Ranged along the edge of a work ramp at Convair, wooden blast deflectors prevent piston-engined "propwash" and jet blasts

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20125900

Description

Ranged along the edge of a work ramp at Convair, wooden blast deflectors prevent piston-engined "propwash" and jet blasts, from planes such as the Convair F-102 in the foreground, from damaging aircraft landing or taking off on the near-by Carswell runway.

Archival Date

1958-07-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-84

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Convair airplanes; Runways (Aeronautics)