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Plunge for Safety in Civilian Car Crash Research
A report describes ongoing crash-avoidance research by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in Buffalo. A late model car performed a vertical dive headlong into a pole to study impact effects under a $147,786 U.S. Bureau of Public Roads contract. The piece notes broader wartime and entertainment anecdotes in the United States and Berlin as counterpoint.
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Berlin
West Germany
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Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
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Cornell Laboratory
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads