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

Army's Superdozer to Breach Future Minefields
17
Motor vehicles, Military, Land mines
The Blackbird is Back
27
Stealth aircraft (History)
Long-term Test Cars
32
Automobiles (Rating), Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Vans (Rating), Four wheel drive vehicles (Rating)
Hot Feet
35
Cross trainers (Shoes)
Buick LeSabre
39
Automobiles
Inspecting Disc Brakes
80
Brakes, Automobile (Maintenance and repair)
Airbags
81
Automobiles (Air bags)
Replacing Filters
82
Automobile engines (Filters)
Improve Your Car
93
Automobiles (Equipment)
Hamming it Up
94
Packet switching (Data transmission), Radio broadcasting industry (Licenses), Ham radio

Best of Show
44
Consumer Electronics Show
Lessons of the Black Box War
46
Persian Gulf War, 1991 (Weapons, American participation, Aerial operations)
Road Work
51
Mobile offices, Office equipment, Telecommunication in business
Electric Drills
55
Drills (Rating)
Using Lead-free Solder
61
Solder and soldering
Traditional Porch
62
Porches
Reusable Sanding Sheets
73
Sandpaper
Easy Does it
74
Products, New, Home grounds (Equipment)
Restoring Stucco
96
Stucco
Oldsmobile 88--a New Image Builder
98
Automobiles (Rating)
Smokey on the Water
103
Jet skis (Police use)
Wide Receiver
106
Wide screen television
Camcorder Currents
108
Camcorders
Anti-greenhouse Tech
110
Global warming, Geoengineering
Stereo Testing
114
Compact discs (Test discs)
PM Racing 1991
116
Sports Car Club of America, Stock car racing

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