SPACE AGE RAILROAD

Duration: 18 min

Year Published: 1969

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Department of Defense PIN 26555 SPACE AGE RAILROAD TELLS THE STORY OF HIGH SPEED TEST TRACK, A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY AT HOLLOMAN AFB, NM. HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCEMENTS SINCE FIRST TRACK RUN IN 1950. ILLUSTRATES MONORAIL RUNS AND EXPLAINS PRINCIPAL BRAKING SYSTEMS. INTRODUCES UNIQUE TRACK FEATURES AND EXPLAINS SCOPE AND VERSATILITY. SHOWS MASS OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USED TO PROVIDE DATA. DEPICTS INSTRUMENTATION SETUP INVOLVING USE OF OPTICAL SYSTEMS. EXPLAINS PHYSICAL LAYOUT OF AREA.

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