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SUPERSONIC BOUND A flight in an F-IOI Voodoo interceptor it not juit a matter of
climbing in and taking off. Evan for the military man the job of preparation for a flight
it considerable, but for a civilian iuch at Executive Editor Floyd Wynne of the Herald
and Newt, the talk of preparing for the flight ii tremendous. While he will be taking
the (pot of the observer-radar operator on a simulated mission, it is necessary that
he know what not to do, as
views, Dart of the pre-fliqht
"water wings" which he woi
parachute to safety and he
Jim Walton do the fitting.
well as what to do in the event of emergency. In these
checkout is shown. At left, Wynne is fitted with the
uld have to use in the event it became necessary to
landed in water. Captain Newt Acker, left, and i.Sgr.
In center view, Captain Acker checks Wynne out in a
Tl I- L J'&. -fr
simulator, a mock-up of the F-IOI cockpit, preparing him for the actual flight. At
far right, the job of being fastened in the cockpit. Again Captain Acker supervises
the job which includes a recheck of ejection procedures, oxygen handling and com
munication Then Wynne is ready for a supersonic flight, . '
Editor Breaks Sound Barrier In flight Aboard Kingsley Field F-IOI Jet
. . By FLOYD L. WYNNE
I've been down 200 feet under
- the ocean in a submarine, been
aboard virtually every type naval
craft, had an occasion to ride in
most Army vehicles, and even a
number of type aircraft, but the
: ride I took Thursday topped them
' all.'
It Is very few civilians, on the
lal-and flabby aide of 40, v.ho
will have the opportunity to fly
at speed of about 1.000 miles!
Run.. April M, 1963 Page 2-A
- Herald A New Klamath Falls
Cow,1"'0 Today frfw 12:45
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TtCHHKOUHT
per hour and as high as 50,000
feet.
As a part of the Air Force
civilian education program I was
enabled to take this flight. It
went a long way toward giving
me a much better working un
derstanding of the mysteries of
the Inside of a supersonic inter
ceptor as well as a look at the
perils and hazards that are laced
dally by the men who man these
jet interceptors.
Thanks to Col. Ed Witeenlntrgcr,
Kingsley Field commander,
clearance was obtained for my
night.
Clearance for sue!, flight is
necessary from the Air Defense
Command first of all. Just what
clearance is necessary I didn't
find out, but at any rate, I ap
parently checked out. Perhaps as
an ex-serviceman, somewhat
the worse for 44 years wear, but
more probably on tlie strength
of my opportunity. In turn, to
attempt to explain some of my
experience and pass it along to
yuu, the public.
The F-101 is sensitive, expen
sive piece of flying equipment
and perhaps the most versatile
workhorse ol our Air t nrce inter
ceptor fleet.
First off comes the job of be
ing filled out. This liegins frorfi
the underwear up, and includes
coveralls, big but v-e'eome boots,
a flight jacket and gloves.
Thanks to S.bgt. Jim Hallon
this wasn't too difficult a job.
You must be filled with a hel
met that will be comfortable yet
workable. With this, you Irarn
how to hook up your oxygen mask
which also includes the inter
communication system, t will
find later that oxygen Is a vital
necessity for survival in high altitude.
Then comes the not-too-plcas-
ant. but very essential part of
being fitted for "water wings"
as well as parachute, just in
case.
It is also necessary that you
know where the trip is for emer
gency oxygen in case of high alti
tude ejection. If you absorb all
tin's instruction, and still find that,
you have courage enough to con
tinue, you next are confronted
with a form for your signature
which absolves the Air Force of
any liability in the event . . . well,
in the event.
Now, if you're still with it.
and I managed to make it this
far, yn" nnur had lor tlie simula
tor. Tins is a mock-up of an ac-
Contfnuoui Shows
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tual cockpit of an F-101, and here
Capt. Newt Acker, who shepherd
ed me through the chute, ex
plained what to do and what not
to do. Here, you become familiar
with the inside of the cockpit.
Also, while we didn't complete
(his phase, one can actually go
through all tlie motions ol tiying
this mock-up cockpit up to as
high as 1,200 miles per hour.
Checked out here, we're rea
dy, I think.
Now, down to tlie lliQht line
where we find the F-101 looking
even larger than ever. Up the
ladder and we ease ourselves
gently into the rear cockpit. Al
ready, I've had instruction on how
to pull up the seat ejection han
dles, how to trigger it, how to
blow the canopy, but not in that
order.
Safety equipment includes one
parachute which - automatically
opens at 14,000 feet w ith an emer
gency chute . . . again, just in
case.
Captain Acker hultnns me in.
shows me the oxygen supply but
ton, hooks me up and uc re rea-
dv.
Just to add one final reassuring
touch. Captain Norm Fredkin
1
who is my pilot.informs me thai
just in case . v . in 'the event
tlie canopy is blown off for some
reason . . . and we lose inter
communication, I can stick my
foot way up on the loot pedals
and he will grab my foot from
the front cockpit, indicating
whether .I'm to remain in the
plane or take the tough way out.
With a few last minute gulps, a
last look around, the canopy
comes down and it's too late to
change your mind.
We wobbled out the taxi strip.
and the bird docs wobble on the
ground, rolled into position and I
braced myself for the takeoff.1
It was smooth and effortless,
and Captain Fredkin poured on
the coal as we headed sharply
for about 30,000 feet and the top
of the cloud cover that had rolled
in.
He didn't use a full - barrel
climb with the AB's (afterburn
ers) cut in.
In a few minutes we broke
through the clouds and were in
beautiful sunlight, high and hap
py. Pushing along at just over
500 m.p.h. it was difficult to rea
lize you were traveling this fast
because with tne cloud cover
there was nothing relative to give
vou a comparison.
Then, at about 40.000 feet and
about SO miles south of King-
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sley Field, we turned due north
and poured on the coal. The
AB's kicked in and the true
ground speed indicator began, to
spin higher and higher.
As we approached 650 m.p.h.,
Captain Fredkin noted that we
were about to hit the sound bar
rier, and stated that sometimes
there was turbulence, sometimes
not.
I watched the dial spin past
fiaO. past 700 and on up without
a change of motion. We were
supersonic, and for a moment I
had a twinge of disappointment.
1 don't know exactly what I
expected, but I had expected
something sharply dramatic to
happen. Luckily, we couldn't see
the ground or the dizzy .speed
would probably have terrified me.
We covered 100 miles in some
thing like six minules and were
about 52 miles north of the field
in that time. Slowing down. Cap
tain Fredkin executed a slow roll
which gave me a beautiful view
of the world as seen standing on
your head. This maneuver took
us just under 50.000 leet. On over
. . . then down to the lower
level.
Rain and dropping visibility cut
our trip short and we turned for
home.
Then came the task of bring
instrumented do n through t h e
overcast and back into Kingsley
Field. Only here, when we did
an abrupt drop from 20,000 to
10.000 feel did this old frame be
gin to act up. However, 100 per
cent oxygen solved the problem
quicklv. We levelled at 10.000 and
with ground direction rolled in
under the rain to a smooth land
ing.
Safely back in the equipment
quarters with the flight behind
me. Col. Phillip Rand, com
mander of the 40Hth Fighter
Squadron, explained the pressure
suit for high altitude flying to
me.
It was then that he informed
me that a man could live only
a few seconds without oxygen at
T.O.OOO feet and beyond. Without a
pressure suit above that height
his blood would boil and he would
physically begin to come apart.
It's not all peaches and cream,
this high altitude supersonic trav
el. It can not only be extremely
hazardous, but. I would just im
agine that when one flies this
day after day it becomes tedious.
Yet, continual readiness is tht
keyword of the men who man
these planes as well as the men
who keep them ready to go.
Today, it is planes like this,
flown by men like these who stand
poised as a shield between us
and atomic disaster.
I had a healthy appreciation
for tlie job 'they were doing be
fore, but now, after this flight,
that appreciation and respect has
increased many-foid.
There is only one regret and
that is that everyone of you
couldn't have come along on that
trip and watched the Air Force
at work.
It was a thrill!
FITTED OUT Special oquipmsnt and precautionary
equipment is necessary for high altituda flight, Hera,
Wynne is fitted with a halmat, propsrly adjusted for
oxygen intake. ;
Air Force Plans Close
Of Four SAGE Cenfers
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WASHINGTON ttPI'-The Pen-i
tagon said Friday the Air Force
will shut down tour of its SAlib
direction centers and eliminate 25
adar facilities.
Various headquarters will be
shitted in the nationwide air le-
(enw shakeup.
Tlie Pentagon said the realign
imcnl" was designed to achieve
(he "best means of aflordinR an
ellective detente against tlie long-
lanue bomber threat." II was also
designed to assure maximum cap
ability for survival of air defense
forces in event ot a ballistic mis
sile attack.
SACK means semi-automatic
ground environment. It refers to
I he directum centers which re
i-e ive information on attack or un
identified aircraft and indicate by
means of computoi-s and radar
m-opes what lyis of weapons
should he used for inlerceplion.
SA(!K centers will he eliminated
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WASHINGTON f I PI - Merri
mah Smith of I'nited Tress Inter
national was elected president of
the White House ior respond nts
A.vMKiation Thur!day.
Smith urceeds Robert Both of
tlw Philadelphia Kvemng Bulle
tin. Alan I., tnten of the Wail
Street Journal succmls Smith as
vice president.
(iarnett 0 Horner of the Wash
ington Evening sur was reelect
ed aecretary and Edgar A. Poe
of the New Orleans TimesPi-
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ROLLING OUT At a signal, th canopy comes down, sealinq tht cockpit and tha
flight is raady. Captain Norm Fradkin is pilot, and the flight will go supersonic at
or near 1,000 miles per hour, ranging between 40,000 and 50,000 feet.
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