Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

Record Details:

Title:
Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television
Date:
1941
Publisher:
New York, NY Corp
Volume:
Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television
Leaf #:
00080
Language:
Undetermined
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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ALTITUDE: 40,000 FEET Inside this new RCA plastic altitude chamber, aircraft radio equipment is taking a ride at 40,000 feet. As the pressure drops inside the sealed, transparent walls, expert eyes ob- serve every part of the radio mech- anism. Defects in design, details of faulty construction that would re- main hidden until actual high-alti- tude flights, can be noticed at a glance right on the ground —and corrected before the radio is in- stalled in a plane. For pilots it means greater safety, better performance, dependability —where failure of the radio equip- ment might mean difficulty for a courageous crew. RCA's new all-plastic test cham- ber represents another step forward in aviation radio research. Because it is entirely transparent—it enables engineers to study the whole set at once, to check for high altitude flash-overs and leaks at the same time, to look for tuning shifts and "breathing" parts in the set simul- taneously. This most advanced of high-altitude test chambers is typical of RCA's many facilities for aviation radio research. Today that research has but one goal — to help make America's armed might in the air the most powerful and effective fly- ing force in the world. From that war-time research will come the knowledge, the skills, and the technique that will help keep America's wings the mightiest and most useful known to man. RCA AVIATION RADIO RCA Victor Division . RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA • Camden, N. J.