed by raising the axle internally, inter-nally, letting the body rest on the snow. |