1960 - Color, Aircraft, U-2: Geophysics Program, Edwards AFB, California
MS to MCU pan right w/ U-2 taxiing on runway. MCU U-2 wing skid dragging on runway.
18:48:56 MSs crewman pulling outrigger gears, runs & places under wing as opposite wing is balanced.
18:49:17 U-2 on ramp. MS to MCU U-2 No. 6701 w/ ARDC insignia passing. Crewman directing & CUs crew chief assisting pilot from U-2, removing his parachute pack & helmet.
18:50:41 MLS to MCU to LS pan right w/ U-2 on landing roll.
18:51:32 U-2 being directed on ramp, pilot assisted by crew chief from aircraft & removal of his parachute pack.
18:52:45 HA MLS left U-2 w/ geophysic support equipment at edge of wing. MS's high angle of man in red shirt & project engineer inspecting geophysic hatch, thermometers & related equipment, separately. Men show intended hatch position on U-2. MS FV of geophysic hatch.
18:54:14 MS of T/Sgt checking hatch camera. MSs high angle, pan left to show equipment, component parts & geophysic hatch.
18:54:58 CUs ARDC insignia, aircraft No. 6701 on tail assembly. MCU high angle of U-2 left wing.
18:55:14 HA man in red shirt & project engineer check geophysic hatch, thermometers & other equipment on cart, separately. MS of project engineer showing position of geophysic hatch to be installed on U-2. CU of thermometer on geophysic hatch. MCU & CU FV of hatch showing radar antenna (Doppler system). MS high angle, pan left to show support geophysic equipment at edge of U-2 wing.
18:57:00 ECU & MS dust collector probe being extended from U-2.
18:57:19 Aerial, U-2 in flight, then banking slightly away from camera. U-2 in flight to right showing terrain below.
18:58:07 Aerial CU beneath U-2 in flight to right, aircraft banks over on right wing. Other views of U-2 in flight.
NOTE: U-2 No. 6701 being utilized to support geophysical research studies including stratospheric humidity, ozone, turbulence, wind, electric field and meteorological studies.
Scientific Study; Reconnaissance Spy Plane; Cold War;
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1960 - Color, Aircraft, U-2: Geophysics Program, Edwards AFB, California MS to MCU pan right w/ U-2 taxiing on runway. MCU U-2 wing skid dragging on runway. 18:48:56 MSs crewman pulling outrigger gears, runs & places under wing as opposite wing is balanced. 18:49:17 U-2 on ramp. MS to MCU U-2 No. 6701 w/ ARDC insignia passing. Crewman directing & CUs crew chief assisting pilot from U-2, removing his parachute pack & helmet. 18:50:41 MLS to MCU to LS pan right w/ U-2 on landing roll. 18:51:32 U-2 being directed on ramp, pilot assisted by crew chief from aircraft & removal of his parachute pack. 18:52:45 HA MLS left U-2 w/ geophysic support equipment at edge of wing. MS's high angle of man in red shirt & project engineer inspecting geophysic hatch, thermometers & related equipment, separately. Men show intended hatch position on U-2. MS FV of geophysic hatch. 18:54:14 MS of T/Sgt checking hatch camera. MSs high angle, pan left to show equipment, component parts & geophysic hatch. 18:54:58 CUs ARDC insignia, aircraft No. 6701 on tail assembly. MCU high angle of U-2 left wing. 18:55:14 HA man in red shirt & project engineer check geophysic hatch, thermometers & other equipment on cart, separately. MS of project engineer showing position of geophysic hatch to be installed on U-2. CU of thermometer on geophysic hatch. MCU & CU FV of hatch showing radar antenna (Doppler system). MS high angle, pan left to show support geophysic equipment at edge of U-2 wing. 18:57:00 ECU & MS dust collector probe being extended from U-2. 18:57:19 Aerial, U-2 in flight, then banking slightly away from camera. U-2 in flight to right showing terrain below. 18:58:07 Aerial CU beneath U-2 in flight to right, aircraft banks over on right wing. Other views of U-2 in flight. NOTE: U-2 No. 6701 being utilized to support geophysical research studies including stratospheric humidity, ozone, turbulence, wind, electric field and meteorological studies. Scientific Study; Reconnaissance Spy Plane; Cold War;