Show NEW TYPES OF WAR PLASTICS HELP US U S AERIAL GUNNERS V 0 A N it of the many women workers at bell aircrafts plants inspects a sheet ilter molded plastic before it goes to the assembly line for installation in an army uncle sams aerial gunners focus ct n earmy emy targets with more deadly eacy 7 than ever before through ir Expedited advancements in perg 4 transparent plastics VS second ond 11 ti may mean success destruction action for bomber crews or fa pilots pilot A gunners clear vision rno to his success in getti getting ng buea h on the enemy first skillful tri ln the the transparent plastic here has done much toward the r C 9 amacy supremacy of our air forces elear clear transparent sections 4 po rated into this count rys m raili li ha 41 biplanes TI PLanes anes were in development by md technicians before the war wa krjat we o advanced maced since that time so it al glass ab sections are found in in 14 1 I kant aried ned cano copies oP pies ies the nose of the v ti or n Pin run ners nera rounded observe i r lilot bate fats ra boits 10 to 8 otherwise known as 1 ti ge 11 unearthed technical knowl litiby lit in iBl required to produce plastics for al I 1 bai g fighting 11 am ab ps of the air exact deo teas ons ot of uniform require vlra such as ab thickness contour in 1 and 11 0 0 li on tone cern surface clarity rity are of prime 00 bicell sice ence even while attaining e optical afore e tl he lewa war while concentrating aa Ai Product io r of the Aira cobra aircraft sn ya craft co corporation arati 0 n of buffalo buffal amer der AT ork 1 worked shoulder bader to I 1 i rth IV 14 wib the pacemakers Pace makers 0 of wiza 00 r 1 yass lita d alon ardry the e results were ong it to the production de part apartments ments for fighter planes at the niagara frontier plants an and I 1 for the B 29 bombers coming from a assembly lines of bells bellis georgia division manufacture of plastic enclosures begins with a flat cast of the glasslike material the sheet is cut to size P placed laced in furnace oven and heated to the proper temperature sic according cording to its size and thickness in brief time heat softens the resinous substance making it pliable cotton gloved operators then place the plastic on a form block and a hold down ring is fitted to the block to bring out the correct contour the section remains there until cool when it is inspected if approved it is sprayed with a rubberized coating for protection d during u r i n g later machine operations the segment is trimmed to size sanded and drilled supporting strips are added it if necessary being attached by a pr procedure that makes the joint stronger than the plastic itself air pressure is used to form observation domes but more complicated and streamlined patterns are shaped by a unique process developed by cell bell employed emp loyes to obtain maximum optical quality in the ready for fol r installation stage transparent plastic has high impact re resistance Si Stance and will not shatter under vibration plus ex excellent optical characteristics acte for our airmen |