Research and Development at the Wright Air Development Center (WADC) of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The test of supersonic propeller. Two technicians take reading from instruments during test. Aerial side view of B-50 Stratofortress aircraft in flight. View of B-50 aircraft engine during flight. A technician records data while in flight. Technician analyzing sound levels of the aircraft.
Service Engineering second part of Wright Air Development Center (WADC) mission at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A pilot places screen over air intake of a jet engine in a testing laboratory. F-84 Thunderjet aircraft taxis and turns. A pilot in cockpit. Tests are conducted on the damage to a J-35 jet engine from ingesting one small metal bolt. Slow-motion images of engine destruction with smoke and fire caused by the bolt getting into the engine works. Technicians examine pieces of the destroyed engine. They determine the importance of air inlet screens that protect the engine on the ground, but retract for maximum power during flight. A technician fits air inlet screens onto the engine of an aircraft.
Headquarter of Wright Air Development Center (WADC) in Ohio, United States, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A man on a ladder. Sign on door for WADC. An officer enters WADC. Technicians and project engineer at work in the office. Engineers seated on their office desk. Office scenes at WADC. YB-52 Stratofortress taxis and takes off. YB-52 aircraft in flight. Insignia of United States on it. YB-52 over mountainous area.
Test flight of F-86 Sabre at the Wright Air Development Center located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. A book entitled 'Research and Development Information Report'. A sign reads 'Danger, Only Authorized Personnel Permitted on Firing Range'. A technician test guns. Guns while being tested. A wing of F-86 Sabre with tufts installed on it. A technicians climbs up a ladder, sits in a cockpit and points to the cameras installed under canopy of aircraft. The cameras will take pictures during tufts test while aircraft is in flight. Project engineer and test pilot in cockpit of an aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. A pilot wears helmet. F-86 taxis and takes off. F-86 aircraft going into dive at 45,000 feet. Wing of F-86E with tufts installed on it. A research engineer looks at the film taken of tuft test.
Aircraft undergo various tests at the Wright Air Development Center of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Testing of magnesium burner attached to an aircraft flying at night for night photography. A static lightning test is done on a model of a F-84 Thunderjet aircraft, for the study of interference. A technician seated at an electron microscope instrument panel adjusts dials. Image of a highly magnified particle is shown. Two technicians work with an early computer (referred to as an"electronic brain" by the narrator) as they use it to solve calculations before an aircraft is built. Another technician is shown working on a computer instrument referred to as a "polynomial evaluator" by the narrator. A test subject in an "aero-medical" chamber is seen wearing flight clothing and oxygen mask. A technician seated at control outside chamber. Test subject in chamber and various instruments kept in side. Instrument records the altitude, pressure release valve punctured. Test shows pressurized quit inflating. A brake lining is tested an an aircraft tire, simulating a high stress, rapid stop. A human subject seated in an ejection seat experience an ejection seat test, rising rapidly upward on a twin rail system. Aerial view of air-to-air refueling of KC-97 Stratotanker and B-50 Superfortress aircraft. A pilot in cockpit as he maneuvers in for refueling. Refueling of B-50 from KC-97.
Activities at Wright Air Development Center, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Two burners under wing of B-47 Stratojet aircraft. Gun fire test on a container filled with hydraulic fluid. B-47 lands with drag parachute. Technician makes a part for aircraft C-97 Stratofreighter. A stenographer types notes. A woman takes out the printouts. Several view of various office workers. A project engineer works on a machine. A woman takes out the prints of graphs. Librarian checks out book for technician. A woman works on publications. Technicians seated at a desk and look at the project details. Various supplies kept in warehouse. A sign reads 'WADC Supply Shuttle Truck No 6'. A technician works on a fabricated machine. Instrumentation camera in operation. Theodolite camera track B-45 Tornado in flight. Technician checks the propeller. F-86 stationary. Divided frame in five sections shows F-86D Sabre, F-59 buzz camera, Matador missile launching,F-86D, Book entitled 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft' and Bell X-1 in center. Aerial view low-flying over facilites of the WADC in Ohio. A Wright Memorial. A title card reads "For us, This is Not the End."
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