A grasshopper is a spring
loaded clip attached to a wire for grounding an aircraft during refueling
operations. |
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Aluminum Direction Bombs
are containers of aluminum powder to be dropped onto the surface of the water
as a target for a drift meter so that a navigator can judge wind direction
and speed. |
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A Vibracorder is a time
recording device initiated by vibration. In the days before recording tachometers,
Vibracorders were often used in aircraft to keep track of engine time. |
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A steamer rug is a lap
blanket, first used on steamship line deck chairs, to ward off chills. |
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