About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement highlights the AiResearch pneumatic auxiliary power system, the first gas turbine-driven auxiliary power unit for aircraft, specifically featured in the Convair XPSY-1 flying boat. The system, developed in cooperation with the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics and Vultee Aircraft Corporation, powers all major accessories and enables the aircraft to maintain essential functions without running the main engines. The ad emphasizes the innovation, reliability, and engineering expertise of AiResearch in creating compact turbines and compressors for aviation.
- Brand: AiResearch (The Garrett Corporation)
- Product: AiResearch pneumatic auxiliary power system
- Tagline: POWER TO BURN...FROM AIR!
- Publication: Scientific American
- Year: 1950
Objects in the advertisement: airplane, water, palm tree, island, moon, clouds, driftwood
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