TOLERANCE TO G-STRESS ON SUBMERGED SUBJECT (CHIMP), HOLLOMAN AFB, NEW MEXICO Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Summary: Documentary coverage of Aero Med Field Tank Sled runs 142-E and 73F-1 with chimpanzees on the AFMDC High-Speed Track. Film shows prerun preparational procedures for the sled and chimps, tracking coverage of the runs, postrun activities and examination of the chimps. Reel 1: SLATE: HIGH-SPEED TRACK RUN NO. 142-E. 13 APRIL 1960. 16' Shows technicians preparing sled including scenes of water tank, telemetry equipment, face masks and rocket booster racks. 43' Series of scenes showing Aero Med Field Lab officer checking face mask, crew member working on telemetry equipment, and couch for animal subject being inserted into empty water tank of the sled. 127' Scenes of Aero Med Field Lab personnel as chimpanzee is carried in on webbed stretcher and examined. Shows chimp given anesthetic, EKG leads applied, subject secured to webbed frame, face mask checked, chimp placed into capsule and the face mask applied. 374' Several scenes of the track bunkers and fire control trailer. 384' LS pan left with the sled run. 390' Series of scenes of chimpanzee ready for test run, capsule end being closed, capsule filled with water, tank cover closed and air forced out of capaule. Subject being rechecked inside capsule and booster rockets arriving on trailer and being loaded. 506' Several tracking pan shots to the left with sled run. 548' Scenes after sled run showing water being emptied from capsule, interior of capsule as chimpanzee is removed and face mask checked -- shows chimp on the webbed frame. 637' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: HIGH-SPEED TRACK RUN NO. 73F-1. 27 APRIL 1960. 4' Series of scenes around sled on track as it is checked out and Aero Med Field Lab personnel prepare test subject mask including water proofing it. Also shows sled being wrapped in a large plastic sheet and coupled with the booster sled. 100' Scenes of Aero Med Field Lab personnel around chimpanzee on table beside track, chimpanzee transferred and secured to strapped frame, blood sample taken and EKG leads applied. 197' Series of scenes around the sled as top hatch is opened showing boosters and interior of tank; chimpanzee being brought to the sled, Northrop engineer checking chimp's heartbeat, chimp lifted and placed inside tank, and a strapped down accelerometer applied to subject, then subject being given a shot. 248' Series of scenes of water truck backed up alongside of sled, mask applied to chimpanzee's face, accelerometer strapped on subject's leg, and waterproofing applied to seal face mask on chimp. 297' Series of scenes showing subject in the tank with front hatch closed, water pumped into sled tank and subject inside tank submerged in water. 342' Several tracking pan shots to the left showing sled firing and water braking. 369' Series of scenes after sled run as Aero Med Field Lab personnel run to the tank, release the water, open door and remove chimp which is carried to the ground. Shows chimp being released from the straps and artificial respiration applied, also several scenes of subject's mouth and tongue being examined and oxygen mask re-applied. 470' Several scenes showing sled track water brake area with booster sled in bg and several scenes around the test sled itself. 492' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig ektachrome)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities