Titan II Weapon Systerm

[Music] the L theet up [Music] andly Titan 2 the largest and the most  powerful ballistic missile in our Arsenal 54 are currently deployed at three Strategic  Air Command locations Davis Mountain Air Force Base Arizona McConnell Air Force Base Kansas  and Little Rock Air Force Base Arkansas these underground launch sites are hardened against  nuclear attack 1978 marks the 15th anniversary of Titan 2's operational Readiness standing  103 ft tall with a 10t diameter and weighing 150 tons Titan 2 can be up and out of the  silo in less than a minute after reced of launch command hurling its payload at speeds  of 15,000 mph nearly Halfway Around the World Titan 2 was developed under the management  of the Air Force ballistic systems division Forerunner of the present space and missile  systems organization and by the teamwork of several contractors space technology Laboratory  provided technical Direction Denver division of the Martin Marietta Corporation developed and  produced the airframe and integrated to 54 Titan 2 complexes aerojet General Corporation produced  the hypergolic propulsion system using a fuel and oxidizer that ignite on contact AC Electronics  division of General Motors Corporation provided the Airborne inertial guidance system  that can be programmed for pre-selected targets General Electric company's missile and  space vehicle division developed the re-entry vehicle the launch facilities were designed  by the Ralph M Parsons company Titan 2 was conceived in 1960 the final Squadron was  delivered to the Strategic Air Command in December 1963 the missile and support  facilities have been upgraded as the state-of-the-art has advanced as part of a  continuing crew training program Titan 2os are occasionally launched from vandenbberg  Air Force Base California developed with the technology of 15 years ago by afsc Titan  2 is still one of our major deterrent forces it waits quietly underground its  retaliatory potential available on a moment's notice the YC 141b is a stretch version of the  c141 locked star lter it's 23 ft longer than the standard model aerial delivery testing  of the YC 141b was conducted at afsc's Air Force flight test center Edwards Air Force Bas the YC  141b uses the same dual rail cargo deck as the basic aircraft but it carries three additional  463l cargo pallets flight test center people experienced in numerous aerial delivery tests  conducted this Series standard c141 checklists and procedures were evaluated as satisfactory for  the stretch version among the tests conducted were extraction parachute toe tests these included  deployment inflation Towing and cutaway this is a cluster of two 28t diameter ring slot parachutes before live Personnel drops  retrieval tests were made of 60 static lines with weighted bags tests on articulated  dummies reduce the risk of injury Personnel airdrop tests included two sticks of eight  jumpers dropped simultaneously Army and Air Force jumpers with experience in the basic c141  were used in these tests jumpers commented that there were only slight differences in jumping  from the stretch 141 and the basic aircraft single platform loads weighing from 260 to  34,000 lb were test dropped loads less than 15,000 lb produced negligible pitch Attitude  Change more than 15,000 lb produced definite aircraft pitch up then pitch down aircraft pitch  changes were about the same as for the basic c141 on sequential platform tests each  load extracted the parachute of the next load three loads with a total weight of nearly  70,000 lb were drop it took 6 hours to rig the sequential drop in the aircraft and only 11  seconds for the air drop the aerial delivery tests were successful all objectives were  met and no problems in platform or Personnel air drops were encountered the YC 141b  or stretch starlifter brings increased cargo capacity and more effective  use of Air Force [Music] resources [Music] to further enhance the military  airlift Command Mission the YC 141b or stretch version of the Lockheed starlifter was  equipped with an aerial refueling capability at afsc's flight test center aerial refueling  tests were flown by eight Pilots including both flight test center and operational pilots  from military airlift command the stretch 141b with it its 23t longer fuselage was stable as  it approached the boom boom operators from the flight test center talked the stretch into  position various boom disconnect positions were tested Setter right and left various  relative altitudes were evaluated as well as combinations of gross weight center of gravity  and air speed 275 knots proved to be the best air speed for all gross weight combinations  flight test center boom operators experienced in numerous refueling tests worked closely with  the YC 141b Pilots positions were verified by tanker director lights some 50 hookups and  disconnects were made during the tests to verify the full range of acceptable speeds and  positions for refueling a Chase aircraft was used for safety and photo documentation of the  YC 141b and afsc's specially instrumented KC 135 tanker among the final tests a day night  evaluation was made receptical illumination lights provided good visibility YC 141b  Pilots reported excellent visibility from normal seat positions and no problem  maintaining the boom contact position boom operators constantly alert for receiver  handling problems that could require boom separation reported excellent visibility of the  receiving aircraft and the refueling receptacle the tests were successful and a certified aerial  refueling envelope was [Music] established for the first time factors contributing to  damage and sustain fire from Cannon hits in a potential enemy aircraft fuselage fuel  tank have been studied under flight conditions this study was sponsored by The Joint technical  coordinating group for Munitions Effectiveness this group consisted of people from the Air  Force Army Navy and Marines the study was conducted at afsc's Arnold engineering center  full-sized fuselage section of a simulated enemy aircraft complete with fuel tanks were  used in the tests simulated fight conditions ranged from 350 to 550 mph and at altitudes of  5,000 to 35,000 ft true air temperatures were also provided interchangeable Cannon barrels  fired single rounds of three different types of ammunition for a total of 23 firings  with loading complete the area is cleared unusual pre-test planning and Engineering  reduced the high risk factor in this type of testing three Arrangements were studied a full  main fuselage tank a full tank combined with an empty dorsal tank and the fuselage tank with  varying fuel loads closed circuit TV monitored each firing and motion picture cameras made a  film record these tests confirm that damage is influenced by air speed caliber of ammunition  and quantity of fuel and fuel Vapors in the tanks while apparently obvious confirmation  of these facts is essential to the design of Cannon effective against potential enemy  aircraft this unique test facility is the first of its kind the data gathered here  will be useful in estimating both domestic and foreign aircraft survival [Music] ability  a major air force objective is to increase the operational life of its systems one means to  this goal is development of new structures made of lightweight materials that are extremely  reliable af's Air Force materials laboratory is using a technique called non-destructive  evaluation to to examine and evaluate these materials to ensure their High reliability  some conventional evaluation methods result in destruction of the sample the non-destructive  evaluation group uses techniques and forms of energy to examine items without destroying them  an example is this high power x-ray facility areas of Interest are marked for positioning the  X-ray Source typical items for this activity are Advanced composite wing and tail structures  in the Ultrasonics lab parts are examined using sound here a turbine disc is examined  for fatigue a recording pen operated by the scanning equipment makes a drawing of the part  including its fatigue zones cracks and other defects this is a 6,000 aamp magnetic particle  test unit it creates a magnetic field in steel parts very fine fluorescent particles  applied to the part migrate to cracks where they can be seen under ultraviolet light  the latest techniques in electrical field Eddy currents are used to detect heat damage  in aircraft skin and cracks in Fastener holes another way of finding cracks is the  Dy penetrant technique the fluorescent Dy is applied and soaks in the crack under ultraviolet  light the Dy in the crack feses an x-ray image enhancement system clarifies features in normal  X-ray films the non-destructive evaluation group is an integrated mix of Civilian and Military  Specialists and technical consultants in addition to testing they prepare Department  of Defense specifications for this type of work these specifications directly affect  the operations of hundreds of industrial contractors and government organizations in  addition they can draw on the vast array of expertise in all disciplines represented at Wright  Patterson Air Force Base this facility provides solutions to Aerospace non-destructive evaluation  problems the benefits are reflected in the time and Dollar Save by their methods in resolving  questions of materials quality and integrity [Music] ground