Convairiety, Volume 13, Number 20, Wednesday, September 28, 1960 Page: 3 of 8
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Wednesday, September 28, 1960
CONVAIRIETY
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TRIUMPHANT TRIO—This spectacular photo of three Convair-built planes, B-58
bomber, 880 jetliner, and F-106 interceptor, each fastest craft in its class, will be
featured during next two months in national news and trade magazines. Color
center-spread" advertisements will appear in Oct. 24 issue of U. S. News and
World Report and Oct. 21 issue of Newsweek. In November it will appear in
Aviation Week, Aerospace Engineering and Space Aeronautics. Each of four
language editions of Interavia will carry advertisement. So also will 15 other
foreign language aviation trade papers in 15 different European countries.
'National Security Economics'
Course Offered Key Executives
Convair executives in all oper-
ating- divisions are again invited
to apply for a graduate level
correspondence course on “The
Economics of National Security,”
offered by the Industrial College
of the Armed Forces.
Qualified civilians who are ac-
cepted for the course receive a
concentrated indoctrination in in-
terrelated military, logistical, ad-
ministrative, scientific, techno-
logical, political, and social fac-
tors affecting national security.
Based on the 10-month resi-
dent course conducted by the col-
lege at Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D. C., the corre-
spondence course is designed to
enhance preparation of senior
military officers and civilian ex-
ecutives for important command,
staff, and policy-making posi-
tions in the national and inter-
national security structure.
The text material is presented
in 22 bound volumes organized
into five units of study: Back-
ground Information, Resources
and Facilities, Processes in the
Economics of National Security,
Foreign Aspects of National Se-
curity, and Problems of National
Security.
There is no charge for the
course and all texts and instruc-
tional material are furnished
without cost to students. It gen-
erally takes about one year to
complete all units. Civilians who
successfully complete the course
receive a certificate of comple-
tion. Reserve officers not on ex-
tended active duty are granted
48 credit points.
Since the course was inaugur-
ated in 1950, more than 9,100
persons have completed it. Today
more than 3,000 correspondence
students are participating.
Convair men currently enrolled
include 15 at San Diego, and at
least two at Convair Fort Worth.
Convair SD engineering execu-
tive and management personnel
taking the course are W. D.
Wood, R. E. Strayer, M. Dublin,
C. S. Brandt, W. H. Roberts Jr.,
E. C. Oertel, E. W. Carlson, K.
G. Blair, F. D. Applegate, W.
H. Mollering, E. F. Strong, W.
R. Monroe, H. J. Richardson, G.
E. Putness, and C. E. Chapman.
At Fort Worth, Elliott Butler
and H. C. Graham, both of Dept.
28-7, are now taking the course
while M. J. Scott of suggestions
section has completed it.
Those interested in applying
are urged to write the Command-
ant, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J.
McNair, Washington 25, D. C.,
Attn: Correspondence Branch.
At Convair SD information
may be obtained from D. G. Wal-
ton, educational services, ext.
1671, Plant 1.
Industrial Engineers
Honor Acker, Davant
Several Convair officials were
honored last night (Sept. 27)
w’hen San Diego Chapter, Amer-
ican Institute of Industrial Engi-
neers, met at the San Diego Ath-
letic Club.
D. B. Acker of Convair SD and
J. K. Davant of Astronautics,
both members of the group's
board of governors, were hon-
ored for previous service.
Dr. Richard McGuire (Convair
SD) is the local president. Astro
officers include T. R. McColloch,
board of directors, G. W. Hed-
ling, second vice president, and
Tod Carter, past president and
board of directors.
Date Machine * Fixed*
By Amateur Mechs
When two self-styled me-
chanics at Convair SD Rose
Canyon set about fixing a tem-
peramental department dating
machine they achieved surpris-
ing results.
After John Grimes, buying
supervisor, and Bruce McClen-
don, senior buyer, had com-
pletely torn the machine down
and put it together again it
worked fine—but printed back-
wards! Following due delibera-
tion a second assembly proved
successful.
Test Pilots Run
Annual Symposium
Next Month in LA
Third annual symposium of The
Society of Experimental Test
Pilots Oct. 6-7-8 at the Am-
bassador Hotel in Los Angeles
will deal with various aspects of
“The Age of Omni-Sonic Flight.”
Papers will be presented by
representatives of contractor
firms, military services, FAA.
Discussion subject the morning
of Oct. 6 will be “Crew and Pas-
senger Environment in the Om-
ni-Sonic Age.” Afternoon topic
will be “Crew Selection and
Training in the Omni-Sonic
Age.”
Morning and afternoon ses-
sions on Oct. 7 will be devoted
to “Facilities of the Omni-Sonic
Age” and “Space Vehicles of the
Omni-Sonic Age,” respectively.
The last day will spotlight “The
Atmospheric Vehicles of the Om-
ni-Sonic Age.”
Convair’s John M. Fitzpatrick,
chief engineering test pilot at
Holloman AFB, is chairman of
the first Thursday meeting. D.
A. Liebel, SD mechanisms group
engineer, will discuss “The Ejec-
tion Seat Is Not Yet Obsolete.” 1
Filming 'Three Fastest'
Planes a Minor Miracle
In Timing and Weather
Of the many thousands of
photos which have been taken
over the years of Convair air-
craft, it is a safe bet that one
which is being released this week
of the “three fastest planes in
the world” required the most pre-
liminary effort.
Actual camera time lasted only
20 minutes, but “arrangements”
spanned a four-month period.
First of all, the planes could
be spared for a photo meeting
only at the conclusion of a test
flight. This meant trying to
schedule flights for the three
planes so that they would con-
clude their tests at the same time
and end up on the same “loca-
tion.”
For the first scheduled “take,”
the stars were a B-58 and an
880 undergoing test at Edwards
AFB and an F-106 from the pro-
duction test facility at Palmdale.
This mission seemed to have a
good chance of succeeding until
the B-58 flight was cancelled at
the last minute.
Weather washed out the next
two sessions. Then the photo
plane was withdrawn because of
other requirements. After some
discussion, it was decided to use
an F-106B, the two-place ver-
sion of the all-weather inter-
ceptor. But this added still an-
other dimension to the problem
as its use also depended on test
flight status.
After two more photo failures,
it became apparent that the B-58
schedule would have to be
changed. Arrangements were
made with the Air Force at Cars-
well AFB, Texas, to tie in with
the effort if they had a B-58 on
| flight over Southern California.
This meant more frequent
B-58 flights to coordinate and
multiplied problems of time
differences, distances and
weather changes.
Next followed a three-week de-
lay, this time caused by the 880,
which was spending every min-
ute of flying time aiming at cer-
tification by the Federal Avia-
tion Agency.
Finally, at 1 p.m. on May 27,
all efforts jelled. Arriving at the
rendezvous point (at 25,000 feet
over Boron, Calif., in Mojave Des-
ert) were the B-58 from Fort
Worth, the 880 from San Diego,
and the F-106 and F-106B from
Palmdale.
Convair SD photographer Dan
H. Otto shot the speedy trio in
three formations, taking 24 black
and white shots and 18 color.
Shutter speed was Fll at 4/100s
second. Pictures shot upward
showed a clear blue sky in back-
ground. Those shot from above
showed haze and a trace of
clouds.
An Air Force pilot flew the
B-58. The F-106A, F-106B and
880 were flown by Convair pro-
duction test pilots.
Assisting in the successful
“shoot” were Convair’s R. E. My-
rann, chief pilot—Palmdale, and
H. L. Burt, Palmdale production
flight, who coordinated arrange-
ments for the F-106 and chase
plane; V. L. Allwardt, SD sen-
ior flight test group engineer,
880 coordinator; and A. S. “Doc”
Witchell Jr., Convair base man-
ager at Carswell AFB, B-58 co-
ordinator.
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General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division. Convairiety, Volume 13, Number 20, Wednesday, September 28, 1960, periodical, September 28, 1960; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth777460/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.