USAF B-58 PROGRESS REPORT NO. 19 Part 4

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Summary: Coverage of B-58 development during the fourth quarter of 1960. Shows tests of landing gear under high-speed braking, flight control reliability, escape capsule sled tests, pod drops from maximum altitude at Mach 2 and structural fatigue certification tests. (Shot list to follow.) 8' USAF B-58 PROGRESS REPORT NO. 19, 31 DECEMBER 1960. PRODUCED BY CONVAIR, A DIVISION OF GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. 19' THIS FILM COVERS THE PRODUCTION OF THE B-58 WEAPON SYSTEM. 25' MS FV pan right, B-58 with parabrake deployed and shields over main landing gear wheels, taxiing on runway. 34' MS of strain test jig in Convair plant. 36' CU onboard camera footage of escape capsule jettison during sled test run. 38' LS of B-58 making pod drop -- camera follows pod to impact. 48' MS of engineers on scaffold around B-58 inspecting cockpit area. 51' MS of B-58 tail section in strain test jig. 55' REFUSED TAKEOFF TESTS. 59' CU of sign: EDWARDS AFFTC. 65' MS's & CU's of B-58 during takeoff refusal test -- shows aircraft in nose-up position, parabrake deployed and shields over wheels of main landing gear. 93' CU's of airmen checking B-58 tires and wheels of main landing gear following test. 119' MS of AF officer climbing into first station of B-58. 129' CU left SV pan left with shielded main landing gear on taxiing B-58. 149' CU B-58 with shielded main landing gear taxiing. 154' MS to CU pan right, B-58 with pod and shielded main landing gear taxiing to stop on runway - shows pilot talking to ground crew and getting into station wagon. 174' CU's and over the shoulder shot of AF officer and Convair engineer at table working on engineering problems. 200' FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM ENDURANCE TESTING. 203' MS's & CU's of strain test jig and data computers used to evaluate the result of strain tests. 300' ESCAPE CAPSULE PROGRAM. 302' MS SV of escape capsule being lowered into B-58 cabin mockup on sled test. 306' AV of transonic wind tunnel at AEDC. 310' MS's & CU's of miniature escape capsule with stabilization chute being tested in transonic wind tunnel at AEDC. 361' MS left SV of B-58 cabin model mounted on test sled at Hurricane Mesa. 377' CU onboard camera footage of escape capsule ejection during sled run. 384' LS pan left with escape capsule being ejected from sled, stabilization chute being deployed, recovery chute opening and capsule drifting down over edge of Mesa. 412' MS high angle, technicians around escape capsule on ground after ejection. 418' LS pan right with sled run showing escape capsule ejection, recovery chute deployment and capsule drifting down over edge of Mesa. 432' MS of escape capsule being hoisted up base of cliff by crane after test. 435' CU FV of escape capsule being positioned over cabin mockup on test sled. 439' LS pan left with sled test showing escape capsule ejection, recovery chute deployment and descent over edge of Mesa. 462' MLS extreme high angle of recovery crew around escape capsule after test. 468' MS left SV of B-58 cabin mockup on test sled before run. 473' B-58 BOMBING CAPABILITY. 476' MS pan left, B-58 with pod taxiing prior to takeoff. 483' AMS left SV B-58 in flight with pod. 486' CU's of B-58 second station operator setting computer and arming pod bomb. 495' ELS low angle, B-58 in flight overhead leaving contrail. 499' ACU of B-58 dropping pod -- camera tilts down with pod to impact. 504' CU's of operators checking bomb data on computers. 514' CU's from onboard high-speed camera showing pod drop and impact. 529' CU left FV of pod in position under B-58 on ground and technician approaching. 539' MS high angle of airmen and engineers around computer data sheet. 543' MS's & LS's of B-58 making pod drop over Holloman Range -- camera tilts down with pod to point of impact. 560' Series of CU's from onboard high-speed cameras showing separation of pod from B-58 at time of drop. 571' MS RV of tracking antenna during pod drop. 572' LS of pod impact. 576' MS high angle of airmen and engineers checking data on pod drop. 580' AMS right SV low angle, B-58 with pod in flight. 586' Two CU's onboard camera footage of bomb pod separation and release. 593' ACU low angle, B-58 releasing pod -- camera tilts down with pod. 598' DELIVERY AIRPLANE NO. 28. 601' MS's & CU's of AF and Convair personnel inspecting airplane No. 28 prior to its turn-over to the Army, after conversion into tactical configuration. 627' LS down row of six B-58's in flight line at Carswell AFB, Texas. 637' AMS left RV B-58 with pod in flight over cloudy skies. 647' STRUCTURAL FATIGUE CERTIFICATION. 649' MS's & CU of B-58 aircraft No. 29 in structural fatigue jig during test. 712' MS FV B-58 with pod taking off directly over camera. Good (Basic: Mas color)

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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