Bell Dyna-Soar airplane mockup at Martin Plant in Denver. Heat demonstration of surface skin models for use in the Dyna-Soar airplane. Shows metal going from a bluish-gray to red-hot and back to bluish-gray.
Dyna-Soar airplane mockup at Martin Plant, Denver. A number of Dyna-Soar curved and flat surface skin blade test specimens mounted in a heat chamber. Dyna-Soar full scale mockup in a horizontal position inside Martin Plant. A pilot walks from tail booster to a Dyna-Soar airplane in the foreground. Views of the pilot and Dyna-Soar cockpit mockup simulating flight. The pilot uses controls and navigation aids.
United States Air Force officers at control of the Missile Titan in Denver, United States. Missile Titan in firing position at the Lowry Air Force Base. Sign reads “This is a NATIONAL DEFENSE AREA”. These missiles are housed in the underground city. The air force officers and men operate in the control room for the emergency launch of the missile. The underground silos protect the rockets with payloads.
A Bell technician works at Martin Plant, Denver. The Bell technician mates a Dyna-Soar skin panel and a honeycomb insulation to the test wires attached to the specimen.
Minneapolis-Honeywell controls for Dyna-Soar airplane mockup at Martin Plant, Denver. View of etched electronics circuit card with components mounted. Minneapolis-Honeywell miniature gyro components table being partially assembled to show the placement of components. Minneapolis-Honeywell inertial platform on a table. An engineer spins it on gimbal mounting.
Actor Raymond Massey talks about the nation's need for defense against possible air attack. He walks to a large wall map depicting North America and discusses joint efforts of Canada and the United States to establish an effective air defense system for North America. On the map, lines of radar stations are shown: The DEW line;Mid Canada line; and the Pine Tree line. Other radar installations are highlighted along East and West coasts on land, on towers in the ocean, on picket ships and on picket aircraft. Sites of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) network of radars, computer systems, and aircraft command and control equipment are depicted on the U.S. part of the map. The headquarters of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) at Colorado Springs, Colorado is highlighted. Massey points to models of intercepter missiles and long range bombers, on his desk, and discusses their employment. He then speaks of an intricate communications system to tie everything together. This is depicted on the animated map. Views of men laying telephone cable. Underground view of telephone cables. View of telephone microwave tower. Telephone poles and lines along a rural road. A mother and child telephoning the father long distance. Office workers using telephones. Teletype machines and television communications. A ship laying telephone cable at sea.Map depicts lines of communication provided by undersea cables. views of emergency supplies and equipment available in times of disaster. Downed power lines being repaired. Men at a large emergency diesel generator. Underground communication cables being installed by team of tracked vehicles. Remote lines of communication away from possible targets are depicted.
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