Farmingdale State College - Islander Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY XS W. W. ROGERS S N ,Lx Deparfmenf Head A ,J 'X xxx 'V .,5MP 1... Le-ff fo Right, Seated: Mr. J. Keegang Mr. F. PynepMMr. H. CICIPPI Mr. C. Diamond. Standing Mr. J. Gibbons, Mr. G. Drenneng Mr. C. Rakowskig Mr. W. Mooreg Mr. L. Parsonsg Mr. H. Korfh Mr. W. Tobin. 124

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A60 'D' Q M -'lbw VH! if 5 3 l P' X v .3 r A t,.y y, ,. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS I if A h I As far back as ancient Greek civilization, man has had the dream of propelling himself through space with the swiftness and agility of the bird. The twentieth century has seen this dream become a reality. lf, upon entering a ballroom, your date casts an aeronautical eye on the dance floor and figures its length, width and surface for a miniature landing field, don't feel slighted-he's an A O student. You are relaxed in your bunk listening to the weatherman sing his litany of weather conditions. Suddenly your roommate orders you to get out the sand bags for you'll not fly tonight. Before you consider him beyond help, ask him if he takes A O. Lastly, when your DC-6 taxis smoothly down the runway, give a nod of thanks toward the control tower. An A O grad may have guided you in. We wish our A O boys success in the safer and surer planning of our highways of the sky.

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A8rD, M.T. AND RHAC the cool 81 comfort curriculum ln the winter they work with refrigeration and air conditioning and in the warm months they beat oft the atmosphere A 81 D the Knights of the Road -embyronic auto stylists and designers. They take mechanisms, power trans- missions, and diesel engines in their stride. Drag races on H0 and speeches in Modern Comm. are all part of a day's work for these boys. Summons any- one? ? M. T. tool designers of the nation From a bar of steel come accurately designed tools and cutting bits The use of the lathe and shaper flycutter and back saw are taught and retaught from the beginning to the end of the two years at LIATI