Flight Test's Golden Age -- 1959 AFFTC Briefing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- The Cold War accelerated the development of U.S. military aircraft technologies at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. This remarkable motion picture briefing from 1959 highlights wide ranging flight tests at this famous test base.
Was at EAFB 1958-62, was a flight mech on C-47 -54 - C-119. we took personal and equipment all over the US. It was busy as a young airman didn't see or understand much of the big picture . At the time just told high security, i just did my job but could over hear enough to keep my mouth shut, knowing it was very important. Great guys on the flight line and lots of long hours n good memories. JB
Thanks for sharing your story. Glad you found the Airailimages Channel.
@David Vance was a flight mechanic, mostly on C119 D model it had the 3350 cu eng with 3 turbos.The earlier A n B models had 4360 eng with electric landing gear.I saw thoes models in Canada,was told none in active AF at the time. Got to go on practice run with guys who cought the spy satellite over Hawaii, that was exciting,thoes pilots flew that c-119 darn near like a fighter.Look it up🤠
@David Vance Never did I did notice the 3350 swung a larger prop than 4360 ,an think it was developed for the B-29 , I have read they had problems early on.
The 50's were an amazing time to be involved with all kinds of new technologies and aircraft development..Wow..!!
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The flavour of those old documentaries... 🥰🥰
I joined Civil Air Patrol in junior high school in late 70's. Got to tour McCord AFB radar & computer facilities when it was still vacuum tube tech. Got to see F-106's in action just before being phased out for F-15's.
Some of my best memories as an Air Force civilian are from my time at McChord -- the F-106s were a class act. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for watching.
Thanks a million Fred! Loved the Regulus, C-133, and KC take-off too! Best, Chris
Love the audio/video of the C-130 footage. Whoever made the film didn't pay much attention to the audio! Haha. Sounds more like a Connie than a Herc.
I spent the summer of 1994 at Edwards as a historic preservation intern, and got paid for it, too! Best summer of my life except for the summer I got married.
Great insights. Watching is much more completely informative than (only) reading. And there is not much to read about many topics. #edwardsafb #testflight #usaf
(16:20) I especially appreciated seeing my Dad's beloved C-133 Cargomaster #c-133
My father was the McDonnell Rep at Edwards from 1955-1960's, I grew up in Lancaster Calif and lived the life of a kid and Jet aircraft. It was a time and place that will never be again. I saw all the jets from every manufacture and my dad knew all the pilots. Sometimes we would have to drive to LAX to pickup parts in the middle of the night. LA was huge to me then. The desert is a holy place I remember running barefoot out there and never thinking about getting bit by a snake! I've seen some strange things (JPL labs) monitoring sight for the Vandenberg missile shots. Science fiction then. Whats under that desert we will never know. So many memories...
Interesting times for sure. Hey, while your father was the McDonnell rep at Edwards, in 1956 my dad was a contract engineer working on the F-101 in St. Louis.
@@airailimages They all knew each other in those days. My Dad said old Man Mac knew everyone by name in his company. Before Edwards my dad worked on the flight Line in the old building across from the newer ones. The 101 was a good fighter and a fast one in 1956 held a few speed records in its days.
I grew up in Palmdale at about the same time. My Dad worked for both Lockheed (F104) and Convair (F106) at AF Plant 42. I vividly recall during a lunch period in my sophmore year at Palmdale high school watching the X15 being dropped from the B52 right overhead. Joined USAF in 63 and was stationed at George AFB in Victorville.After a TDY to Danang in 65 I was sent TDY to Edwards to work in the consolidated confinement facility (It was for Edwards, George and Norton AFB's.) Loved watching the XB70 Taking off
and landing.
@@longlat39 Thanks for adding your story.
@@longlat39 Did your Dad ever mention a man named Robert Taylor he was a rep for Lockeed
My dad was career USAF...I grew UP on the flightline!!
True it was a busy time.
The F-104's Howl is SPINE CHILLING!
F-104 also known as the widow maker. Very fast interceptor. The fastest in it's day.
The f104 - A great straight line, high altitude interceptor. Not much of a dog-fighter and a little fidgety at landing for the lesser pilot but one hell of a dragster when you have bombers incoming.
Not as fast as an F106 Delta Dart. They'll leave a F4 in the dust with internal bays full of missles. On it's way to kill some Bears
@@thetreblerebel hahaha the 106 wasn’t faster than the star fighter,
@@dukeford8893 I need to look that up. The 104 could go supersonic in a climb and the 106 is awesome but I don’t remember being able to outrun the 104.
@@dukeford8893 also great story about a 106 that had a pilot eject snd landed by itself in a cornfield virtually unscathed.
Looks like alot of dangerous work. the modern USAF and NATO air forces were built on the backs of what was tested here at Edwards
First child was born at Edwards ,through the years looked up its history, very interesting, I recently did a Google Earth of Edwards so much has changed.
14:52 an F105 trying to slow down and not stall to refuel. Before they switched to jet tankers and a boom fuel transfer system
Refuelling sure was tricky for the early fighter jets
I been TDY a few times to Edwards AFB in the 1980's and 90's. It's like a never ending air show's and sonic boom's galore. I was even there when they were filming the movie The Right Stuff. A lot of history to see. Ka Boooom.
My Dad worked for the pilot that flew the X-15 when he was a Commander and had a tiff with him over whether it was the 101 or the Pilot error that caused a lose of the plane He didn't back down and I think that hurt he career.
He knew them all. He told me there were many great pilots but a bunch of them died testing the planes. My Dad hated to go out on the recovery missions. He said they would scrap the pilots up in pieces and put them in a trash bag. Made my Dad sick!
This is awesome.
Intelligent channel alert 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting!
That J.79 howl!🤗
Sometimes I wonder what the pioneers went through.. exelent video!
Zero-Launch was an awesome idea that clearly worked.
10:30 “a high percentage of which is in color”. Bears mentioning back then.
And we all know the early Shuttles landed here...
18:04 The Might F4 Phantom II, a Navy plane only at this point, the F4H its called
great!
analog perfection !