NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION 1960s PROMO FILM CAREERS JETS, MISSILES, NUCLEAR POWER, COMPUTERS 65094
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2018
- Made in the mid-1950s or early 1960s, FIELDS OF THE FUTURE shows off the work of North American Aviation, a major American aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo Command and Service Module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer.
The film begins by showing Los Angeles World Airport LAX, and the North American factory. The film shows various aircraft produced by NAA including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 / F-51 Mustang, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the B-45 Tornado jet bomber, the F-86 Sabrejet, the AJ-1 Savage (3:49) designed to carry a nuclear bomb, and the FJ-1 Fury (4:00) -- first jet to land on a carrier at sea. At 4:08 the F-86D is shown firing rockets, and the F-100 Super Sabre is shown. At 5:50 the drawing boards at the factory are shown where research, design and testing is shown.
Through a series of mergers and sales, North American Aviation became part of North American Rockwell, which later became Rockwell International and is now part of Boeing. At 6:14 the famous neon sign of the company is shown, and at 6:20 the X-15 rocket plane is shown. At 7:12 Zero Length Launch of an F-100 is shown. At 7:28 the T-39 Sabreliner is shown. And at 7:46 the XB-70 Valkerie is shown being designed.
At 8:50 various sections of the factory are shown including "Atomic Energy Research." At 9:16 the Missile Division is seen, Autonetics, and Rocketdyne division. At 10:11 an airborne digital computer is discussed by two engineers. At 10:52 transistorized guidance systems are shown and gyros. At 11:12 precision is discussed. At 11:55 Autonetics guidance packages are shown. At 12:11 a portable computer designed by Autonetics is shown. This is likely a Recomp 501 Digital Computer. The Autonetics RECOMP II was an early transistorized computer attached to a desk that housed the input/output devices. It was introduced by the Autonetics division of North American Aviation in 1958. Its desk integration made it a hands-on small system intended for the scientific and engineering computing market. Computer weighed about 197 pounds (89 kg), 400 pounds (180 kg) including input-output.
At 12:27 the navigation systems or inertial guidance systems used on board the submarines Skate, Sargo and Nautilus are discussed.
At 13:35, a Japanese woman types at a typewriter, epitomizing the international clientele of North American's Atomics International. At 14:00, the nuclear reactor systems of NAA is shown. Atomics International was a division of North American Aviation which began as the Atomic Energy Research Department at the Downey plant in 1948. In 1955, the department was renamed Atomics International and engaged principally in the early development of nuclear technology and nuclear reactors for both commercial and government applications. Atomics International was responsible for a number of accomplishments relating to nuclear energy: design, construction and operation of the first nuclear reactor in California (a small aqueous homogeneous reactor located at the NAA Downey plant), the first nuclear reactor to produce power for a commercial power grid in the United States (the Sodium Reactor Experiment located at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory) and the first nuclear reactor launched into outer space by the United States (the SNAP-10A).At 14:55 a compact reactor is shown, designed for use in space as part of the Atomic Energy Commission's space program. At 15;25 a hot cell is shown where radioactive components can be examined.
At 16:25 the Columbus Ohio Division is shown. Various aircraft produced at Columbus are shown as well as R&D projects. At 17:00 a Hufford metal shaping machine is shown in use to create aircraft parts. At 17:29 a test antenna for radio astronomy is shown. At 17:46 a huge geodesic dome is shown for the American Society of Metal. At 18:00 an ejection seat is tested on a rocket sled.
At 18:40 the company's Missile Division is shown. SM-64 Navaho missiles are seen. At 19:40 an anti-aircraft missile is shown. NAA produced the AGM-28 Hound Dog, Little Joe, and the NATIV. At 20:28 the Rocketdyne Division is shown. At 21:27 a Redstone rocket launch is shown as well a Thor and Jupiter. At 23:00 the Macgregor Texas launch facility is shown where an F-100 is launched from a zero length launcher. At 24:21 rocket test stands at Edwards AFB are seen.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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Billie Gene Schwacha was in the think tank at North American Aviation Inglewood CA. He invented the liquid cutting jet in 1961.
An amazing man who also was a Marine who fought in the Guadacanal Campaign. My hero.
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That really tied a lot together for me. I did not realize NA was so pervasive in all these industries. Thank you.
My grandfather was an engineer at NAA. Thank you for posting this
And now all that we have left of that is a RUclips video.
and propaganda that tells young people it was all a lie. my father worked for this company as an engineer.
My father was a member of the Los Angeles Division Photographic Unit during this time period. I wonder how much of the footage shown was his. Thanks for the video.
10:30 - Autonetics , My Mom worked there ! She brought us a Really BIG Magazine full of all the Famous pictures from the Apollo program . Had it for years , took it to scholl for Show and Tell a few times . :)
Was she involved with development of accelerometers, gyro platforms, etc. that exotic space age stuff that is now common in all our phones?
@@wrightmf . . . . . Actually Mom was a Cafeteria Worker , still Very Cool . Later when she was a Cub Scout leader , all the Scouts signed a Paper that was turned into a Microfilm and sent into Space aboard a Rocket . I carried a Card in my Wallet for a few Years Documenting that my name had flown into Space . I have tried to find information on the Rocket , it may or may not have been named the Scout . Haven't found anything yet .
@@patsmith6867 sounds very exciting. I remember spaceflights in 1960s as a young boy at the time only 150 miles high was totally OUTER SPACE as far as alpha centari.
Very curious about that portable reactor.
Now show us the space program that is actually going on.
NA was a rich and vibrant company in its day..but once the military contracts dried up...it gets swooped up by contract super corporations.
Shame.
To provide historical perspective, racial segregation was not outlawed until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If the claim that the pursuit of atomic energy for the benefit of all mankind is true, it most likely means that most of those with a proper education did not support racial segregation, and therefore neither the idea of slavery. This provides a refreshing perspective on reality. However, the Nazi regime also boasted technological aptitude. Therefore, it is important to consider several factors including, but not limited to, the character of a government's constituents, and the quality of public/private education, in discerning a nation as benevolent or malevolent. If the citizenry cannot think for themselves, then it can be subject to extraneous influence and negative peer pressure, such as the support of slavery, or any other exploitative pursuit.
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Relics from a declining evil empire.
Richard K : actually, this “evil empire” and its weapons systems have helped keep you from speaking Russian and hanging out in gulags...
You are right.
Andres Juarez : thank you Andres
NAA was an engineering powerhouse
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