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Professor Les Kelso describing the propulsion system of a small airplane to three cadettes, 1943

Professor Les Kelso is pointing out the propulsion system of a small general aviation airplane. These airplanes, sans wings, were in the Aeronautics Laboratory for purposes of visualization and illustration. The plane may be a Luscomb or a…

Professor Les Kelso instructing two cadettes about an airplane engine, 1943

Professor Les Kelso is instructing two cadettes about an airplane engine.

Two cadettes examining a cone-shaped part on the side of a plane, 1943

A cadettes is touching the top of a small cone-shaped part on the side of a small airplane in the Aeronautics Laboratory. This plane, sans wings, was used for instructional purposes. Another cadette is by her side also looking at the part.

Professor Glenn Murphy illustrates aspects of airplane flight analysis to a class of Curtiss Wright Cadettes, 1943

Professor Glenn Murphy is illustrating some aspects of airplane flight analysis to a class of Curtiss-Wright cadettes.

A cadette working in a drafting class, 1943

A professor is watching a cadette use a right triangle to draft a picture of a piece of equipment.

Professor Benjamin Willis instructing three cadettes in the Electrical Engineering Power Laboratory, 1943

Three cadettes are listening to instructions from their Professor Benjamin Willis in the Electrical Engineering Power Laboratory. One cadette is focused on a piece of equipment while another is taking notes. The third cadette looks on from the right.…