REPOR TRESUMES ED 017 702 08 VT 004 467 TRLNSFORTATION TODAY AND TOMORROW. BY- DAILEY, JOHN T. NEYMAN, CLINTON A., JR. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV., WASHINGTON, D.C. REPORT NUMBER BR-5-0061 PUB DATE APR 66 CONTRACT OEC-5-85-023 ERRS PRICE MF-$0.50 HC-$5.12 126F. DESCRIPTORS- *TEXTBOOKS, *TRANSPORTATION, *READING, *MECHANICS (PROCESS) ,MOTOR VEHICLES, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, $PREVOCATIONAL EDUCI-TION, THIS READING TEXT WAS DEVELOPED IN A CURRICULUM PROJECT, DESCRIBED IN VT 004 454, ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS TO STIMULATE READING ABOUT MECHANICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL TOPICS AND TO TEACH BASIC VOCATIONAL TALENTS. THE ORGANIZING THEME OF THE TEXT IS TRANSPORTATION AND POWER. MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE BOOK ARE DEVOTED TO PICTURES AND EASY-READING DESCRIPTIONS or CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CARS, CONTEMPORARY PRIVATE AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS, AND NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AND SHIPS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES AND THE POWER SOURCE OF EACH VEHICLE. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS CONSIST OF FOUR CROSSWORD PUZZLES BUILT AROUND NAMES AND IDEAS IN THE TEXT. OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE VT 004 455 THROUGH VT 004 471. (EM) 4s ITRANSPORTATION TODAY ANDTOMORROW ' .4141111:a r .',...., 1 e. -. S1 41A A - *VP". = 41r -1. IPPI ne jpel _.imakinahoo ,.1 IIF -41'. --'"' ,_,d ,-0.0C''irilerv -...cf-l'*'' ..... eyfibe ,.-.. f Z',.....' Nra "' 01.-, a- P J THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT WASHINGTON, D c 20006 1966 AIM ANEMONE.% , r U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION &WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCEDEXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTOFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. TRANSPORTATION TODAY AND TOMORROW; THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY School of Education Education Research Project Washington, D.C. April 1966 This is an experimental booklet intended to help young people learn more about the practical applications of the basic principles of mechanics and technology. It is hoped that students will find the booklet useful and stimulating. This is part of the curriculum and materials for teaching basic vocational talents prepared by The George Washington University, Education Research Project, under Contract No. 0E-5-85-023 with tha United States Office of Education. This booklet was prepared under the direction of Dr. John T. Dailey, Research Professor of Education, and Clinton A. Neyman, Jr., Assistant Research Professor of Education, assisted by Mrs. Grace Alexander and Mrs. Ruth Ferris. Mrs. Louise Umstott provided editorial assistance and thetyping was done by Miss Carol Leath, Mrs.Sandra King-Shaw, and Mrs. Theodora Bromley. Mr. Bernard Blumberg assisted in the art work. Comments and suggestions about the booklet will be appreciated. Address all correspondence to: Dr. John T. Dailey, Director Education Research Project The George Washington University 1166 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Education Research Project ofThe George Washington University wishes to acknowledge withgratitude the cooperation of the following organizations whichcontributed materials and photographs for this booklet: The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. Automotive News Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. Motor Trend The Flying Lady National Aerospace Education Council, Washington, D.C. J.H. Haynes & Co., Ltd., London,England Post Motor Books, Arcadia, California Special acknowledgment is made of the generousassistance of the staff of the Air Museum of theSmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., for their assistance inassembling materials. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 The 1966 Automobiles 2 Oldsmobile Toronado 3 Buick Riviera 4 Cadillac 6 Chrysler Imperial 8 American Motors Ambassador 10 Pontiac GTO 12 Chevrolets 14 Plymouth Barracuda 16 Dodge Dart 18 Ford Falcon 20 Ford Mustang 22 Lincoln Continental 24 1966 Ford Features 26 Crossword Puzzle No. 1 27 Dodge Tracks 28 Chevrolet Trucks 30 Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Pontiac Bonneville, Chevrolet Sportvan 32 American Motors Rambler Rebel, American Motors Marlin, Dodge Coronet, Chrysler 300 33 Chevy II, Corvette, Chevelle, Corvair 34 V Page Buick Special, Buick Wildcat, Mercury, Comet 35 Pontiac Le Mans Sports Coupe, Pontiac Grand Prix Sportscar, Pontiac Star Chief Executive, Pontiac 2 Plus 2 36 Ford Fairlane, Plymouth Valiant, Thunderbird, Plymouth Belvedere . 37 Epecifications - U.S. Cars - 1966 38 Rolls-Royce 40 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 42 Rolls-Royce Phantom II 26EX 43 Volkswagen 44 Mercedes-Benz 46 Other Foreign Cars 47 U.S. Cars - 1965 51 Gasoline Engine 54 Diesel Engine 56 Horsepower 57 How the Gearshift Works 58 Crossword Puzzle No. 2 63 Oldsmobile Toronado 64 The Airplane. 69 Beechcraft D95A Travel Air 71 Boeing 707 72 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Attack Bomber 73 F-27F Propjet Transport 74 Fairchild Hiller Turbo-Porter 75 Grumman E-2A Hawkeye and A-6A Intruder 76 B-58 Hustler 77 Hughes 300 Deluxe 78 Kaman UH-2A Seasprite 79 Lockheed YF-12A Advanced Interceptor 80 McDonnell Phantom II 81 vi Page Piper Aztec C and Apache 235 82 Republic F-105 Thunderchief 83 Sikorsky S-62 84 Jet Engine and Rockets 85 North American X-15 88 Minuteman 90 Polaris/Poseidon 91 Titan 92 Nike X (Zeus and Sprint) 93 Project Apollo 94 Project Gemini 96 Manned Orbital Laboratory 97 Telstar 98 Explorer 99 Surveyor and Ranger 100 Mariner Mars 101 Saturn Series 102 Titan Series 104 Agena 105 Nuclear Power 106 How Atomic Energy Is Released 107 How A Nuclear Reactor Drives A Submarine 108 U.S.S. Nautilus 109 U.S.S. Ethan Allen 110 U.S.S. Skipjack 111 Other Uses of Nuclear Power (N.S. Savannah) 112 Nuclear Lighthouse 113 Crossword Puzzle No. 3 115 Crossword Puzzle No. 4 117 Answers to Crossword Puzzles 119 vii INTRODUCTION Transportation means the moving of people and materials from one place to another. There are many kinds of transportation. People travel in automobiles, buses, trains, and airplanes. Freight is carried by trucks, trains, ships, and airplanes. We are just beginning to carry people around the earth in rocket-propelled spacecraft. Submarines some day may be usLd to transport both people and materials. New methods of transportation are being developed all the time. All means of transportation must be powered in some way. Sometimes gas engines are used, sometimes jet engines. Perhaps in the future many everyday vehicles will have atomic power. In this booklet you will find out about today's transportation. There are sections on U.S. cars, foreign cars, airplanes and rockets, and the use of atomic power in ships and submarines. Perhaps you will be abile to vis- ualize the cars, planes, and spacecraft cf the future. THE 1966 AUTOMOBILES How many passenger car models ,..e offered by United States automobile makers in 1966? Believe it or not, the answer is 364! This is 16 more than in 1965. The new models have been added by Ford Motor Company and General Motors. Ford has added 8 models and General Motors 17 models. There are fewer compact cars in 1966 -- only 66 as compared with 86 last year. There is a large increase in the number of intermediate-size cars. There were only 89 intermediates in 1965, while in 1966 there are 118. There are only 7 more regular-size moduls than in 1965, for a total of 180. The following pages will tell you about many of the individual 1966 cars. 2 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO r 1966 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO One of the most unusual cars to come outin 1966 is the Oldsmobile Toronado. This car has a front-wheel drive. The engine drives the front wheels instead ofthe back ones. Driving traction and easy handling are outstandingchar- acteristics of this car. A specially modified 425-cubic- inch Toronado V-8 engine and Turbo Hydra-Matictransmission deliver power to the front wheels. Inside, the Toronado features a flat floor. For more details about the Toronado, seepage 64. 3 ''4 BUICK RIVIERA A completely new Riviera sport coupe featuresthe newest idea in body ventilation in32 years -- the elim- ination of window vents. Leaving out these vents gives the driver an unobstructed view through the side window. A new ventilation system -- called Circulair -- makes the vents unnecessary. Fresh air is taken into the car through a grille in the hood, just in front of the windshield. An outlet at the base of the rear window lets the air out. Elimination of the window vents reduces wind noise in the front compartment. The new Riviera has a 119-inchwheelbase. It has a 425-cubic-inchV-8 engine. The Riviera's wider tread improvescornering stability and permits a shorter turn. The longer wheel- base gives greater directional stability and moreinside seat room. This wheelbase gives better weightdistribu- tion by increasing weight on rear whepls. The increased weight gives better acceleration and braking onice and snow. 11.001111111$V MI Or, 342ltiitii!t"'"V,1 Po" 1966 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM SEDAN CADILLAC The 1966 Cadillac is designedfor easy driving and riding comfort. Cadillac's variable-ratiosteering gives more driving ease. One-third less turning of thesteering wheel is required for parkingand driving through traffic. The Fleetwood Brougham is newin the 1966 Cadillac line. The Fleetwood Seventy-Fivesedan and limousine are completelyrestyled for the first timesince 1959. A completely new automaticdual air-conditioning and heating system for frontand rear compartments is now standard onthe Seventy-Fives The system is individually controlled. Standard safety features areretractable rear seat belts and padded sun visors. A flashing four-waylight which acts as a traffic hazardwarning system is optional. The sizes of many modelsremain the same. The over- all length of models ranges from224 inches to 244.5 inches. The wheelbase of most modelsis 129.5 inches, but a few models have alarger base.