The progress report covering thru 15 Dec, 61 mentions under the heading
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of hydrodynamic techniques experiments being planned
There are other discussions in these early
progress reports of such experiments going on at some location, I assume 410,
with results being obtained by this group.
The discussion in this report of the
Gnome event emphasizes the myriad of problems that the people ran into with the
equipment once it had been shipped to the field, due in part to the poor prepara
was salvaged because of the efforts
for shipment and the fact that certain data
of personnel in the field.
events
After a brief discussion of each of the NTS
of the problems there due partly to lack
being planned and prepared for and some
in
noted as not having any progress in certa
of personnel, the Pacific operation is
personnel."
due "to absence in the field of appropriate
Furthermore, and
m
"electronic oscilloscope recording syste
significantly, the development of the
NTS
of its components for use in operative
actually regressed due to scavenging
systems.
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As of 15 Dec. 1961, AFSWC has done a large amount of work on a distance
Cerrar
measuring equipment (DME) system for use in the upcoming air drops.
This is
HR
reported on by AFSWC to Systems Command Headquarters as of the 15th of Dec. and
it is by no means a completed project as of this date.” The reports of the three
tests of system that has been developed to date have not yet attained a satisfactory
drop test where the drop ‘shape with the transmitter was able to be tracked by the
three aircraft (2 C-130's and B-52).
The goal of the system is to obtain accuracy
of .25% over ranges of 15 miles and the tests to date have included some air borne
‘tests over White Sands.
This brief study outlines the future plans to modify the
system and continue testing it until if is satisfactory.