USGS (United States Coast Guard Ship ) Eagle in Washington DC. United States President John F. Kennedy welcomes the barque after its summer cruise from Europe. U.S. cadets on the barque. President Kennedy shakes hands with the sailors aboard. President Kennedy on the wheel with the Captain standing beside him.
General Electric company sharing its J-33 jet engine design with other manufacturers such as Allison engine manufacturer who also build them for Lockheed P-80 shooting star airplanes. Animated illustrations of the J-33 centrifigal compresser contrasted to the axial flow compressor of the J-35 engine. View of straight wing Republic F-84 thunderbolt powered by the J-35 engine. View of Douglas Skystreak airplane. View of Northrop Flying wing airplane powered by 8 J-35 engines. McDonnell Douglas FH-1 phantom jet airplane operating on an aircraft carrier. Classroom where General Electric personnel are being trained to service and support organizations using GE jet aircraft engines.
(Clip opens with a brief view of a "color girl" or "china girl" for color television calibration.) Military and commercial aircraft land and take off from Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. An F-4E Phantom takes off from the runway. A Volpar Beechcraft Model 18 takes off. A C-130A Hercules and an O-2A Skymaster land and taxi on the runway. OV-10A Bronco, T-39A Sabreliner and O-1E Bird Dog take off from the Da Nang Air Base runway. C-123K Provider taxis on landing.
Preflight and post flight activities at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Emergency vehicles in staging area. F-100D Super Sabre aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway. Munitions storage area with rocket pods and rocket storage trailers. A board reads 'Weapons Sect Hap's Hustlers' and 'Hilton 416 Weapons Hoggard's Humpers'. United States Air Force sentry patrols ramp. Vietnamese laborers work on construction project in the background. (Vietnam War period).
Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Paul McConnell visits Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. General McConell, Commander of the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division Major General Garland and Vice Commander of Aerospace Defense Command Lieutenant General Royal N Baker disembark from T-39A aircraft. They are greeted by Commander of 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Colonel F White. The Officers depart in staff cars for base tour. (Vietnam War period).
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.
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