X-13 Flight Testing Reel 4 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Reel 1, 882': 15-23 APRIL 1957. Scenes of X-13 No. 620 tether tests on ground service trailer (19 April 1957), takeoff from trailer, transition flight from level to vertical position, aircraft as it approaches ground service trailer and makes a vertical landing. Includes scenes of H-21 in flight and hovering. Reel 2, 1083': 12 DECEMBER 1955-9 FEBRUARY 1956. Scenes of X-13 being towed, first flight No. 41619 (12 December 1955), conventional takeoff on fixed landing gear, unstable flight, and F-100 and T-33 chase planes. Reel 3, 850': 20 JUNE 1956. Sequence of scenes of X-13 being raised into vertical position from ground service trailer, aircraft in vertical position taxiing on rigid gear -- shows a brief lift-off, and scenes of pilot alighting and boarding aircraft. Reel 4, 865': 8 -- 11 APRIL 1957. (Flight Nos. 54 and 55) Scenes of X-13 No. 620 taking off from ground service trailer; leveling off, and making vertical approach -- aircraft hooks onto trailer, then is lowered to horizontal position showing pilot in cockpit -- he is assisted from aircraft, and a press interview follows. One scene shows pilot sliding down a taut line from trailer. (Pilot is possibly Pete Girard.) Reel 5, 1003': Sequence of tether flight tests of X-13 No. 620 from the ground service trailer. Reel 6, 861': Series of shots of X-13 showing aircraft taking off from runway and ground service trailer; transitional changes; vertical landings, and aircraft on ground service trailer being lowered. Good (Basic: Orig color)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities