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RICHARD WHITCOMP. AND Lon.gley Field -- Richard T Wïtcomb is the first îinventor îp history to give the aircraft li- dustry "Marilyn Mlon-roe" sex appeal, Rut you'd never know it. When h le leaves the roaririg wind tunnels of the Langley AerxnattIcal Laboratory, Whit- comab enjoys niothing moreP than to go home. to his woxikshop. There he experimeits in another :field of engineering -- internai ýcombujstion. He has even ap- plied foi, patents on1 several in- ventions as a resift of his hob- by. 'his is one example of the ever inquisitive mind that 'OC- longs tc the 34-year-old scien- fiat on the research staff of the for Aeronautics. Andità aisc hIj'lps to explain wyWicii "THE SHAPE," AISinternai, is hailed as one of America'e brightest aircrafi desig-ners. He' is the mari responsible for the riecently announced disciv- ery of the new concept in air- craft design leading to a great reduction of drag rise which oc- eurs at transonic~ speeds. It has, already applied to two super- sonic aireraf t resulting in ýýpLeJ -pins~ up to 25 per cent. "Marilyn Monroe" -is tshe nameý: that fhas been given to the spec- ialby designied fuselage Whit- comb has, devised. It's alSO re- f erred to as "Coke boittie" 'n ýwrasp waist.e" Up until nov the shape cf thto «M!ýarilyn ri~ fuselage bas been kept undeýr ityN wraps. I ~ available to the i', try. iSp~