F-105 DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS REPORT NO. 2 Part 3

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Summary: Development testing of the F-105 program for Special Weapons bombing capabilities; buddy system in-flight refueling; fire control system; and automatic flight control system; using the YF-105A, modified F-84F's, and the first F-105B. (Photo'd by Republic). Reel 1: REPUBLIC AVIATION CORPORATION PRESENTS: F-105 DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS REPORT NO. 2, 1 DECEMBER 1956. 12') CU high angle, YF-105A (40098) being towed under camera. 21') Several MS's of Republic maintenance men working on TF-105B (40100) on ramp. 27') Sequence showing the emergency hydraulic ram air turbine being extended from the fuselage, then retracted. 33') MS & CU of a bluff-shaped B-1 bomb being towed out and positioned under YF-1053 on ramp. 42') MCU bluff-shaped B-8 bomb being lifted up into the YF-l05A bomb bay. 47') MS to LS pan left, YF-105A taking off at Edwards AFB. 52') Flyover of YF-l05A -- wingtips and horizontal stabilizers are coated with high visibility paint. 62') AMS right SV YF-l05A in flight. 64') ACU to ALS from camera in bomb bay, showing bluff-shaped B-8 bomb dropping toward the ground. 69') Artwork depicting position change of the horizontal stabilizers. 75')Several MS's of F-105B on dry lake bed after landing gear failure during its first flight. 79') MS truck- mounted crane lifting the F-105B off the dry lake bed. 82') MCU F-105B, with gear extended, being towed by tug on dry lake bed. MCU RV two airmen working in the control tower at Edwards AFB. 91') CU to MS RV F-105B turning to the left and taxiing toward runway. 96') MS RV high angle, airmen working in the control tower. 97') MS dolly to the right, F-105B taking off and retracting its landing gear. 107') LS RV F-105B climbing after takeoff. 111') MS right SV low angle of YF-l05A. 112') ACU right SV YF-105A. 115') Artwork depicting the tactical fighter-bomber mission type 1 for the F-105B. 125') MCU left SV refueling probe on fuselage of F-l05B being raised and lowered. 132') Artwork depicting the buddy system whereby one F-105 refuels another. 160') Animation of the ZEL launching of an F-l05. 167') MS & several CU's of a modified F-84F used in flight testing the F-105 fire control system. 173') MS pan right with modified F-84F with a pointed radome nose, taxiing out on flight line past B-29, F- 84, and C-47 at Eglin AFL. 185') LS to CU pan left, modified F-84F taking off from one of the airstrips at Eglin AFB. 187') AMS to ALS left SV, YF-105 performing a wingover and dropping away from camera. 192') Several scenes of the data-reduction equipment utilized in the armament system testing at Eglin AFB. 198') Several scenes of a General Electric digital computer in operation at Eglin AFB. 206') MS two technicians testing a laboratorv model of the AFW-l0 automatic flight control system. 209') Civilian pointing out the AFW-l0 automatic flight control system installed in the modified F-84F. 213') ACU left SV of an F-84F in flight -- aircraft does a wingover and drops several hundred feet, then starts a level climb. 225') Severa1 MS's of an AF pilot climbing into cockpit of F-l05B. 237') CU left SV of F-l05B taxiing on ramp at Edwards AFB, California. 244') MS of Republic personnel grouped around a combination radio telemetry truck and looking up at the sky. 246') MS to LS pan right, F-105B taking off at Edwards AFB, and climbing rapidly. 258') AMLS right SV F-105B in flight high above cloud layer. 260') CU right SV forward fuselage of F-l05B. 262') MLS pan right, F-105B landing on dry lake bed at Edwards AFB and deploying drag chute. 276') THE END. 280') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Mas Koda)

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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