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F-102 ANNUAL REVIEW FILM Part 3

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Summary: Coverage of F-102 designs development and production; armament feasibility testing of 2-inch FFAR and structual evaluations after MB-1 firings. 1) Artwork depicting F-102 waisted fuselage area distribution concept. 2) Scenes of F-102A pilot boarding aircraft, aircraft taxiing, taking off and in flight at Edwards AFB. (Dark scene) 3) Scenes of F-102A in flight with missile bay doors opening and Falcon GAR-1 being launched. 4) Scenes show target lock-on and armament firing indicated by "X" on radarscope. 5) CU entrance sign: HOLLOMAN AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER. 6) Scenes of 2-inch FFAR being fired at Holloman ADC. 7) Scenes of ground test firings of MB-1 from rail launcher above an inverted F-102 fuselage and the examination of fuselage after firing. 8) Scenes of F-102A escape capsule sled run at Edwards AFB. 9) RF-102A with canopy raised. 10) EXT & INT scenes at the Convair facility, San Diego, California, showing fabrication of F-102A's. 11) EXT & INT views at Convair facility, Fort Worth of TF-102A nose sections being assembled. 12) TF-102A nose section being mated to wing and fuselage section at the San Diego facility. 13) AV and ground scenes of Palmdale facility showing F-102A, No. 783, being towed by tug on ramp, two F-102A's parked in bg and one F-102A in flight above. 14) Several scenes of F-102A and RF-102A delivery schedules. 15) Three F-102A's in flight to the right. Good (Basic: Prig Koda "A&B" rolls)

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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

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1955-01-01
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