| Show IS Making Motors for Air Au D Del Defense ef I el Jh t tI 1 It It i iM iy I a I M y 1 u- u In 1 H ill w wot ot 1 t J f nl Ie t Tl A It bt Appearances to the contrary mb these pictures of Allison airplane air air- p plane engines In production are In reverse sequence At right a motor being re readied for Its first test run Above the same motor I In the tear down department for inspection after the run as required by the Army Air Corps for all aviation engines r INDIANAPOLIS Production methods of the automo automobile lle Industry are receiving their first test In turnIng turn turn- I Ins hag out non non automotive automotive defense products at the Allison plant here where General Motors Is building liquid cooled cooled airplane engines at a current rate of a n month t Designed for us use o by the Army Air Corps and the British government govern ment meat these engines the tho first of their kind ever manufactured Inthis In Inthis Inthis this country are built to line hair specifications Each part Is subJected subjected sub to rigid tests and checks before be fore tore assembly and the completed engine Is given an eight hour eight hour test run during which It Is brought up to full power Then It is completely torn down inspected for wear and l. l Imperfections reassembled given a h b final Dal acceptance run a and d packed I inu in I u c. c N d. d r 1 1 4 M 1 r. r y off t J r a f fa 16 a moisture proof moisture transparent wrapper wrap prop per for or shipment I Currently employed In the 1000 I square feet of buildings occupied occupied pied pled by the time Allison plant are men Another 1760 1750 men are mak ing lag Allison engine parts at the i i L h I f Cadillac Division In Detroit A year ago ngo the Allison plant occupied 90 90 square feet of floor space and employed men By Dy next Fall further additions to the plant will have have been completed and new o equipment installed |
