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Show l'AUOWAN TIMKs. IWKOWAN. UTAH V NEEDLEWORK PAnERNS Cool, Summery Appliqued Frock IHOwo rlY ffiAIRFUNE fey Qofdaui BASIC number nine ITSSON PARACHUTES down p,,v who ha Just come hai J"!1 BUv training Ending near one of Walking across the field.to into a plane i a young pilot ,- -h IT. carries a parachute which ol' beluw vat pack" watch plane and k v m Robinson First thu.g ij that a parachute must be of a iyj c to make it possible for a pilot to tail out. no matter what position the plane may be in when it becomes disabled. I mean by that, that if you ere In trouble you might find yourself to either one side or the other, or even upside down. You've got to be able to clear the plane, no matter what stunt it's decided to do on its own. he Prachut 0n tf&k-- H thifift u k ijoHitfw Ml say they are-th- ey K baison developed and perfected there was the urgent need for for tvidir.g a practical lifesaver Jhj.j who found themselves in trou-f- f gr.d nowhere to go. ffwil'Lnrt at first werent to taje at be-ri- se ,t.( iotrsiwu, uera they? no! If you d seen binsun-Lo- rd. fliers icT.a of the crates the army Ui to go up in back In the war that b,4e in 1914, you'd wonder how any-- e i ever had the nerve to take off I demanded Idghtr.ess was the thing ten because engines to lift weight tidnt been developed. The things tt army fliers took off in were the darnedest things you ever saw a Id of frail supports and wires noth turning out these tg like what were days. Bunk And from V mmereial planes the little I know, the werent much better for i long time after the war. but they Not much Robinson Even 60, some-tx- g were coming on. had to be provided for the safely of pilots. Nobody on earth can tell when an engine's going to act just fall out. Robinson that meant that uith from the plan, and dont Getting out of a plane safely must never depend falling out. Hank on just Hut suppose a pilot does fall be- fore he hat e chance to pimp dchbet airly? Robinson Other requirements set up for standard equipment take care of that. Naturally, if a parachute is to be used it must be at all times fastened to the pilots body while he Is in the plane, end it must be so constructed that there is no chance of its failing to work under any condition. It must be of a size and so attached to the body of the pilot as to make the jump possible with the least difficulty and loss of time. Hank They don't look to tough, but they must be able to stand an euful lot to come dtntn like they do and not be torn to ribbons. Robinson Standard requirements take care of that, too. A parachute must open promptly and be able to withstand the drag of a load falling at a speed of 400 miles an hour. d Hank Can you Herr the things, BiU, or does a fellow just have to fall any place the paraihute happens to land ? Robinson Well not altogether. A parachute is steerable to a reasonable degree, and by a little training d temperamental thats why the parachute ns developed. Theyve come to be a fellow can manage not to land in a puddle or on a bunch of rocks. standard equipment for ail fliers. contrap-Hons-an- u rs Hank But theyve put em than just a safety device to a lot more over in Fu- pi theyve been dropping toldien from sky behind enemy lines. Robinson They sure have. Russia IIts the first was country to hit on that the Germans, wholl quick as theyll steal bright idea and teal an idea as G OU might not think Hank The things don't look at if they'd be very comfortable that harness looks to me oi if it would be heavy and clumsy. Robinson It looks that way, but as a matter of fact the harness is designed so that it is comfortable and very strong. A 'chute is so designed that it takes up the shock of CANOPY failur . M t t , i in . Hank They used to hose Mi hut jumping ethibiliont et fairs and summer parks I taw on when I itoi e kid. never-end-- Sl lit . 1 ing flow of football talk. I found this Robinson There have been huntrue again on a re- dreds of them, and there have bten cent jaunt through any number of parachute jumpl. g the Southeast where competitions from time to time m record squads were which the chutists have compel d busy at spring in ability to land at desigm.ti d practice in Florida, points. There have been competiAlabama Georgia, tions in the delayed type of landing and the Carolinas. I mean where the pilot deliberateMany of thrse ly keeps his chute from opening undelegations ran from 125 to practice til he has dropped 1,000 to 1,500 feit. 175 men. The early enthusiasm, The delayed opening at 1,000 feet even under blazing suns, was far be-has been done successfully o often yond normal, that it attracts no attention. I ran into Wally Butts, Georgia's Hank How fast dort a pilot fall when who coyly admitted his 1946 coach, behes coming down on hit own I mean Bulldogs would be better than fair. fore he opent the chute? We had no line last fall. Wally Robinson Oh, it varies a little, but it between 150 and 300 miles said, but we have a good line now an hour. It varies according to the and with Trippl on hand for the barkfield, plus a few more, we hope speed at which the plane 1 fly ii g to be ready for Alabama and Oklaat the time the jump is made. Hank l.ett tee a mile It SgSO feet. homa A. and M., to mention only Two hundred mi let an hour! Goth, but two. Also L.S.U. thats getting doun to earth in a hurry I In the meanwhile Alabama and Robinson And how! Oklahoma A. and M. are facing the Hank It then any special instruction chance of losing llarry Gilmer and as to i he best uuy in which to make a Bob Fenimore. two jump? The beckoning finger of the stars. Robinson The army gives comdraft has called both for a army plete instructions in parachute jump- physical test. These two have been ing but a civilian pilot should know in the class the last two sea- the proper procedure in case of an sons. But if they are taken, there j emergency, so that with the chute can be no replacements to mateh attached to his body and entirely their worth. Alabama has a great free of the plane, he can just take the squad. But losing Gilmer is like air any time, and in any way the a Sammy Baugh or a Luek-mamoment indicates. Remember that losing Losing Fenimore, the 'ima chute is an emergency contrappound passer and kic' sprinter, tion and when its use is necessary would be no worse than the army there must be no necessity for mak- losing Doc Blanchard. ing a choice between this and that way you just know the old crate has Florida F ull of Hope gone dead on you, and out you got Florida was running a high footHank And, of course, the rip cord fever. ball Ray Wolf and a new thats the word for the release of the chute, now at Florida with are staff strong isnt it? Robinson That the word and the best Gator prospects in several that has to be so placed as to be seasons. Miami university, Orange Bowl winner over Holy Cross, ex- -, instantly accessible. Hank Hoes a pilot ever get tangled up pects to have a much better team mean does his chute ever get caught on than the 1945 squad. the plane and prevent hit jump? Snuffy Stirnweiss, backficld coach Robinson Maybe there have been at North Carolina, reports the ar-- I a few cases of that kind, though I rival of halfback Justice at Chapel dont seem to remember any right Hill, plus several additions that Carl now. But of course there is noth- Snavely can use with considerable ing on earth in which something un- pleasure. I also received the news expected cant happen some time. that Bob Neyland will have another The chute is a mighty dependable Tennessee squad that will be hard invention and attached to the body to clean away. Also that Wallace of the pilot as it is, a pilot has a Wade, back at Duke, is busier than chance to make a clear, free jump ten swarms of bees getting ready before opening the chute and so for a hard campaign. Southern teams have a stiff spring avoid the possibility of being swept into the flames of a plane that is training grind and they are busier than usual with so many Bowls to burning. Hank tee. But why. Bill, do pilots be filled next year. With Neyland and Wade back they also face keenwear their chutes in so many different ways? Some have em on the chest, some er competition, especially if Frank have em on their shoulders, and some Thomas at Alabama loses Gilmer. have em dangling at the back. No one can say yet what Henry Robinson Theres a reason for Frnka will have at Tulane, but you that, like everything else, Hank. To can gamble the Green Wave is rollbegin with, there are three dif- ing forward. It might also be noted They that no one can say yet just how ferent sizes of parachutes. t, and are in many good football players the diameter. Each of them has a dif- draft will remove from the scene all chute over the map. This draft procedure ferent use. . . . The is the standard type for general use, will wreck some teams while missbecause of its moderate rate of de- ing others completely. scent. It is small and compact and has been adopted by several gov- Army and Notre Dame ernments as the standard equipment We ran into several Notre Dame for air forces. It is known as The who advised us to keep an Service Parachute. . . . The big on Frank Leahy's 1946 squad. eye chute is for exhibition and trainThe last two Army teams piled ing purposes and the small 108 points against us in 1944 and up chute is used in connection with the 1945. A A beating is one thing. But is something else. massacre Hank But that doesn't answer the quesbrother it is going to be different tion as to why different fliers carry their in 1946. Notre Dame will be there mata Is it just chutes in different places. with what it takes. This means line, ter oj individual preference? backfield, power and speed. Individual Robinson preference? in the Leahy will have both Kelly and Dont you know, my lad, that inback. Here are two of the Mello as such no theres thing army Notre Dame has known best backs is dividual preference? Everything only a small according to rule and the guy in the in years. But they arenow on hand the material of else. or follows part regulations army Bend. South at carfor one for practice spring chaps Theres a reason You dont figure any Army pushrying his pack on his back and for Notre Darner. anothers carrying his on his shoul- over? I askednot.the But said Army wont one . that you Certainly ders. . . That 1944 and 1945. Why? dangles down the back is called be the Army of the Seat Pack pack meaning The line. Yes, Army will have or is packed. It i should have the best backfield in the way the chute made to sit on sort of cushion, you football, headed by Blanchard, Daknow and the pilot sits on it, be- vis and Tucker. But dont forget cause in that way it takes up no Army has lost a number of valuable room and doesnt get in his way. . . . linemen and that Army line has The one you say is worn on the chest been a big factor in their victories. That In the meanwhile Capt. Tom is called the Lap Pack. for machine gunners and photogra- Hamilton, now on the job at Navy, where the finds himself caught between two phers or for othernotuse be adaptable. fires Army and Notre Dame. Tom Seat Pack may A machine gunner usually has more Hamilton is not only one of the best room directly in front of him and coaches in football, but one of theHamilbelow the waist, so when hes in his best inspirational leaders. for machine the best place for his chute ton has the foundation or basis can knees. . . . a hustling, fighting squad that his across is rest to pack The one that you noticed worn on make it extremely uncomfortable the shoulders is called the Back for any opponent on Navys schedule. It is used in balloons and Pack. craft, and also in Michigan s Troubles lighter-than-aHamilton was the one man who certain types of airplanes. Carried of saved college football during the on the back, it gives freedom movement which is essential in case war. At least he did more for the a flier has to climb about in the rig- cause than any other three men I One team that may know about. ging of the plane. Hank Theres an awful lot to this paraits share of draft than more of. Uh, acquire chute business that 1 neier thought Last fall Fritz is Michigan. trouble chute pack, the -something else are 18 on his freshmen had Crisler h Robinson Well, theyre not th squad, 8 of whom were classed 8r,nd- - , among his regulars. The Wolverlightest things to packPack Service one of the youngest squads regulation about II ines had harness and chute and all, in the country and for this reason pound.s. may suffer heavier casualties. 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It balanced double action guarantees Just th right action in the mixing bowl, plus that Anal rise to light and fluffy flavor In the oven. j REGULATION U. S. ARMY Before the jump the canopy and its lines are packed, forming a seat for the hooks at jumper. The attached harness his chest and at each leg strap. After the jump, the straps from his form two shoulders to the pack-sesides of a simple swing, while the pack, the emptied of its canopy, serves as seat. swings anything else, put the thing to use on number of occasions. Bank And now were getting ready to the same hind of tricks on our W tnemies. Sure are you have to turn the other fellows against him. Our army has up a school for the training of Robinson m ready to tricks !et parachute Ban jumpers. kCee, but Id love to get into that! wonderful sensation to jump off miles from the earth, and just float be a Robinson Still looking for thrills, There are plenty of thrills in Parachute jumping, but entirely apart from the spectacular side of Picture and the uses for miliary purposes, the parachute is a p definite Very the air. contribution to safety Its the one sure protec-- n for a pilot who find himself may difficulties and no spot in sight r safe landing. ankHiU; long parachutes? since they first began obinson Oh, a good many years, e need for was shown parachutes 'ard the close of the First World ft!! a.nd il was of such importance the United States Army Air ice called in a horde of aero-- . engineers to make a thor-stud- y of all types of chutes. "Ttest"d every type of chute 1 mean tested em. them? For what? iut,inl n To find out how good yj re and what they were good ,ev tested every type to com-f1031 nk-T- H .ruction, ,reand when they found the it longest and hardest, tlip on they decided to adopt. pri. son Thats the whole j1 or;,!? Aat c.v ' 1A fr'y story, they set up a hetes. and duly listed if, Parachute must be. irlnH me just what T t a nthi expect from a parachute. Bill? , 1(i stand-rr- w to opening and so prevents injury the pilot. Hank But they must have to make an awful lot of them to as to be able to fit all tizes and shapes of pilots little guys and big guys, skinny ones and those who arent so skinny. Robinson They make em just one size, but they are adjustable so big that theyll fit any one of thosetalkor little, thin or fat guys youre ing about. Hank But what keeps a fellow from the chute falling out of the harness when opens? The harness is deRobinson matter signed to prevent that. Nohead up what position a pilot is in, or head down, when the parachute him unopens, the harness will hold til he lands, and his business then is to get clear of the chute as quickbeing ly as possible, to prevent in the chute caught the dragged by wind. But getting free of the chute is easy because its built with that in mind. seen pictures of fellows packa landing. Seems ing up their chutesaU.after to take no lime at too, was included Robinson-Th- at, Hankrve must in the designing of them. They and handled and quickly be easily be manipulated, and they must in every part. It s the strong strong old axiom that a chain is no strongthere er than its weakest link, inand a paramust be no weak links of chute. Hundreds of thousands made been have parachute drops to saving the safely and in addition the chute pilots countless of es to safety in has contributed vastly who gets clear of A pilot air. the reason his machine which for any what tell to able just is has failed, to give did happen, and so is able valuable informaplane designers can correct whattion by which they ever fault may have been respon la it (It 23-fo- ot 24-fo- 24-fo- ot ex-sta- 28-fo- ot 22-fo- ir dont risk a penny when you put FRARfl You OIL FILTERS Oil ALL It 9 a fact I Fram Filcrons ... the modem oil and motor clean- ers are guaranteed to give complete satisfaction on your car, truck and tractor or at anytime within 90 days after purchase, You vc everyyou can return them and get your money back. lose! to . . . to nothing gain thing Fram Saves You Money Millions of Filcron filters and cartridges have been used by our armed forces . . . while Fram is standard equipment on more than 50 famous makes of car, truck, tractor, bus, marine, Diesel and stationary engines. 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