Human Centrifuge Building at U S Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pa, serves as laboratory to test effect of high acceleration on human beings and to test equipment for high speed aircraft and rockets; equipment will develop 48.5 rpm; revolving gondola can be accelerated from dead stop to 174 mph in 7 sec; advantages of new device.
Unique laboratory houses human centrifuge
Civ Eng (NY)
Civil Engineering ; 21 , n 1
1951
4 pages
Illustrations
Article (Journal)
English
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