Sonic Boom Test Program, White Sands Oscura Range, New Mexico Reel 1 · Part 2

Description

Coverage of joint FAA/USAF tests conducted to test effects of sonic booms on a variety of structures at different levels of compressibility, as part of the Supersonic Transport Project of the FAA. Reel 1: 1) Technicians operating test instruments. 2) Pilot preflighting F-104D, boarding aircraft, aircraft taking off and making low pass over field. 3) Civilian inspecting cracked plaster in test house. 4) Sign: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - OSCURA RANGE CAMP. 5) Veterinarian breaking eggs and examining chick's body under microscope. 875': Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Technicians inspecting test structures at test site for damage. 2) Shows Datacraft, Inc. mobile instrument van. 3) Pilot preflighting F-104D on flight line. 4) Datacraft technician in van and speaking into mike. 5) Technician hoisting package to top of tower at test site. 6) F-104D making low supersonic passes over test area. 7) Technician testing sensor by clapping hands near it. 8) Shows two test structures -- one built on jacks and the other built of metal lath. 707': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: 1) Shows various types of buildings erected at test site. 2) Veterinarian in lab examining baby chicks in incubator. 3) Sign at White Sands: NATIONAL SONIC BOOM STRUCTURAL RESPONSE FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM. 4) Scenes of USAF Col Lillard (in civilian clothes), test director, speaking from desk. (Sound track available on introductory speech) 818': Total footage in reel.

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities