U.S. Air Force F-102A Delta Dagger external wing tank vibration tests at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Several men take an external wing tank from the back of a pickup truck and carry it inside of a hangar. An F-102A with its landing gear mounted on spring-supported platforms inside a hangar. Technicians install accelerometers mounted on wooden blocks. The aircraft equipped with external wing fuel tanks undergoes vibration tests. Electro-magnetic shakers are attached to the wing tips of the aircraft with the vibration visible on the nose of the fuel tank during low-frequence oscillation. Three engineers check oscillograph recordings made during the vibration tests. The F-102A, equipped with two external wing tanks painted black and white, in flight. External fuel tank under the left wing. The aircraft flying to the left, jettisons external fuel tank visible beneath the wings of the aircraft. Two technicians install a shaker underneath the wing of an F-102A. A F-102A taking off. F-84F chase plane and F-102A flying to the right. F-102A rolling down the runway after touchdown, nose gear touches down.
Night vision techniques and the use of metascope and starlight scope by the United States Army. Relaistic example of a night operation. Command post of the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry. Captain Wald briefs Sergeant King about a night mission to be conducted the same night. Soldier on the radio nearby. The two officers draw and mark the route on a map. Captain Wald salutes the Sergeant and gets on the radio. Animation shows the functioning of a starlight scope, a portable battery operated telescope. Includes the functions of illumination and magnification. A soldier prepares for the night mission. He walks up to a log and sits behind it. He mounts the starlight scope onto the rifle, selects a target, takes a comfortable position with support and then turns the power switch on. After that he takes aim, adjusts the eye piece focus and the range focal ring, and fires.
Night vision techniques and the use of metascope and starlight scope by the United States Army. Relaistic example of a night operation. 2100 hours: 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry patrol clears the parameter. Sergeant King checks if the soldiers' eyes are adapted to darkness. Animation depicts parts and operation of camera, parts and functioning of human eye, comparison between the two, and functioning of rods and cones. Listening Post (LP): Sergeant King confirms the patrol's coordinates, the LP in turn alerts the headquarters that the patrol has passed his position. An illuminated object falls from the sky to the ground. The soldiers cover one eye to retain night vision in the same. They advance through the jungle. A soldier sights danger area and signals the patrol to halt. Soldiers sit on the ground and scan the area. Scanning includes short, abrupt, irregular movement of the eyes over and around the area every 4 to 20 seconds. A stream in the area.
Night vision techniques and the use of metascope and starlight scope by the United States Army. Relaistic example of a night operation. Sergeant King obtains a starlight scope to scan the opposite bank.. Point man receives instructions for crossing the danger area. Soldiers advance. Soldiers in prone position takes aim with both eyes open above the barrel, and fire. One soldier signals to the rest. Two soldiers by the road. They take out a starlight scope and look through it. Sergeant King decides to continue and the patrol moves across. A soldier signals with a torch. They move through the jungle. Sergeant King radios the Company Commander about their approach into the parameter. Point man scans the area with a starlight scope to locate the friendly patrol. Recognizing the patrol leader's signal, the guard signals him to move forward. The patrol moves ahead while the guard continues to scan. The patrol returns, mission accomplished. Soldiers employ the night vision principles of scanning and off center vision, as well as night vision devices for successful night operations.
U.S. soldiers at the 40th Infantry Division area in Seoul. On return from R&R (Rest and Relaxation) in Japan, Sergeant Tubb and Private First Calss (Pfc) Hill walk up a steep hill to their sandbagged Command Post. They are greeted by a Sergeant who walks up from the CP and gives them armored vests. They are joined by three buddies. Hill and Tubbs present the Sergeant with a cap and parasol.
U.S. soldiers at the 40th Infantry Division area in Seoul. On return from R&R (Rest and Relaxation) in Japan, Sergeant Tubb and Private First Calss (Pfc) Hill show their comrades snapshots. They walk past a mail box to the supply bunker. Sign on bunker reads: 'From Here On You Earn Your $45.00'.
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