Dec 31 1919

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Notable technical achievements of the year according to McCook Field were: development of leakproof tanks ; reversible- and variable-pitch propellers; a siphon gasoline pump ; fins and floats for emergency water landings ; and the turbocompressor or supercharger developed by Sanford A. Moss of General Electric.

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