European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes of plans to install new Landing devices at Lisl overseas bases Washington Specia Theair Force will soon begin instal Ling 390 new air plane Landing aids at most bases in the an overseas. The new Aid known As the visual Glide slope indicator Shock tube built to Check blast Waves Washington wan a the Navy has constructed a 180-foot conical Shock tube in which five Pound explosive charges have produced blast Waves As powerful est Hose caused by firing six of the most destructive blockbuster dropped during the second world War. The Waves Are essentially noiseless. The device installed at the naval ordnance Laboratory outside Washington is expected to predict he performance and Aid in the design of a 2,000-foot Shock Lublin which b blast wave from a 1.000-Pound charge can be amplified to correspond to that from a nuclear explosion of Many kilo tons. Thus the Navy now has a Means of creating radiation free blast Waves of nuclear Sie As often As desired at Low Cost and under Laboratory conditions. The blast wave from a five Pound explosive charge is amplified 25,000 times says a Navy re port Surh a wave essentially duplicates the Forie generated by75 tons of explosives fired in the effect the Small charge Shock wave expands within the confines of the Cone in the same manner that it would if it were part Ofa 75-ton blast pattern. Almost All the noise from these charges can be muffled in the Cone by bolting a heavy Metal Cap Over the Cone s Mouth. Pressure gauges placed along the Interior of the Cone Are used to obtain blast wave measurements. The Navy report emphasize that the Shock tube is in no sense a tactical weapon and St would note feasible to use it As such. It it intended entirely for Labora tory measurements. Ngsi is optical and will allow pilots to Fly approaches on a pre determined Glide path White guided by flight signals from the ground. Six sets of lights three on each Side of the runway Tell the Pilot whether the air plane is High Orlow on the Glide path by a system of graduated red to White Colo changes in the Light. The system was selected by Faa s Bureau of research and development after an evaluation of five different systems Oxer the past two years. As a Rry ult of this evaluation the Faa selected a British system developed by the Royal aircraft establishment. It has been adopted As the National Standard for both civil and Mijiu iry airports. Also adopting the new system Are the International civil aviation organization Andanto. The air Force said the new system vill provide accurate guid Ance to sunlight at ranges of fourth five nautical Miles and at night its Range will be 7 to 8 Miles. In the past two years the air Force said. 75 per cent of its accidents under non emergency conditions were of the undershoot overshoot variety. The air Force pointed out that the new system could pave the Way to substantial savings in Bot lives and aircraft. Ash sir Dei Clevel naval Tafeke. Been . Savings b who Pur cilia allotment and kept in Safe the de the i also Ava Itei already he x Marks the spotsp4 Sherman h. Will Ford army Parachute team member stores a dead Center but inf at m parachuting meet at �1 Centre Calif. The jumpers Are Able to steer their chutes an regulate the amount of air that Pames through the opening in the Chute to land As near the Center of the a panels As possible. The army team won the unofficial world Parachute title last year at la Ferte France in an International meet. Army photo Antarctica starts nuclear reactor Mcmurdo sound Antarctica special a sustained Chain re action in a prefabricated pm3apower Plant achieved by Navy Crew marked the operation of Antarctica s first nuclear reactor Here. Shipped to this ice covered continent in sections aboard a Navy transport the Plant was re tabled at the Edge of the Ross signal corps has Active officer list for Sale Washington special the1962 edition of the signal corps officer Active duty lists Are Avail Able at the army signal corps school Hook store. The Price of this edition is s1.90 per copy including postage orders May be placed with the a sacs Book department build ing 633. It. Monmouth . Checks or Money orders in the exact amount Are to be made payable to the a sacs Book department fund civil or non military organizations May not Purchase the lists and military addresses must reused by purchasers except for re tired sales Are authorized for military organizations. Such order must include specific Billing instructions and an authorization for the Purchase by thu fund custodian. J valid Purchase orders must be use Din these cases. Infantry trophy goal of Usa eur shooters g r a f e n w o e h a Germany special seventy eight riflemen representing 13 teams were pre pared to compete in the infantry trophy team Mutch monday As the Usa eur Small arms championship continued at the 7th army training Center Here. The match is designed to test the teamwork of a unit. Each team special lunches available Washington special Boi Ling and Andrew air Force bases have announced that diet conscious air Force personnel can now obtain Low calorie flight lunches at the bases flight kitchens. Is issued 384 rounds of ammunition on the 600-Yard line prior to the Start of the match. This May reused at the discretion of the Cap Tain. Firing by six Man teams is done from the 600, 500, 300 and 200-Yard lines with hits at each line count ing four three two and one Point respectively. A special Bonus i Given for distributing the shots equally among the eight target used by the team. The team Captain and coach May act As coaches on the firing line during the Competition for the trophy one of the most coveted in the Usa eur meet. Ice shelf. It if considered an important development to the support of . Scientific research in the Antarctic and if also a valuable addition to the facilities at Mcmurdo sound port of to try Tor All us. Personnel and supplies. The base has Lon needed the reactor s 1�00 electrical kilowatts. Mcmurdo originally planned As temporary base for the inter National geophysical year 1957-58, has now become a permanent scientific station with a summer population of More than 1,000. Hydrofoil device studied Baltimore special a Spe Cial underwater Ramjet developed Here is being studied for possible application As the propulsion sys tem for a Navy hydrofoil ship. Giant hangars House b58s cars Well fab. Tex. Special when they talk of mobility Here they Aren t kidding. The late them in the strategic air come inventory to earn the Label to a roof hangars believe it or not and they re big enough to House on each b58 Hustler. Officially the unique building Snow being reared along the base flight line Are portable open end shelters designed to protect Hustler flight and maintenance Crews from the elements. To move the 75 by 120-foot-Longbuildings, they Are simply jacked up and set Buck Down on special wheels. The shelters detach and require two trucks for the to Job. A dozen of the structures Are nearing completion Here with others slated for completion Lateran the year. In addition to pro Viding shelter the hangars also tend to eliminate some Jet noise Mem Only a allotment have then ing. Nav men and wanting depository she Cate listing number Issue Tion of each Well As the service number mailing address. The Navy receipt of the Edge receiving to copy of the Assembly on my Seattle Wash time required for Ute Man intercom.,missiles on the Pilot at Cape canaveral has Assembly of the Man at Cape can 44 Days while the required Only 21 _ Graves Boeing Atlanter manager said. Approximates an s ing curve which for that tons is considered special Compa missile components various associate contrite instrumental in. Aeb reduction according to another significant the formation at the Cal missile test teams each missile through checkout calibration operations. The Teai ajl representatives from the ballistic systems div Isle technology division of North aviation practice session member of the 24th inf div Slurpee up for the infantry trophy com petition a test of teamwork Ami tiring six Rifle at eight tart Jeu
