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NAVY WORKING
FOR A - POWER
IN SEAPLANES
WASHINGTON, UP>—The Navy,
first to use atomic energy for pro
pulsion in its submarine Nautilus,
says it is now working toward
a nuclear-powered seaplane.
Rear Adm. F. R. Furth, chief
of naval research, told the Senate
Appropriations Committee “our
research has also included de
sign studies of a nuclear-powered
seaplane.” He added:
“Nuclear-powered aircraft of
fer the obvious advantage of
practically unlimited range with
a very high speed, and a sea
based aircraft offers peculiar ad
vantages as a vehicle for explor
ing nuclear propulsion in air
craft.”
He made no estimate when such
a plane might be completed.
In addition to the Navy, the
Air Force, the Atomic Energy
Commission and the National Ad
visory Committe for Aeronautics
are working on various problems
involving atomic-powered flight.
Recent statements from various
sources have indicated progress is
being made.
Furth testified in support of a
432 million dollar appropriation
for Navy research already voted
by the House* in the money bill
for the Defense Department for
the year starting July 1.
He told senators the Navy will
flight test next month a power-,
ful new seaplane “with speeds
and ranges not inferior to those
of land-based aircraft.”
Furth said the plane, known as
the P6M Seamaster, “is a high
speed swept * wing jet - powered
seaplane which could be based in
bays and lagoons near theaters of
war and be supported by sub
marines or seaplane tenders.”
FOR SPARKLING TEETH . . .
GREAT LONGSTONE, England
_ UP>—Pub keeper Bernard Saunders
likes to see a nice bright smile.
So Saunders has just had his
five front teeth studded with 100
pounds ($280) worth of diamonds.
“I got the idea from reading
about an old Shah of Persia,’1 he
explained.
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