Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Endothermic-fueled Jet Could Break Mach 5
15
Airplanes, Supersonic (Engines, Cooling), Endothermic reactions, Hypersonics
Drones Buzz Back Into the Spotlight
22
Remotely piloted aircraft
The PM Econo Caper
27
Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Automobile engines (Energy usage)
Rebirth of the Blimp
30
Airships
World Radio
34
Shortwave radio (Equipment)
Servicing Your Cooling System
69
Automobile engines (Cooling)
Improve Your Car
74
Automobiles (Equipment)
Restoring Old Barns
82
Barns (Remodeling for other use)
Computers Made Easy
84
Notebook computers (Rating), CD-ROM drives, Integrated software
SVX--a Sportier Subaru
88
Sports cars (Four wheel drive)

Oldsmobile Silhouette
37
Minivans
Blowing in the Wind
40
Wind power (California)
The Price is Right
44
Boats and boating (Automobile trailer combination), Motor boats (Rating)
Power Trip
48
Automobile engines (Design)
Red Oak Racer
51
Wagons (Toys)
Home Team
59
Products, New, Houses (Maintenance and repair)
Butcher Block Facelift
63
Countertops (Maintenance and repair), Cutting boards
Replacing Wiper Blades
67
Automobiles (Windshield wipers)
Fuel Injection
68
Automobile engines (Fuel injection)
Ford Redesigns Big Van Series
89
Vans (Design)
Mitsubishi Expo Lineup Alters Minivan Definition
90
Minivans (Rating)
The Alternate Fuel Report: Propane-powered Buick
91
Automobiles (Rating), Automobile engines (Fuel), Propane
The Wet Vette
93
Automobile engines (Design), Motor boat engines (Rating), Motor boats (Rating)
Why the Dinosaurs Died
96
Mass extinction of species, Dinosaurs, Geology (Yucatan (Mexico)), Asteroids, Chicxulub Crater (Mexico)
The Wide View
98
Panoramic photography, Cameras (Rating)
Black-and-white Film Revisited
99
Black and white photography (Films, Rating)
Last-minute Racing
100
Stock car racing, Racing automobiles (Maintenance and repair)

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