Silicones Man F-102 Ad

Source: Aviation Week
Issue: Apr 15, 1957
Era: 1950s
Subject: Aircraft · Fighter
Aircraft: F-102
Format: Original page, 8.5″ × 11″

Archivist's note

A gyro accurate enough to hit a fly from a screaming roller coaster. Union Carbide's "Silicones Man" sold the O-ring seals inside Honeywell's HIG-5 fire control gyro, the balance sense behind supersonic interceptors like the F-102 Delta Dagger.

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Provenance & Condition

This is an original print advertisement, carefully removed from an authentic Apr 15, 1957 issue of Aviation Week — not a reproduction. 69 years old, with the paper tone and character of a genuine press run. Approximate size 8.5" x 11".

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