Edwards Air Force Base C-17 Alternative Fuels Flight
Courtesy: USAF/Third Army/U.S. Army Central/ARCENT/DVIDS Produced by Jet Fabara.
Video Andrews Air Force Base’s ongoing alternative fuels certification reaching a new milestone when an Edwards-based C-17 became the first military cargo aircraft to fly with a unique blend of jet fuel. That blend is a combination of JP-8, Fischer-Tropsch fuel and hydro-treated renewable jet fuel. The 418th Flight Test Squadron conducted the week-long test August 23rd to 27th, 2010.
Technology For Tomorrow (Eye In The Sky) 1950′s WHIO TV Program
Fair quality.
National Archives and Records Administration
TECHNOLOGY FOR TOMORROW (EYE IN THE SKY)
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 – )
ARC Identifier 68431 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-31309. Summary: Coverage of a program presented over WHIO-TV showing the new techniques of aerial reconnaissance including both camera, radar and infrared images. 1) Infrared sensor mounted on U-2 with USAF markings. 2) Aerial camera mounted on WW I aircraft. 3) U-2 taking off — IR sensor mounted above cockpit. 4) AV of Dayton, Ohio. 5) AV’s of Manhattan — camera, infrared and radar images. 6) Series of slides — aerial photos of airfields and Capitol Building. 7) Atomic explosion and mushroom-shaped cloud. Fair (Basic: Dupe neg)
