Opening of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Coverage of ARO employees touring the Center; AEDC Commander, Maj. Gen. Troup Miller, speaking; and aerodynamic shapes being tested in tunnel E-1 at speeds of Mach 3. (Photo'd by 1361st) Reel 1: 1) ARO employee Bob Smith and Sgt. Hilchuk entering Engine Test Facility Building at AEDC. 2) Mr. Smith and Sgt. Hilchuk atop Compression Building roof of the Gas Dynamics Facility. 3)Shows vacuum sphere. 4) Engine test cells inside Engine Test Facility. 5) Test facility craftsman, Huey Kraus, looking into the test cell observation port. 6) Maze of pipes in Gas Dynamics Facility. 7) Shows Propulsion Wind Tunnel. 8) Shows Mr. Smith and Sgt. Hilchuk leaving AEDC Administration Building and inside the Propulsion Wind Tunnel. 9) Artists' drawings and aerial still photos of AEDC, Propulsion Wind Tunnel, Gas Dynamics Facility, and Engine Test Facility. 10) Mr. Smith and Sgt. Hilchuk inside wind tunnel examining compressor blades. Good (Basic:R-1&2, Orig neg; R-3, Dupe neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities