Page A-4 THE ROCKETEER Saturday, May 20, 196 1 ARMED IFORCES DAY BUS SCHEDULE Other Events Draw ARMED FORCES DAY OPEN 'HOUSE ROCKETEER SOUVENIR EDITION Saturday, May 20, 1961 Community Interest Saturday,May 20, 1961 Starting Point Time Destination Bennington Plaza will be the 9 a.m.--GATES OPE S TO THE P (;BLIC. scene of several displays by NOTS ~A\'AL AIR FACILITY at Hangar S "ill feature Side­ 11All\ GATE... _..•...... ____ . 9 to 11 a.m...... BEXNrNGTON PLAZA departments and clubs. Exhibits winder , Zuni, Polaris, Asroe a nd airc raft diSI)lays. BlAIN GATE...... •...... _...... _. 10 to 11 a.m. _. _..... ____ ,M , CHELSON LAB. have been prepared by the Coin BE~'"NL.,,"GTO~ PLAZA has excellent disiliays by NOTS • BE!\'NI NGTON PLAZA..... 9:30 a .m. -12 Nooll .. X AVAL AIR FACI LITY Club. Ceramic Club, Personnel d e l)ar ~ m e nts a nd community acth-ities (all day), BE !\'N I ~GTON PLAZA..... 12 Xoon _ 4. p.m . .... _.. _...... _.. .8NORT TRACK Dept. and Central Staff. 10 a.m.--l'IICHELSOX- LAB will be open for tours until 4. p.m. (5 :00 p.m. fi ring.) A Public Works window display T echnical exhibits han been pre pared and chemistry will feature a landscape of th(> "m agic" will be demonstra ted. Lab closes at 4. p.m. N AVAL An t FAClLITl"... 10 a .m. -12 Noon .... .BEX~'L.""GTON P L AZA Capehart housing project now un- STATIO~ THE ATH.E will s how continuous mOl'ies until (P rivate cars s hould not be left at XAF alter the a ir sho\\".) der construction near Burroughs 4: p.m. SXOH.T THACK...... _.. _.. _ 1 to 4. p.m...... BE~~"'L"" GTON PLAZA H igh. A miniature model of one hia Michelson L a b.) of the duplexes, color schemes, and 11 a.m.--AIR SHOl\' a nd Sidewinde r firing will be concluded by elevations of some units will als.J 12 noon. All NAF area will then close t'o l'isitors. Buses will shuttle back and forth between points dur­ be shown. 12 N oon-LlJN CH BRE Ali:. Pic nic a r ea will be ope n on the pa rk4 Quarter l\lidget Races ing the hours indicated. Visitors and residents are encour­ way a t Bla nd), and Lauritsen. Station u.esta urant will Quarter midget racers will hold r e main open as long as there are patrons. Concert by aged to use this free shuttle bus service due to the limited their annual Grand Prix on Satur­ the Co mC ruDesP ~l c Ba nd. parking facilities in the various areas and to reduce trans­ day at the track off SNORT Road. portation delays caused by heavy traffic. T ime trials are at 1 :30 and racing 3 p.m.-SNORT firing. Static displays a nd m O\'ies m ay be seen begins at 6 p.m. All classes will be at this a rea from 2 to 4 p.m. represented and officials from the 4 p.m.--Conclusion of Armed Forces D ay OP E ~ HOUSE acth·ities. Hot Rod and National Dragstel' magazines will be on hand to COVei.· 8 p.Il1.--LiUJe Lengue and Babe U uth League season's opening the event. ceremon.ies commence at Schoeflel F ield. Navy's Flying 'Brain Trust' Drag Races The Dust Devils Auto Club will host the NHRA Regional Cham­ Delivers the Tactical Goods pionship record meet at the In­ NAF Maintains Specialized yokern airport this weekend. Time trials and stock eliminator will b£' The American taxpayer can rest assured that the Navy held all day Saturday from 9 8.m will take advantage of every cent in every bombing dollar R ecord run and final eliminations Unit for Rescue Operations if the Air Development Squadron Five (VX-5) has any- will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. This e\'ent is sanctioned by the thing to do about it. This flying The NAF Crash Crew, technically a small segment of and seagoing aircraft carriers to NHRA and competition from all brain trust of Chi n a L a k e is make our defense network more se­ over the southwest wiJI arrive to vi ::! the Station's fire fighters, is a well-equipped and specially charged with getting the utmost out cure. for the $1,500 in prizes and awards. trained group which operates as a N a v y-Civilian team. , of Navy weapons through bomb de­ ------Under the tutorship of two civilian )i\'cry tactics. Fire Captains, a crew of enlisted Commanded by Capt. K. S. Van personnel and eight civilian drivers Meter, their job is to de\'elop and t est their pro f i c i e n c y through E\'aluatc aircraft tactics, techniques, weekly d rill s, utilizing the latest and procedures for the delivery of gear and equipment. airborne nuclear and conventional Firefighting is, without question, w eapons. a hazardous job which must be car· ried out under any weather condi· Prelilllinury Steps tions, and these men must r egularly When the Navy accepts a nev. demonstrate the i r capability in \'.-eapon, the Chief of Naval Oper­ order to assume r esponsibility in ations assigns it to the Operational T est and Evaluation Force for evat­ any emergency situation. Because they a re concerned pri· u 3tion. Responsibility for the fur­ marily with the rescue of personnel ther appraisal of airborne attack from crashed aircraft, these Navy w eapons is then transferred to VX-5 men are trained with the use of officer. mock-up aircraft which has been A progra m for evaluating the de­ fired with contaminated fuel. Their Ih'ery methods is submitted for ap­ alertness and discipline becomes proval and then developed into a l evident as they immediately take s eries of tests. A detailed flight pat­ ..•. - .. " j up their positions Simulating the t ern is designed, defining al1 aspects rescue of a trapped pilot, and simul· of the flight before it ever gets air­ taneously employ salvage proced.. b orne. The next step is the actual CAPEHART P LAN " F"- The above sketch of a four-bedroom, butterfly roof duplex ures. flight to determine how the plan unit with sin gle garage is one of 20 varia t io ns pl a nn ed fo r Site " 8." E qujpmenfl :works. The fire station at the Naval Air Rarely is a program run to com­ Facility operates one pumper truck pletion without back tracks and re­ for structural fires and three crash .peats as new information is fed fire and rescue trucks. A reserve into the process. The final require­ pumper and five reserve crash fi re ment is that ultimate delivery must and rescue trucks are also main­ be simple to perform, highly repeat­ tained at this location. able and require a minimum of ma­ The two I a r g est trucks, Navy neuvers. Should it require extens­ Type MB-l, carry 1,000 gallons of h 'e training to be understood and water and 65 gallons of foam con· performed. it will be of little value centrate capable of delivering 12,- t o the fleet. 000 gallons of foam for combating Cha rlie R ange oil and gas fires. Of historical interest, VX-5 got Fire Fighters their first glimpse of China Lake Present assignments within this when they flew 280 miles from the group are as follows: First Rescue ~av81 Air Station at Moffett to use / -G. E. Levy, V. D. Cook, J. I. West, Charlie Range - a highly instru­ E. L. Phipps, J. H. Sims and W . C. ! 17777777777lrrm.".,... , .... '-----...... , Cox. These men make the initial ~ented 15-mile bombing freeway I f or attack airplanes. After five /' "-, approach to the downed aircraft I for rescue purposes. y ears of commuting they took the \ big step and moved in to stay. " " \ Second rescue squad consists of: \ E. L. Johnson, C. V. Standard, .T. Charlie Range can record flight , \ \ F. Maxson. J. W. Basola, E. W. tactics with motion picture, rada r. BENNINGTON PL AZ A I Smith and .T. D. Wantalok. These visual tracking, the "sky screen," " I men assist the first rescue squad and by photoelectric cells loca ted I I / ..... -...... by receiving the victim for dispatch ... t surveyed intervals. It has been I I / \ I to medical aid. 80 successful that its pattern and " , I I Turret squad members whose re· instrumentation has been duplicated ENTER \ RTO HIGHWAYS HALS EY HALS EY \ THEATER AND I sponsibility it is to know the tech­ by other branches of the armed 6 AND ~ 95 REFRESHMENTS ,/ nique for extinguishing fires with· s ervices and some foreign military , MAIN I TRAFFIC .,.../..- out hampering rescue operations organiza tions. CIRCLE '...... \. GATE ",l ...... _--_..- a re: D. D. DeVoy, A. Young, M. While primarily concerned with I Cochran, L . .T. Talman, J. N. Van developing new weapons delivery --- *" Allen, K. W. Cline, J. R. Sargent, B. flight tactics, this group has ex­ D. Williams, E. Remels, L. Plorins, hibited other talents. A significant and K. Whitehead. n ew idea attributed to VX-5 per­ Oye rseers Bonnel was the recent Multiple Car­ Division Officer Lt. M. L . Chaney I'iage Bomb Rack which increases is the administrative head for these t he bomb-carrying firepower of an '" 0 Navy firefighters. H e is ably as­ r;1.ttack plane. en ::; '" co sisted by Division Chief C. E. Wan­ These airborne idea-men combine dell, firehouse petty officer T. W. a little of the old darede\'il, barn­ ~ ~ Stallman, and section leaders A. L. r <[ --- " storming, seat-of-the-pants type fly­ co .J " , Tuttle and L. G. Steele, in keeping ing with the most modern instru­ r z<[ \ the military personnel on rotation mentation. They're individualists o r \ and yet maintain an adequate crew who work as a team; pioneers and ... (.) , on hand. inventors who work a "customer I The splendid teamwork rendered acceptance" routine for the fleet. , SOUTH / by a]) concerned to make this unit They are an essential pa rt of the v~mA PARKING AREA ...... GATE ., function "without a hitch" is instru­ N avy's attack team tha t will fly _-.,... mental in upholding their high cali .. f rom highly mobile landing fields Visitors and Station residents are urged to use the free shuttle bus service. br-e standards. lIVER #or PEACE! Page A-2 THE ROCKETEER Saturday, May 20, 1961 Saturday, May 20, 1961 THE RO ,CK ,ETE£R Page A-3 u. S. Naval Ordn'ance Test Station, Pasaden'a Welcome to the U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station. This is one of the Navy's principal centers for the research, design, development, and testing of new weapons. You will find here the latest and finest laboratory equipment for scientific research, a Welcome Aboard the Morris Dam Facility completely equipped machine shop, pilot plants for the development of new missile propellants and explosives, and test ranges thoroughly instrumented to recorn the per­ Military·ICivilian .Teamwork .IProduces CAMERAS ~@1]J~ OO@~~~ formance of new weapons. Cameras are permitted at the ,r We are proud of our people at NOTS, a civilian-military team. They combine 'Development of Underwater Weapons l\torris Dam ranges today for the latest technological advances with operational requirements of the Navy, to origi­ Conducting resea rch, development, and t est i n g of the first time. You are free to guided missiles, torpedoes, rockets, and aircraft fire-con­ pbotograph the launchings, div­ nate weapon ideas and carry them through all the stages of development ready for mass ing demonstrations, boat rides, trol systems, military-civilian teamwork at NOTS IS pro­ and displays. \Ve ask your CQ­ production by industry and use in the Fleet. ducing new weapons for the Fleet. operation. however, in res[)ect­ Most important of all we take pride in showing you the results of our teamwork NQTS has specialized facilitie::. off the California coast, and on a ing the restrictions posted and t echnical personnel to carry sea range ope rated from a base throughout the areas and the -the effective, dependable, and economical weapons which NOTS has developed for tht; ordnance developments through near Long Beach. It is at San Clc­ instructions of Guides. defense of our country. You will see an actual firing of the Sidewinder air-to-air from the inception of an idea t o mente Isla nd that the underwater completed systems, r eady for mass launch test site for Polaris is 10- Thank you. guided missile. Air Development Squadron F i v e will present an air demonstration. prod uction, cated. Also, you will see a firing of a development program sled at the SNORT facility. As In addition to the Morris D am ------'------, Torpedo Range which you a re tour­ you tour Michelson Laboratory you will see many interesting static displays of work ing today, facilities are m aintained being conducted at NOTS such as an ASROC missile display, our latest anti-submarine in other locations- Pasadena, San weapons, and a complete Transit sa tellite tracking station will be on exhibition. Also Clemente Isla nd, and Seal Beach. H eadquarters of the Naval O rd­ on display at the Naval Air Facility will be several of the Navy's newest and fastest jet ~ n ance T est Station are at Chin;! aircraft which are used in our research and development programs. Lake, California-a field establish­ Captain W_ IW_ Hollister !Dr_ Wm. ,B. Mc:Lean l:-tent of the Bureau of Naval Wea p­ ,commander, NOTS \'\Te sincerely hope that you enjoy a pleasant and informative visit. Technical Director ons. For proximity to water rangCI-!, e ssential underwater 0 r dna n c e work, the Pasadena laboratory is maintained. Douglas P. Wilcox, Head Capt. Charles J. Beers NOTS Pasadena h eadquarters Underwater Ordnance Officer in Charge are at 3202 East F oothill Boulevard, NOTS The Crossroads of Admirals A VE RY W ARM WELCOME is extemlrd to eacb of 'YO IL wbo today P Madena. Located here a re the C om monly known a-s' in November, 1943, by the weapon ready for mass pro- many people. To the 12,200 Mouse, the antisubmarine ,Administration offices, hydro-ba l­ arc ·visiting Ol1e of onr fa cilities. W e are pleased to sbow ),0 1{ one listics la boratory, hydrodyna mic of the rallges used to develop 1lew w eapons for tbe NallY. NOTS, the Naval Ordnance Bur e a u of Ordnance. The duction. This is possible be- people who live in this Navy weapon RAT, and the high­ simula tor, structures laboratory Test Station is one of the na- primary function was to pro­ cause NOTS has the techni- city of China Lake and in performance Zuni rocket. To h eadquarters of Underwater Ord­ T wo weapo11S of 'whicb you balle recently heard arc POLARIS It tion's most imp 0 r tan t re- vide for wartime expansion cal personnel and the facili- Wherry housing, NOTS is NOTS scientists and engin­ n ance Department and divisions of and ASROC. was j1lSt a )'ear ago at Ollr San Clemente Island range Test, Engineering, Public W orks, that tests demonstrated the ability of POLARIS to accomplish th .~ search and development cen- the work that the California ties required for conducting home. To over 4,500 civilian eers, the S tat ion is an un­ San Clemente I sland, sixty miles tramition from. 1Inderwater launch to call trolled po wered flight-a step Supply a nd Personnel Departments. ters. It is, therefore, under- Institute of Technology had research, development, ex- employees, NOTS is an inter­ equaled com bin a t ion of forward ill- the developmellt of the Navy Polaris "'-fissile which is 11 0W standable why, during 1960, been doing for the Navy since perimental production, test- esting place to work. To ap­ e qui p men t, facilities, and Sea Ranges aboard l1uclear-powered submarilles ill. operatiollal sUlIice. over 2,000 visitors at NOTS 1939 in the development of personnel that enables them Underwater ordnance is t ested in ing, and technical evaluation proximately 1,200 military extensive deepwater facilities at A significant advance in the Nal.-'is anti-submarine warfare included Admirals, foreign rockets and other weapons on such ordnance it ems as personnel, duty at the Station to explore their ide a s, and program was 111ade with the developme11t of ASROC-alt anti-subma­ national officials, high rank- under the Office of Scientific guided m iss il e s, torpedoes, represents a singular oppor­ often, to see Fleet weapons rine missile system. The N aval Ordnance T est Station, Pa sadeua, had ing U. S. military and civilian Research and Development. rockets, and aircraft arma- tunity to apply their military evolve from their ideas. To ) technical direction responsibility for tbe de velopmel1t of tbe ASROC the in d u s t ria I contractor 1IIeapon syst t!"m. personnel, leaders of civic and In 1945, the CalTech activi­ ment-control systems. Iexperience to the develop- BOAT JUDES-A popular feature government age n c i e s, and ties were absorbed by the Bu­ In support of its weapon ment of weapons, or to re­ working for agencies of the of Armed Forces Day is boat rides NaYS Pasadena is COlltiJt1lil1g a program of researcl] and de~ scientific personnel attending reau of Ordnance. development work the Sta- ceive training in the handling Dep a r tmen t of Defense, on the lake. NormaUy, this water velopmel1t ht the field of 1lm/erwater Ord'l1allCf, including complete local symposiums and techni- NOTS is one of the very tion 'conducts res ear chin of weapons they may later be NOTS is a place that makes tran:;; portation is for the Navy torpedo and missile 1veapons systems for tbe Flee t. its e x tens i ve - and often div.e rs who use it to reach sut-­ cal lectures. few organizations - govern- such areas as hydrodynamics, called upon to use. merged missiJes which they retrieve We invite you to visit the displa y area today a"d see tbes ~ \Ve, the citizens of NOTS, mental or industrial-in the aerodynamics, deep-sea phe- To the men in the Fleet, unique - facilities available for re launching. Pictured are ,'isit­ weap011S. I1t addition to guided tours of areas bere, you may watch like to brag, but - like the United States cap a b I e of nomena, propellants and ex- NOTS is the birthplace of for development and t est ors on a tour of the lake at a pre­ the firin g of torpedoes from tbe Variable-Angle LaU1!ther-the only vio.us open house. The Variab!e· facHit y of its killd ht the Ul1ited States, see Navy dillers in actioll, and iceberg, m u c h of the Sta- carrying on ordnance devel­ plosives, search and detection, such important weapons as work. Angle Launcher is in the tou.r tbe lake in Navy lau11ches. t ion's output of new devices opment from the idea stage and astronautics. the guided missile Sidewinder, NOTS is all these things background. Missiles I a u n C h e d and ideas is invisible to the completely through to a NOTS is many things to the air-to-air rocket Mighty to all these people. from the VAL are static, since th<:" f We trust your visit 1IIill be alt enjoyable oue and tbat it 1IIill object of testing here is to study give )'on an idea of tbe 'work dOlle by the Nav)' a11d its civilian public. NOTS is part of the ¥ In other respects, China "ater-entry perlorDlllnce. MORRIS DAM LOCATIONS Bureau of Naval Weapons­ Lake is a modern, trim and scientists, engineers, and tecbnicians. and weapons are part of prosperous community where FlVE'MILES f;'ORTH OF AZUSA, SAN GABRIEL CANYCKi NOTS work - so naturally residents join clubs, partici­ some of this work is protected pate in civic enterprises, have for the security of the nation. access to an excellent public ARMED fORCES 'D'AY The products displayed on school s y s t e m through the May 20, 1961 Armed Forces Day will give high school level for students you some idea of the Station's as well as adults. A graduate Schedule rof Events tasks. Although weapons are program in engineering and Start Event Duration our business, so are ideas and 'I science subjects is offered by experiments in basic research the University of California 10:00 a.m. -Gate:s Open and advances in technology • at Los Angeles. Most com­ 10:00 a.m. -Displays and weapons exhibit'S open and engineering. The things modities are obtainable at its for inspection ...... : ...... _...... _...... Continuous yoq see today will give only up-to-date shopping center, ali mit e d idea of NOTS in c1 u din g restaurants and 10:30 a .m.) products. SLINGSHOT - A slingshot-lihe 11:30 a.m.) recreation centers. launcher is used at the l\Iorris Dam The Station was established 12:30 p.m.)-Torpe(lo f irings from the Variable4 torpedo range to test water-entry 1:30 p.m.) Angle Launcher ...... _...... _...... 5 1\lin. performance. Visitors will pass this ************************ 2:30 p.m.) facility while touring the lake. Cover Credit THE ROCKETEER 3:30 p.m.) OFFICIAL WEEKLY PUBLICATION of the 10:45 a.m.) U. S. NAVAL QRDNANCE Te ST STATION to )-Boat rides. Continuous. (Children must China Lgke. Cal ifornia J 3:45 p.m.) be accompanied by adults.)...... ~ ...... _...... 15 l\fin. Captain W. W. 'Holl ister, USN 5101 ion Commander 10:45 a.m.) • to ) Propulsion Lab demonstrations and PhillysBudd Gott5;::======~:;;Wair Assoc. ._ EdEdltOfitor l 4:00 p.nl.) exhibits ... _...... _...... _...... Continuous "Tony" Goff Staff Writ. Don Preun inger, PHAN ___Pho lographer 10:45 a.m.) Art Illustration by Tec'TInical Information 11:45 a.m.) Department 12:45 p.m.)-l\Iovies in Torpedo Shop. Office-Housing Building 3.5 1:45 p.m.) (POLARIS, ASROC, RAPEC) ...... _ ... 55 Min. Telephones 713.54, 716.5.5, 72082 2:45 p.m.) DEADLINES: 8:45 p.m.) "======tTues., 4:30 p.III. IS- Tues., 11 :30 a.m. 1. ViSITOR PA,qlpitcher for the Angels. termined efforts open new vistas of experimentation. (Comedy) Oil.wealthy Indian seaman goes Experts believe all he needs to become a regular staff pitcher with his Such is the prelude to the recent- the laboratory-office s ite was not ~ures. George A. Pomeroy, H ead, of on the warpalh wl"len his triPe "loses" 0 J)I completed Propulsion Research conducive to research continuity. the Architectural Section in the exceIlent fast ball and curve is steady work to improve his pin-point screen battle at the local movie-so he wrecks Laboratory operating unde r t hE"' Need Defined Public ' Vorks Department SU)J'er - control. the place. Th en Buddy odopts 0 turkey and smuggles liim oboord his lST. Ufe in the SecNav Connally Gets First guidance of Ed Price, Head of the R ecognizing tbat this situat ion vised the preparation of design The Yankees obtained him from the R ed Sox and used him Navy was never like this howl-fest. but it's Aero1hermochemistry Group in thE' could produce a deficiency in forth- drawings and specifications. , both as a starter and a relief. His lifetime major league record is 8-9. all in funl (Family) Research Depa rtment. The imme- coming missile propulsion investi- ' Experimental work performed is The Angels obtained him from the Yankees, much to the surprise of TUES.-WED . MAY 23-2.4 Look at Research Outpost diate objective of this laboratory gation, Price spearheaded the task described in terms of the safety ~ " THE F.B.I. STORY" another ex-Ya nkee. Bob eerv, who rates Grba very highly_ GOLF CHAl'lP-Dttle Mead (center) accepts a permanent trophy from const:-'.Jction was not to initiate. of obta ining a uthol'ization and aspects incorporated in t he Ja­ James Stewart, Vera Miles but rather to increase propulsio!l funding for the proposed facility. boratory structure. Safety devi('Ps Grba, 27, comes from Chicago, Ill., weighs 210 lbs., is 6 feet 2 inches 6 and 8: 15 p.m. The Honorable John B. Connally Jr., Secretary of the R.4.dm. P. D. Stroop for his top performance on the links during the research activities which have been The Bureau of Naval Weapons designed for these research ope.ra­ tall, and is unmarried. He bats and throws righthand, and wears uni­ (Drama) From way bock in 1924 when the annual Stroop Tournament. Capt. Hollister waits to offer his con­ Navy, ali ghted from a Douglas DC-6 last Saturday morn­ form 33. Federfl l Investigators hod only a small office. carried out on a limited scale for agreed that a laboratory was highly tions include steel roofing wiLl] in Tennes~ee. Jimmy works his way through gratulations on Dale's low net of 135 over the 3G-hole event which drew ing to be greeted by the warm desert climate which graced £ome time. desirable for the study and evalua· blow-out panels, conductive con- In 1960, Ron Kline got off to a bad start during his first season the Rooring Twenties ond number-ane wonted 63 entries. his four-hour whirlwind tour of the prised of our interest in the Navy's This new facility. the first o f tion of propellant chara:cteristics, crete floors, reinforced concrete with the St. Louis Cardinals after being obtained from the Pittsburgh gangsters up through WW 11 espiona ge. Here's Naval Ordna nce Test Sta tion. The mission as aptly portrayed in the its type in the nation, was Ed performance characteristics of pa r· walls one foot thick between bays, Pirates in a trade for Gina Cimoli, and never completely righted himself. a thrilling occount of G·men thot is a classic. Secretary, accompanied by Con- NOTS prepa red films "Expa nding Price's brain child. Mental calcu- ticular miSSiles, simulation of live acoustic panel ceiling, water delugp (Adults-Young People) The big righthander started pitching professionally at the tender gressma n H a rla n H agen, was met Frontiers in Ordnance" a nd "Weap­ lations multiplied as he envisioned firing conditions by high pressure system, and explosive-proof electri­ THURS.·FR1. MAY 25·26 Promotional Mail Carriers Face at the Naval Air Facility by RAdm. ons for Limited W a r." age of 18 and joined the P irates when just 20 years old. " RIGHT APPROACH" facilities expansion to accommo- air flow. and component evaluation. cal fittings. He was among the top ten pitchers in the National League in earned Frankie Va ughan, Martha Hyer P. D. Stroop, BuWeps Chief, Capt. An extensive exhibit, set up in ad­ date the heavy d ema nd for pro- Construction began in August The facility houses three firing ete Delivery Dilemma W. W. H ollister, Dr. Wm. B. Mc- jacent confe rence rooms in Michel­ run average in 1956 and 1958. He pitched a no-hitter a t Bartlesville in 7 p.m. China Lake residents living in pulsion studies. 1960 and the building was complel- bays, a preparation room, dark No SynopsiS Available Opp ort Unl leS Lean a nd Capt. J . A. Quense. son Laboratory, gave the Secretary The Aerothermochemistry Group ed J a nuary 1961. Built at a n ap- room, a nd a n instrumentation H)51. the new Normac and Letourneau SATURDAY . MAY 27 LCdr. L. H . Pollard, who flew the a view of the diversification em­ Pr elient Station emplo yees a re encouroged qua rte rs which are now being bad previously performed propul- prOximate cost of $150,000, t he 4,000 room. Scheduled installation of high Kline, 29, comes from Callery, P a., weighs 198 Ibs. is 6 ft. 3 inches " CURSE OF THE 't/EREWOLF" visitors in on a non-stop flight from played in va rious wea pons systems. 10 apply for the positionli listed below. painted are requested by the local sian studies in the Michelson La.~ square-foot. lab was accepted in pressu re storage tanks will permit tall, is married and has two children. H e bats and throws righthand Clifford Evons, Yvonne Romaine W ashington, D.C., took a keen in- Following a tour of Michelson L ab , 7 p.m. Applications should be accompanied by on postmaster to provide a temporary boratory, but noise and safety con· April a nd combustion instability the transfer of the fluid dynamics a nd \~.'ears uniform number 41. up-to-da te Form 58. The foci that positions terest in this tour as he r enewed the Secretary was briefed by Cdr. side rations severely limited t h e studies were immediately resum- work from Michelson Laboratory (Horror) eeggar is .imprisoned by a cruel are odverti~ed here does not preclude the mail r eceptacle during this period. Count and is forgotten for years until a serv­ acquainta nce with Capt. H ollister, I. A. Robinson of the W e a p 0 n s scope of operations. Simulation of ed. to this facility around August 1 of use of other means to fill these vacancies. 1>.fail carriers are unauthorized ant girl is imwisoned ond escapes. Her son who gave him his first a ircr aft Planning Group on "Light Attack Editorial Clerk (Typing), GS-3 or GS·". Code to leave mail where there are no live firing conditions we re also be- Safety FeatUres t his year. becomes a werewolf every full moon I In commande r designation during duty Aircraft Requirements." S002-Preporation of typewritten manuscripts containers. The problems are rriul­ ing carried out in a building ap· James E . Crump, a physicist in Operations ~outh Baseball Season chilling color. (Adults.Young people) at NAS, Moffett Field, wit h Trans-Secretary Connally was visibly proximately three miles from the the Ae rothe rmochemis try Group, and reports. tiplied by the absence of house The preparation room adjacent General En gineer, GS·12, PO No. 13923. numbers which were taken down port Squadron Three (VR-3L impressed by the enthusiasm \vhich Group's laboratory. The geographi- was responsible for the general de­ to Bay 1 is for use in preparing Youth Concert Artist Code 5552-Primarily respon$ible for the de- or covered by new paint. NOTS was selected as the first bonds the scientists, engineers a nd cal break from the test process to sign, layout, and selection of fea· propellant charges for fi ring. This Opens Saturday Night sign. development and documentotion of oux, T emporary receptacles and house stop on a tour of Eleventh Naval m ilitary officers working together includes trimming small propel­ Wary equipment for guided missiles and Olher District activities. R eview of the as a team. "Eve n in my short stay weapons. numbers should be displayed or the lant grains t o length, appJication Official Opening Night ceremonies for the China Lake . . . I mail carrier is instructed to return Station's technical facilities was with you here," he stated, "I have of special inhibitors, and shrink­ File oppl"atlons for above positions wIth . ·1 t h t ff· I d preceded by a birdseye view of the again been convinced of t he great fitting grains into burners. Little League and Babe Ruth League will be held tomorrow Pat Gaunt. Room 31. Personnel 8uilding. mal 0 t e pos 0 Ice genera e­ I community. power generated by men and women Ex t. 7. 1393. Iiv~ry. T he postmaster will h~ld Bay 1 is used for solid propellant night, Armed Forces Day, at 8 p.m. on Schoeffel Field. The distinguished visitor was a p- (Continued on P age B-2) combustion tests. These tests con­ Highlighting this year's ceremon­ Grba and Ron Kline, both first Clerk (Dicta ting Machine Tr a nscribing). mall for ten days before returmng GS·4. PO No. 930010. Code 3012-lncludes it to the sender. sist of burning small charges in ex­ ies, the lOth for the local Little string members of the Angels' pitch­ typing of messages. memos, official lellers. ----- ______perimental burners with high speed League association, be the ap­ \Vm ing staff. lest reports ohd experiment specifications. instrumentation developed Los Angeles Angels fulfillment of a d rea m for both Code 2507-0uties relating to the inventory Coming Events Bay 2 is a multipurpose bay for major league baseball team - Eli Little L ea g u e and Babe Rut h control and procurement of grocery items. XROC 11-1 meeting will be held liquid-solid-gas h y b rid combus­ Fife opplicotions for abave positions with League officials - to have major May 24 at 7 :30 p.m. in Conference tion tests. T hese will be similar t o I Fawn Haycock. Room 3.4. Personnel Bu ild- Room A, .,h'lich. · Lab. Mr. J . . F. league baseball players participate t • Aerial Show to Open the propane-air combustion tests ing, Ext. 7-2032. Reeves, Jr., Head of I ntelligence: in the official opening night cere­ Secretory (Steno), GS..6 or GS-7. PO No. until recently conducted in the '­ monies. Their appearance tomor­ lL'JD Intelligence Office, will speak H igh P ressure Air F acility. 18334Aml-A. Code 1l-5eccetory to the Ex ec· on "Counterintelligence." . row will be sandwiched in between utive Officer; g othl!ripg and presenting · in­ Bay 3 is for high-pressure, cold Photo Society Armed Forces Day Fete a twi-night doubleheader F rid a y formation. preporing corresppndence. screen· air flow tests. This provides equip­ Theme of the annual studio night ~ night and a doubleheader Sunday ing vi sitors Qnd telephone. cedis, dktatior'\. The first air show in three years will highlight Armed ment necessary to simulate rocket files and publi cations, screening correspond. and open house of the China Lake # for the Angels. Forces Day for the thousands of visitors expected to attend motor behavior and m easure and . ence and messages. Station Journal, miseel- Photographic Society to be ' held record the pertinent pa rameters as­ Traditional opening night ceremon­ loneous. next Thursday at 8 p.m. wiU be the 11 th annual event tomorrow as the Station opens its ies will consist of music by Bur­ sociated with t he flow and com- Clerk·Steno, GS ..... PO No. 12887. Code 654 "A Night in t he F ar East." , gates to the public at 9 a.m. bustion of gases. . roughs High School Ba nd. The pro­ -Tokes dictation and transcribes lellers for T her e will be plenty of flood Visitors will find the air show This new facility will a ccelerate gram will consist of the Grand Pa­ the entire Division. Coordinates slolion tours lighting on local Oriental models ing techniques by .Air Development ,. thot are reloled to the Employee Development and the ComCruDesPac band add­ I·esearch leading to original con­ rade of teams led by Ma rine and and on a typical Far Eastern set Squadron Five pilots. FOLK SINGER-Sam Hinton, not­ Progrom. ed attractions to the day long "open cepts for t he design of propulsion Navy Color Guards. Leading the with accent on Japan. Studio night A tentative schedule for the air ed interpreter of folk songs, will Secretary (Stena). GS·S. or Clerk·Steno, GS·4, house" of the Station's technical systems and provide data for re­ parade of t ea m s will be AAA will be held at the Supervisors Hut show calls for the following events: present the final youth concert of PO No. 100001 , Code OO-As assistant to the .!acilities which are necessary to design of conventional propulsion League players who will be intro­ Aide to the Commander, provides secretarial on King Ave. between S. Knox The pilots, wearing their orange the season at the Station Theatre, 5ts research, development, test, and systems. . duced by League vice-president AI services in the OHice of the Commander. Rd. and Parsons Rd. colored flight s uits, will man their Monday, May 22, (rom 3:30 to 4:80 evaluation programs. IN THE LIMELIGHT-Former NOTS Naval Office rs have appeared on Flood; AA League players to be p.m. His previous enK"agement at Assumes full responsibility for the office duro T here is no admission charge aircraft at 10 :30 a.m., taxi out at ing the absence of the secretory to the Com· the front cover of technical magazines in the last few months, accord­ introduccd by League vice-president NOTS in 1959 won such acclaim . .. just bring your camera. , The end products of t hese pro­ 10 :40, and takeoff from the runway Bob Clapp; and A League players mander. grams will be on exhibit in Hangar ing to a. display in the No.th Lobby of l\Ucbelson Lab arranged by the Savings Bond W~ek that the Music Parents Club has Supv. Aero. Rkt. Power Pit. Res. Eng'., GS· adjacent to the observation area at to be introduced by League vice­ 3 at the Naval Air Facility, in Mi­ Present~tion~ Divisions of TID. Shown aboye (1-1') are: Oapt. Lel'ering obtained him again this year. Indi ~ 13. PO No. 31630. Code 4S15-This position is 10 :45. president Don Duckworth. Babe lDES OF ~lARCH chelson Laboratory, and at SNORr Smith appearing on .the l\Iarch issue of Armed Forces Management Starts-Next Mond~y vidual tickets may be procured at that of Head. Engineering and De velopment Whe n the soothsayer warned Marine pilot M aj. H al Vincent Ruth League tea ms will follow and Branch. Propulsion Dept. Track. Payroll Savings Authorization the box office at 25 cents etwh for Julius Caesar to "Beware the Ides will show the ve rsatility of the l\laguzine was h ead of Rockets and Explosives Dept. from 1947-49, and File applications for above positions with cards are being distributed with will be introduced by BRL presi­ pre-school children and , students, Suggested Tour Dougles A4D Skyhawk as he puts it Assoc. ~e.chni cal Director from 1951-1)4; Rdm. Paul D. Stroop, shown on dent Cdr. L. H. Lippincott. DiJd e Shonohon, Room 26. Personnel Build­ of March!" he was referring to pay checks today to help boost the and 50 ce·nts for adults. March 15 of the Roman calendar, A s uggested tour for the Armed through a capability demonstra ­ February co" er of Data l\Iagazine, wa-s- NOTS- Commander' from' Octo­ ing. Ext. 7-2676. Deadline date for all Forces Da y visitors to enable them Savings Bond Week drive at NOTS Following the ba nd's playing of applications May 26. the day of the full moon. tion. ber 1952 to August 1953; a·nd VAdm. John T. Ba.yward, shown on the the National Anthem and the In­ to see as much as possible would next week , May 21-27. Actual 10ft bombing t echniques March 13 issue of l\lissiles and Rockets, was the first NOT~ Experi­ vocation by Chaplain Robert "Q" -be: The cards should be filled out employed by VX-5 will be demon­ mental OUieer from August 1944: to August· 1947. Jones, Harley Tillitt, m as t e r of NOTS Softball Team a nd mailed to Code 1162. First - Visit NAF H a ngar 3 ~t rated by LCdr. De] Hughes flying ceremonies, will i n t rod u c e the Host Exhibition ~ Game ,where T echnical Information De­ an A4D and LCdr. Carl Austin guests. The Station's softball team opens partment prepared exhibits of Side­ piloting a North American FJ4-B, Attending will be Dr. Wm. B. Mc­ the season tomorrow afternoon winder, Zuni, Polaris, and Asroc the Navy's version of the reknown- Lean, Station T echnical Director; against the New York Life Insur· will be shown and displays of the ed Air Force's F-86 which mad£' Captain T. A. Grell, Commanding ance Company team from Bakers ­ Navy's latest aircraft by NAF and history in Korea. Officer of the Naval Air Facility, field. Game time at the Beer Hut VX-5. Remain for the air show The Navy's in flight "buddy sys­ representing Station Commander diamond is 2 p.m. There is no ad­ which starts at 10 :30 a.m. and the tem" of refueling will be demon- Captain W. W. H ollister; K are n mission charge - everyone is wel- Sidewinder firing at 11 a.m. strated by L t. Bob Rice, who will '- Hughes, Miss Little League; Cdr. come. Second - Lunch a t the Station fly the A4D tanker, and Capt. Carl Lincoln H. Lippincott, Babe Ruth Coming Event R estaurant at the corner of Blandj Van Meter or Lt . Bob Boyd, who League president; Bob Freedman, If you want to see softball play­ and La ur itsen or use the picnic will pilot the receiving craft. China Lake Little League president; ed like it has never been played area adjacent to t he Station Res ­ If t he world's I:ecord-breaking vice-presidents Don Duckworth, A before you definitely will not want taurant and listen to the ComCru­ McDonnell F4H Phantom II is League; Bob Clapp, AA League; Al to miss the California Cuties dur­ DesPac band. availa ble Capt. Van Meter or LCdr. Flood, AAA League; C h ap 1 a i n ing next week's visit on May 26. T hird - Visit Michelson La bor­ Walt Carlin will put it through it3\ ._... " Jones; a nd guests of honor, Eli This m ale high-hiking chorus i5: atory to view the many scientific capability pa ces. Grba and Ron Kline. scheduled to a ppear at Schoeffel displays and see the IBM 790 elec­ Lt . Georges LeBlanc whose FJ4-B Following the int roductions, Miss Field at 8 p.m. tronic computer in action. is a m ere speck in the sky at 30,000 Little League will draw basebal1s F ourth - Vis it the SNORT feet will provide a dramatic thrill to determine which two BRL teams Track to ins pect displa ys, view for t he visitors when he come~ a nd A League teams w ill compete Cactus Squares End . films, observe a RAPEC pe rsonnel screaming down to within 500 feet in two two-inning exhibitions of ejection seat test a t 2:45 p.m. and of the ground before. he pulls . up . . - ball play. Season at '205' Dance a s led firing at 3 p.m. in a high dive bomb demonstra- The China Lake Cactus Squares SUPERVISORS ASSOC INSTALL-\ViUiam C. Danley has been re. Air Show tion. . All players have been requested will host the last dance of the sea- A line-up of the world's top elected president of Local No~ 28 of the National SUI)crl'isors Asso~ia· Following NAF's firing of' a Side­ RESEARGH HAVEN-This new propulsion research facility located .north of the to report to Schoeffel Field in uni­ son tomorrow in the Community bomber and fighter aircraft, capa­ tion. ~Iembe.rs participating in the installation ceremonies which were winder missile from .a n F 8U . at a form at 7 p.m. to greet and obtain Center at 8 p.m. The affair will be ble of delivering eithe r nuclear or Michelson Laboratory permits the Station's Aerotherm-ochemistry Group to con held at the Station Restaurant last week (I-r) are: Gus Mead, jnstailing target rocket, a flyby of a ll par­ Karen' Hughes autographs from Kline and Grba co-hosted by the Pana mint Pro­ conventional weapons, will be put ticipating aircraft wui concludp. duct tests previously .limited due to the noise and safety factors peculiar to t hese l\liss Little League when they arrive around 7:30 p.m. officer; Danley; Dick Lewis, vice president; and l\Ianny Tursc emcee. menaders from Trona. J ihrough their paces in 10ft bomb- t.he s how. operations. The ·building will be open for inspection tomorrow. B-2 THE ROCKETEER Friday, May 19, 1961 Friday, May 19, 1961 THE ROCKETEER Page B-3 NaTTY ALSO SERVES - A NOTS-acquired porpoise is the subject used by Navy scientists for hydrodynamic and physiological tests in the study of sea animal 10- comotion. If its character­ istics can be applied to the des i g n of torpedoes and submarines, it would save taxpayers millions of dol­ lars in navy fuel bills. )

SIDEWINDER - The only American air-to-air missile ever used in anger in actual military combat was conceived by Station Technical Director Dr. Wm. B. McLean end developed here at NOTS. It is mounted on a F9F-8 Cougar. Sidewinder SLV PROTOTYPE - The will be fired from an F8U Crusader at a target rocket today. concept of a c r aft that some day may land a deli­ cate instrument package on the moon is designed, developed and t est e d at NOTS. ./

( POLARIS - A Polaris t est vehicle undergoes an ar­ rested flight demonstrating its ability to accomplish the transition from underwater launch to controlled pow­ ered fli ght. Named fo r the North Star, it is a two-stage Soft Landing Vehicle Marks ballistic missile about 28 feet lon g, weighing about 30,000 pounds. Further de­ Experimental Breakthrough velopment is continuing to As an outgrowth of research sponsored by the Marshall extend the range to 1500 Space Flight Center, NASA, and the Bureau of Naval miles by 1962. N u c I ear \'Veapons, NOTS has designed, developed and tested a submarines carry 16 Polaris rocket-propell ed so f t -Ianding ve­ missiles in v e r tic a I tubes hicle (SLV) which has risen off the ready for launching. g r 0 u n d, hovered in mid-air, and UCLA Off-Campus landed under complete control. Students to Deliver This is the first rocket-powered ) vehicle to take off and land gently Project Reports -8 feat vital for putting men and Graduate students in Engineer­ instrum ents on the moon and ing who are currently enrolled in planets- under its own power. Engineering 299, Research in En­ Project engineer, Felton (Toby) gineering, under the UCLA off­ Williamson, Code 4515 of Propul­ campus graduate program at China ASROC - This antisubmarine rocket, developed at sion Development Department, de­ Lake will present reports on their NOTS, is a supersonic missile that can be launched from signed and built the vehicle from 1 esearch projects next Thursday surplus parts of other projects and at 1 p.m. in Conference Room A, surface ships either individually or in salvos of two to new purchases amounting to ap­ Michelson Lab. four at a time. It was unveiled to the public at a press proximately $400. Tom Preston de­ Scheduled to make presentations preview held at Key West, Florida last June. veloped the servo system and in­ are Ronald A. Erickson, Jon N. jector, and Jim Mills operated the Leonard, Henry T. Sampson, Rich­ manual controls during the first ard O. Slates, William H. Smith, and completely successful test on and J ames A. W eeks. April 28 at Randsburg Wash. A Present and prospective gradu­ guidance system to replace the man­ ate students and other interested u al controls is presently being de­ employees are invited. veloped. Counselor Visit Professor H a r r y L. Tallman, The present S L V is controlJed UCLA Counselor, will visit the Sta­ through an umbilical ~cord ,-- Future tion May 25 and will be available SLVs will not be restricted in for student counseling during the flight by 'cables, and will utilize an afternoon. Students majoring in optical sensor control self-guidance mathematics or the ph Y sic a I package. This device will deter­ sciences who wish to discuss their CALEB-Under the fuselage of a McDon nell F4H Phantom II fighter model, Sper­ mine the proximity of the ground, programs may arrange appoint­ control the rate of descent and ve­ ments through the Education Of­ row air-to-air missiles flank the NOTS-designed and developed Celeb which can be hicle attitude, and direct the soft­ fice, Ext. 11759. launched from any point in the world that is accessible to, the Navy's aircraft. landing approach. The 8-foot taU, soft-landing ve­ IRE Group to Hear RAPEC - NOTS-developed Rocket Assisted Personnel hicle prototype looks like a bowling AIRBORNE SERVICE STATION-The Navy's airborne service station, a Skyhawk Ejection Catapult seat ejects dummy to demonstrate ball perched on a bar stool, and weighs 700 Ibs. fully loaded, 400 lbs. Project Moray Tal k tenker (upper right) refuels a Skyhawk attack bomber !lower left). These carrier how system will save lives of jet pilots faced with low­ Charles J enkins at the Under­ dry. The four legs a re slim fuel teammates work together to extend the reach of the Nevy's air erm. This will be water Systems Branch, Aerome­ altitude crash emergencies. A s tat i c test firing of tanks w hile the ba ll a t the top con­ one of the events in today's air show. RAPEC will be conducted at SNORT todey at 2:45 p.m. tains nitrogen under high pressure chanics Division, W eapons Develop­ to force the fuel into the rocket m ent Department, will give a Con­ fidential level presentation on Pro­ engine slung between the legs. ject Moray at next Thursday's The SLY is powered with the meeting of the local Institute of RANGE HARP-This 'herp' "NOTS Eng-ine"-a variable thrust, Radio Engineers, at 8 p.m., May 25. is e NOTS-developed de­ liquid propulsion system developed in Conference Room "C," Michel­ here and named after the Station's son Lab. vice used on Charlie Range jnitials. Its one moving part, the An unclassified business meeting to accurately r e cor d the variable area injector, controls both will precede the program at which position of aircraft during fuel and oxidizer in the proper ra­ nominations will be made for elec­ tios. The engine uses hypergolic tion of officers for 1961-62. the delivery of bombs on fuels which ignite when mixed, and The lecture will cover not only ground targets. C h a r l ie the engine is capable of an infinite the electronic aspects of the sub­ Range is probably the most number of re-starts. ject, but will include mission, de­ versatile and be s t instru­ The SLY propulsion is capable of sign goals, present status and fu­ 1,300-lb. thrust, more than ample ture plans. mented target range in the for a soft landing in the near va­ LOfT 80MBIIII TEa.CIO£ Navy. It is used in oper­ cuum a r 0 u n d the moon. Other a tional t ra in i n g of fleet tested versions of the SLY engine SecNav ••• squadrons in high altitude r an g e from Jbs. to 3,500 lb. VX-5 DEVELOPED-Referred to as the "idiot loop" by delivery pilots, loft bombing 10 (Continued from Page A-I) bombing. thrusts. A 20,000 lb. thrust engine doing 'things for their country." The is the most effective technique yet devised by the VX-5 Squadron to permit pilots is under ~tudy. marriage of imagination a nd sci­ to get away safely after releasing conventional or atomic bombs. As the bomb is When man goes to the moon, an ence with the hard facts of life are adaptation of the SLY could lower producing here ideas and weapons tossed toward the desired point of impact, the attack airplane continues up and him and his return rocket to the systems which the Navy needs and over into a backward loop, escaping the blast effect of the bomb. Armed Forces ) lunar surface undamaged. can use." Day visitors will have an opportunity to see these techniques demonstrated.