B-58 PROGRESS REPORT, 1 JULY 1953 Reel 1 · Part 2

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Summary: (Photo'd by USAF Cameramen) 1) CU drawing of a proposed B-58. 2)ADS on the destroyed area at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 3) LS high angle of an atom bomb burst. 4) M3 low angle, B-29 in flight to the left--it drops a Tarzon bomb. 5) CU Tarzon bomb as it leaves the bomb bay of the aircraft. 6) CU 3/4 FV Rascal missile. 7) CU bomb bay of the B-29 as it drops Rascal missile. 8) MS camera pans left with the landing of the XS-1. 9) MS camera pans left with the takeoff of an XF-92. 10) CU looking over the shoulder of a person leafing through still photos. 11) CU page of a text book showing GEBO No. 1 and 2--gives a comparison of the various configurations in 1946 study against those of 1949 study. Shows phase 1 of project MX-1626, March 1951; configuration dated December 1951, which is also phase 1 studies. In 1952 this project was designated MX-1964--gives the concepts. CU of textbook giving the comparisons of MX-1964, December 1951 to August 1952. Camera do1lies into ECU of August '52 version--gives the detail of the configurations. 12) MS entrance to Convair Plant, Fort Worth Division--staff car drives up to entrance. Three officers and a civilian alight from car and walk into building. 13) Ms posters, heading: THE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP; sub-heading: AIR FORCE JOINT PROJECT OFFICE AND CONVAIR. Shows all the sub-contractor components and gives the sources of supply. 14) MS drafting room in the Convair plant. 15) MS dolly in to a mockup drawing of the B-58. 16) MS poster: AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE CONVERSION. (sound track gives the pertinent data concerning this missile.) 17) MS chart giving the pod missile performance. l8) CU two Convair employees working on a B-58 scale model for wind tunnel tests--technician walks in from left carrying a 1/80 scale model. 19) MS technician walks in from left carrying a 1/30 sca1e model up to the pod. 20) LS rocket model test--quality very poor. (sound track gives the full particu1ars to this test.) 21) MS a wind tunnel test for engine nace1le characteristics. (2000 FPS.) 22) MS a group of weights, which are used to apply a structural stress on a 1/4 scale model, on jacks. 23) MS looking over the shoulders of engineers standing at a control panel. 24) CU chart: STATE OF THE ART--gives effect of radius requirements on design weight of the turbojet bomber; the design; gross weight in pounds; and the total mission radius nautical miles. 25) MS chart: TYPICAL MISSION PROFILE--gives the a1titude in feet. 26) MS chart showing the global map of the world--gives the typical continental bases. Pointer and sound track detail a probable mission, stating that any target in Russia would be vulnerable. Chart provides the different phases of the mockup and the completion dates of each phase. 27) MS mockup of the crew compartment--three crew members, in flight clothing, take positions in mockup. 28) High angle shot down into the mockup--pilot is at his position operating the stick and familiarizing himself with all the contro1s. Shows the defense systems compartment and the bombing and navigation systems compartment. 29) CU pilot walks into a full-scale mockup of the B-58 at the correct angle and height from the ground. The mockup is tilted to simulate either takeoff or landing. 30) MS high angle 3/4 RV of full-scale mockup, 3/4 completed. (Gives the length, the angle of sweptback wing, and the length of the wing. Sound track, along with picture, gives demonstration of the ways in which the mockup may be used to simulate flight.) 31) Shows the jacks under the wing, so that a retraction of the 1anding gears can be studied. 32) CU pod component mockup--gives the length. 33) High angle shot of a model showing the pod being pulled under the fuselage of the aircraft. 34) CU chart: PHASE 1-PHYSICAL EXPENDITURES--gives the dollars and the year. 35) CU large hydropress in the Convair plant. 36) CU large rolling mill. 37) CU 1/40 scale model of the B-58--end of pod being placed in the mockup of the plant. Camera pans down plant mockup to show the various phases of the assembly line. 38)MS conference table. B-58 PROGRESS REPORTS 1 JULY 1953. Good

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities