4 Military Hardware: Jet Engines and Radar
William Young
4.1 Introduction
Keywords
- Radar – a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object back to the source.
- Jet Engine- an engine using jet propulsion for forward thrust, mainly used for aircraft.
- Silent Generation- the generation of people born before that of the baby boomers (roughly from the mid 1920s to the mid 1940s), perceived to tend towards conformism or restraint in their outlook and behavior.
Learning Objectives
- Reader should be able to understand more about the technologies used in the military during the Silent Generation
- Will be able to understand the creation of military technology during this time period and what the use of these technologies were
- The affects that the technologies had on the people during this time period
The time of the Silent Generation ranged from 1928-1945 and has had a big impact on today’s society. During the Silent Generation there were many different advancements in the technology used throughout the generation. During this time there were many advancements with technology involving military equipment. The time of the silent generation was during some of the most difficult times for people including the Great Depression and World War II. Growing up and living through these times would be very tough and people knew there needed to be advancements to eventually get out of these times alive. All the technology played a big role in getting through these times and with the military being very involved, the technology they used was very important.
Some of the technologies that were included in the military were things like radar, jet powered engines, and rifles. The technologies during this time don’t just narrow down to those three but those are some of the biggest of the silent generation. For years prior there was a lot of research and funding put into these technologies, but they did not become popular until the Silent Generation.
4.2 Specific Technology Used
Key Takeaway(s)
In this section we are going to go more in depth on what specific military hardware there was during the Silent Generation.
4.2.1 Specific military hardware during the silent generation
During the Silent Generation there was specific hardware that the military used that had never been seen or used before. Radar was one of the most famous military devices that became popular during the Silent Generation, the radar helped them track people and things like they had never been able to before. The idea behind is to be able to track or detect anybody that would be around them and be prepared for what they were going to face. The use of this radar in planes and in other situations made it very easy to find the enemy and protect themselves. As of now, there has been much improvement in radar devices and all the things that they can