Franklin, John Sener, John C. Hager, J. McCaskey, H. North, Martin Ringwalt, J. Frederick Sener, William Z. Sener, James Shand, Peter T. Watt and H. Charles D. Rood and Henry J. Cain of Springfield, Massachusetts represented the Aurora interests. The Hamilton Watch Company was founded in and set out to serve the railroad market with accurate timepieces.
The rugged, precision watch that Hamilton produced became a favorite among railroad watch inspectors and personnel. In fulfilling the railroads' requirements for accuracy, it also filled the needs of the general public for a timepiece of high quality.
Miller, vice-president, left Lancaster to become its general manager. Trademarks of the E. Howard Watch Company were acquired by Hamilton in Although never extremely active in the manufacture of "Howard" watches, Hamilton has produced small quantities under this brand name. American soldiers during World War I preferred the smaller size and convenience of the wristwatch to the "old-fashioned" pocket watches.
This trend caused a major shift in American watch production, with a new emphasis on producing wristwatch models for both men and women. During World War II, Hamilton ramped-up production of several models of chronometer to meet the US Armed Forces particularly the US Navy's need for an extremely accurate timepiece which could be used for navigation at sea.
Prior to WWII, such highly accurate instruments were only produced abroad. The first Hamilton chronometers were delivered to the Navy in February , and at their peak Hamilton was making chronometers per month!
Based on the super-reliable B with Elinvar hairspring and mono-metallic balance, the Mod 23 adds a chronograph mechanism, making it one of the most complicated watches produced by Hamilton. Bell Helicopter Corporation enjoyed several advantages in competing for this contract. The Army held the company in high regard, based on the excellent service rendered by the piston engine-powered Bell 47 during the Korean War. The turbine engine represented a revolutionary step in the development of helicopters, and the Army saw it as a critical component in the new medevac helicopter design.
Compared to the reciprocating piston engine, the turbine was lighter, smoother, easier to maintain, and much more reliable. Testing the HD gave Bell the confidence to incorporate a turbine engine in the Army's new transport helicopter design. Lycoming had not designed this engine for a specific application but Bell engineers saw great potential in this power plant.
They joined with Lycoming to develop the XT to Bell Helicopter specifications, and this new engine eventually powered the prototype Huey. The Army designated this prototype the XH and the first one flew on October 22, It performed so well that Bell earned a contract to produce three more prototypes in February Tests on these helicopters Bell Model were successful and Bell and the Army signed a contract to build production medevac versions plus outfitted as instrument trainers to teach pilots to fly at night and in bad weather.
Flight tests revealed no significant problems with the prototypes and production began in September when the first of Model s rolled off the assembly line. The new aircraft was designated HU-1A hence the nickname 'Huey' and officially christened the Iroquois, in keeping with the Army tradition of naming helicopters after American Indian tribes. In representatives from Bell Helicopter met with U.
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