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Men & women assemble aircraft in factories. Various parts of cockpit & chassis assembled on factory floor.
10:49:02 Wheel assembly put together & added to fuselage.
10:50:04 Flash title: The Liberty motor,heart of the American Eagle which develops one horse power for every two pounds weight, making it the most powerful motor in the world.
10:50:05 MCU of Liberty motor w/ men & women assembling it. Welding / brazing exhaust manifold. 10:51:23 Motor moved into place. Cowling cut, formed. Parts moved thru factory.
10:52:39 Radiator tested for leaks. Gasoline tank measured. Radiator fitted into place; line of planes with sheetmetal covering placed. Dials & wiring fitted into fuselage.
10:54:18 Flash title: Pilot & observer can talk to each other only by special telephone & a wireless set gives communication with the ground.
10:54:19 Men work on aircraft radio equipment & installing it on aircraft.
10:54:50 Propellors & men assembling to glue an laminate them.
10:55:39 Flash title: This profiling machine which in peacetime is used to carve out genuine antiques now makes our propellors at once accurate to one thousandth of an inch.
10:55:40 Man operating profiling machine forming propeller. Grinding & turning on beltdriven lathes.
10:57:11 Flash title: Propellers are finally finished by hand. Shavings as thin as a piece of tissue paper are scraped off to pare them down to accurate gauge.
10:57:12 Men shaving down propellers and inspecting & measuring them w/ gages..
10:58:17 Flash title: The process of balancing now begins. The blades resting on a knife edge revolve on a hardened steel axle.
10:58:18 MLS of propellers being balanced.
10:58:32 Flash title: The balancing perfect, a breath of air will turn the heavy blades. MCU of propeller blade turning.
WW1 Homefront; Military Aviation Industry; 1917; 1918; Airplane Assembly;
NOTE: Very good.