Officer sitting at desk reading newspaper during Project Thunderstorm in the Ohio. United States calendar on wall in an Officer's office. United States covered with a large mass of clouds in sky. Officer looking up at clouds. Officers seated in room listening to lecture about the Thunderstorm Project. Instructor gives lecture on various types of clouds which are drawn on blackboard. Officer giving lecture on P-61 which is drawn on blackboard. P-61's parked on runway. Close-up views of cockpit and control areas of P-61. Civilian mounting movie camera on top blister of P-61. Mechanic checking special recording instruments in rear of P-61. Animated drawing of P-61. G3 officers in classroom listen to instructor's lectures. Mechanics install radar installations and transmitters in nose of P-61. Radar device seen spinning inside nose of P-61. United States P-61 in flight. Civilian cataloging motion picture film using a motion picture projector on a desk. Civilian installing motion picture camera in nose of a Northrop F-15 Reporter. Aerial view of Northrop F-15 Reporter in flight. AT-6 parked on runway. Camera installations in rear canopy of AT-6 also for use in surveying storm cloud formations. Pilot approaches AT-6 and climbs into cockpit of AT-6. AT-6 warms up before take off. AT-6 in flight.
A civilian records clouds in the sky in the Ohio. Civilian instructor gives civilian students lectures on weather research. Civilian weather observer releases balloon borne target and it rises high into sky.
Civilian climbs out of jeep and walks toward weather station in Ohio. Civilian checks recorders at weather station. Civilian releases balloon borne target and it rises high into the sky. Civilians operating weather recording instruments in a Quonset hut. Civilians release weather balloon containing weather recorders and it raises high into sky. Civilian marking weather recordings on charts. Civilians marking weather conditions on charts.
Views of various types of weather recording machines in Ohio. A man sees copy of weather map. Boards representing information about weather. A man drawing on a weather map. A machine indicates weather situation.
The Army Air Forces demonstrate a new method of towing gliders in Dayton Ohio. A tow-bar is used in place of the longer cable. A man attaching tow-bar to glider. Plane takes off towing the glider.
Models and drawings of futuristic planes in the Air Force Laboratories at Wright Field, Ohio. Scenes of XP-67 aircraft in flight. A Northrup N9MB Experimental Flying Wing aircraft taxiing and in flight. A larger version, the XB-35 aircraft under construction. The XB-35 taking off. P-82 aircraft taxiing and taking off. Pilot in P-82. P-82 in flight. The XB-36 aircraft being assembled for its initial test flight, at the Convair factory in Fort Worth, Texas. XB-36 taking off from the Convair factory runway, at Fort Worth, Texas, and then in flight, with landing gear (of two 110-inch single tires) extended. View from above it as XB-36 lands at Eglin Air Field (one of only three airfields capable of bearing its high pressure wheel loading, which required concrete 22 inches thick). Officers standing by the tire of the XB-36 aircraft . B-50 aircraft taxiing and taking off. B-50 buzzing field. Demonstration of variable pitch propeller operation, including the blades going into full feather position. B-50 in flight on one engine, with props on engines 1,3, and 4 feathered. Testing landing gear on C-69 aircraft. C-69 landing. Testing landing gear of B-32 aircraft. Wind tunnels. Series of shots of wind tunnel.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.