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

The 1997 Paris Air Show
22
Paris Air Show
A Dummy Explanation
38
United States Air Force, Roswell (N.M.) (History, UFO incident, 1947)
Let Me Off Uptown
44
Fisheries (Susquehanna River valley), Fishways, Shad, Safe Harbor Dam (Pa.)
Europe Spy Report
46
Automobiles, Foreign (Design)
Think It's New? Think Again!
48
In-line skates
Ocean-grown Homes
54
Marine cities, Limestone, Artificial islands, Seamounts
Extreme Trucks
58
Trucks (Design)
Deadly Confrontation
62
Police (Training, Aids and devices, Computer use), Indian River County (Fla.) (Sheriff)
Top Gun from Canon
65
Cameras, Single-lens reflex (Rating), Advanced Photo System
Sign of the Zodiac
68
Airplanes, Home-built (Rating)

Ford Contour
51
Automobiles
Spy Art
72
Charles Brandon, United States Central Intelligence Agency, Junk art (Exhibitions), Weapons in art (Exhibitions)

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