Scenes related to the Stormfury cloud seeding research project. Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico. Mountains in the background. A U.S. Weather Bureau DC-6 aircraft takes off. It is modified with a large radar housing on its belly. United States Navy RA-3B Skywarrior aircraft takes off from a runway. Second RA-3B taxiing and taking off from the runway. The aircraft in flight overhead. A DC-4 aircraft takes off.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. Interior of Wichita Plant in Kansas, United States. Development of a GAM-87A Skybolt ballistic missile. The missile in the plant. Men stand nearby and work on the missile. The missile on a trailer. A B-52 aircraft in flight. The aircraft is equipped with the missile.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. Interior of Wichita Plant in Kansas, United States. Changes in aircraft configuration system. Changes in the AN/ASG fire control system. A Gatling gun in the aircraft. Men work on the mock up of airplane. The mock up of the Gatling gun being lowered from beneath the aircraft mock up on a table. A board on a field reads: 'Danger, Live ammunition being discharged, Do not enter area'. Firing of the Gatling gun from the airplane. Firing at a target board. Smoke from the firing. The B-52 aircraft in flight overhead.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. Interior of Wichita Plant in Kansas, United States. A study of the supply of electrical power for the production process. Interior of a laboratory. Long loop cables in the laboratory. Gauges in the background. A hand turns switches on a panel board. A technician checks a running graph. Technicians install an alternating current generator into a turbo fan engine. A B-52 aircraft in flight overhead.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. Modification of aircraft escape system. The modification is evaluated under several flight conditions. A B-52 aircraft in flight overhead in Kansas, United States. A dummy being ejected out of the aircraft. The dummy descends with a parachute.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. A B-52 aircraft parked on an air base. Men work on the aircraft. The engine of the aircraft being worked on. A map of the United States. Men work and install a GAM-77 missile in the aircraft. Ground support equipment developed for the aircraft. A QEC test stand with turbo fan engines on the air base. An engine cowling on the ground as the workmen remove flange. The QEC test stand permits the testing and the calibration of engines and accessories before their installation in the aircraft.
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