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My interest in aircraft propulsion began in the fall of 1933.
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The speaker identifies the fall of 1933 as the time when aircraft propulsion first became a serious interest. The sentence marks the beginning of a lasting focus on how aircraft are powered and moved through the air.
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- Elements of Gas Turbine Propulsion, 2nd ed.
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