United States experimental aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. Official marks on the telemetry recording paper with lines on it. He turns the dial on front of the telemetry recording instrument. Woman types on a typing machine. Print on paper read 'Air Force Lt Col. Frank K Pete Everest flew Bell X-2 research rocket plane 1900 miles per hour last week, nudging close to three times the speed of sound'. U.S. Air Force B-47 aircraft in flight. U.S. Air Force F-104 A Aircraft in flight. Three F-1004 aircraft in flight. U.S. Air Force F-84F aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway. U.S. Air Force Bell X-1 parked on ground. Pilot gets into cockpit of Bell X-1A aircraft. Bell X-2 on static thrust as engine is fired during a test.
The United States Navy USS Carp at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Officers stand on the bow of USS Carp. The ship comes alongside the dock. USS Tang tied on port side. Sailors handling lines of USS Carp. Sailor throws line around a cleat. Sailor inside control room tugs dials and handles the wheel.
The United States Navy USS Carp near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Bow of USS Carp. Number of ships underway at sea. Four sailors standing at the bow of USS Carp. Submarine underway alongside the ship. Mountainous terrain in far background. USS Pickeral underway. Retrieving boat underway with torpedo on it. Sailors on the submarine getting ready to arrive at the port. They open hatches and rig torpedo chute. Officer looks through periscope in the conning tower. Sailor from the hatch looks through binoculars.
The United States Navy USS Carp near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sailor operates controls inside the ship with sound powered phone hung around his neck. Navigator plot course at plotting table. A sailor looks through periscope. Cook inside the kitchen of USS Carp, making apple pie for crew members. Helper peels potatoes. Cook working in kitchen with a large pan of meat on table in front of him.
United States Navy training film 'Aircraft Familiarization F4D-1 Skyray shows its ground operations, in the United States. Pilot signs the Navy yellow sheet form for maintenance of the aircraft. Pilot checks the landing gear of parked F4D-1 Skyray. He checks the tire to see there are no cuts on it. He walks around the aircraft checking its exterior. Flap being checked for free movement. Pilot checks the accumulator gage. Animation shows the Arresting Hook Gage and Tail Bumper Gage. Pilot removes the safety pin in the cockpit. View of the instrument panel in the cockpit. Pilot straps himself in the cockpit. He switches off the engine master switch. Pitch trim motor switch is checked.
United States Navy training film shows ground operations of Douglas F4D-1 Skyray, in the United States. Pilot operates controls seated in the cockpit. Tachometer shows the engine RPM (revolutions per Minute). Hot start of the aircraft. If the engine does not ignite in 20 seconds the the session will be aborted. Ground crew member checks the aircraft.