CLPL's gas station closes for repairs/renovation of equipment China Lake Propulsion LaboralOry's gas station will be closing for an extended period of time to allow for repairs and renovation of the fuel dispensing equipment When the presently stocked fuel at CLPL is dispensed, the sta- tion will be closed. This should occur on approximately Aug. IS. Those people who normally obtain fuel at the CLPL station can use either the station located in front of Public Works, the one located at lOB, or the one at NAF. If you have any questions regarding the closure, con- tact Nancy Rodgick or Vicki McEnteein, Public Works, at NWC ext. 1143 or 1205 (Code 2671). Intermediate markdowns may have been taken. He claims there's buried treasure to' be found. _. I ..." .. " BOSTON STORES' JULY SALE. THE BIGGEST· SALE OF THE YEAR. JUST GOT BIGGER. Save big on-name brand items for Women, Men, Children and the Home. • Wouldn't it be easier finding it at Boston Stores? /' SAVE UP TO 0/0 BOSTON STORES Your friendly neighborhooddepartment store With famous name brands HEMET 1714) 652-2988 LANCASTER 1805) 945-8653 MISSION VIEJO 1714) 58Hi600 PLACENTIA 1714) 993-4141 POMONA 1714) 593-0212 POWAY 1619) 748-2960 RIDGECREST 1619) 375-3567 ROSSMOOR 1213) 430-1001 1714) 826-1771 VICTORVILLE (619) 241-7667 WHITTIER (213) 947-2891 . ~ .,,,..; .; ......... -"' ....... _ .. .. ......... '!..!' • • _- Capt. Burt to retire from U.S. Navy-p.3 Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California 93555-6001 Peo.ple are best asset First night FSAT flight successful China Lake's best asset, its peo- ple came through again. A China Lake team made the technical and procedural changes necessary to make the ftrst night time flight of a full scale aerial target (FSAT) late last month. Personnel from the Aircraft Deparunent's Engineering Support Division, the Range Department and the Center's two civilian remote control pilots all played vital roles in this ftrst night FSAT presentation at China Lake IntensifIed low-llght camera permIts night flights In any kind of lighting When the Air Force had a requirement for night missile launches against full scale targets, the program office called China Lake because there was no such night flight capability on their own ranges. After some thought and investigation, the decision was made to go ahead. As a result, an Air Force F-15E Eagle flfed an AIM-9 Sidewinder at one of NWC's QF-4 PhanlOm target air- craft on the moonless night of June 27. Al Sorensen of the Tracking and Control Branch was credited with the engineering effort that made the new capability possible. Sorensen, in disucssing the pro- ject, said the hardest part was acquiring new television cameras to mount on the target aricraft. It took several months, and the excellent cooperation of the Cen- ter's Procurement Department, to take delivery of these specialized cameras. The light gathering capability of the intensifted low-light camera is so good, it allows the remOle pilot, sitting in the Range Control Center, to see things a safety pilot iR the target's cockpit could not, such as beacons from aircraft fiy- ing in the Lancaster area. John Haynes, head of.the Track and Control Branch, said this development was a "significant new capability at NWC." For now, China Lake offers the only night FSAT capability in the countrY. Once the cameras were acquired, modiftcation of the air- c.... aft took little time since the n~w cameras were so similar in size to the cameras used for daylight operations on the QF-4 and QF- 86. For most people involved with this project the only difference in tasks they performed was the time of day involved. Only the pilots, noted Mike Kaspar of the Target Systems Section, had a really dif- ferent environment Kaspar added it took Wayne Greene, the setup pilot, and the section personnel a litUe longer to prepare the Phan- tom, but only because of the time of day, not because the mission requirements were any different. While extra caution was used because of the need to work at night, Bob Whisman in the Target Systems Section said it was really, "business as usual, it all went smoothly for us," as they installed the destruct package. In the RCC ground control sta- tion Norman Osman said, "It's an (Continued on Page 6) • Ice Cream Social fun for all-p. 10, 11 '. ... Vol. XLl¥, No. 291July 21, 1989 TARGET PILOTS-Harlan Reep and Dick Wright are NWC's civilian pilots responsible for remote piloting of the full-scale aerial targets, the OF-86 Sabrejet and the OF-4 Phantom. The pilots are staning next to the modified OF-4' used in the first night no live operator on board (NOLO) flight last month. Photo by PHAN Cary Brady. PEER RECOGNITION IN ACTION-iS demonstrated by the award of the first-ever "Distinguished Fellow" award presented to John Pearson, center, for his achievements in detonation physics. Gerry Schiefer, left, technical director, NWC, and Richard Hughes, an originator of the Fellow Program, presented the Fellow awards on July 13 to 29 hon- orees. Photos of newly named 'Senior Fellows' and 'Fellows' appear on Page 7. Photo by PHAN Cary Brady. , OCR Text: CLPL's gas station closes for repairs/renovation of equipment China Lake Propulsion LaboralOry's gas station will be closing for an extended period of time to allow for repairs and renovation of the fuel dispensing equipment When the presently stocked fuel at CLPL is dispensed, the sta- tion will be closed. This should occur on approximately Aug. IS. Those people who normally obtain fuel at the CLPL station can use either the station located in front of Public Works, the one located at lOB, or the one at NAF. If you have any questions regarding the closure, con- tact Nancy Rodgick or Vicki McEnteein, Public Works, at NWC ext. 1143 or 1205 (Code 2671). Intermediate markdowns may have been taken. He claims there's buried treasure to' be found. _. I ..." .. " BOSTON STORES' JULY SALE. THE BIGGEST· SALE OF THE YEAR. JUST GOT BIGGER. Save big on-name brand items for Women, Men, Children and the Home. • Wouldn't it be easier finding it at Boston Stores? /' SAVE UP TO 0/0 BOSTON STORES Your friendly neighborhooddepartment store With famous name brands HEMET 1714) 652-2988 LANCASTER 1805) 945-8653 MISSION VIEJO 1714) 58Hi600 PLACENTIA 1714) 993-4141 POMONA 1714) 593-0212 POWAY 1619) 748-2960 RIDGECREST 1619) 375-3567 ROSSMOOR 1213) 430-1001 1714) 826-1771 VICTORVILLE (619) 241-7667 WHITTIER (213) 947-2891 . ~ .,,,..; .; ......... -"' ....... _ .. .. ......... '!..!' • • _- Capt. Burt to retire from U.S. Navy-p.3 Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California 93555-6001 Peo.ple are best asset First night FSAT flight successful China Lake's best asset, its peo- ple came through again. A China Lake team made the technical and procedural changes necessary to make the ftrst night time flight of a full scale aerial target (FSAT) late last month. Personnel from the Aircraft Deparunent's Engineering Support Division, the Range Department and the Center's two civilian remote control pilots all played vital roles in this ftrst night FSAT presentation at China Lake IntensifIed low-llght camera permIts night flights In any kind of lighting When the Air Force had a requirement for night missile launches against full scale targets, the program office called China Lake because there was no such night flight capability on their own ranges. After some thought and investigation, the decision was made to go ahead. As a result, an Air Force F-15E Eagle flfed an AIM-9 Sidewinder at one of NWC's QF-4 PhanlOm target air- craft on the moonless night of June 27. Al Sorensen of the Tracking and Control Branch was credited with the engineering effort that made the new capability possible. Sorensen, in disucssing the pro- ject, said the hardest part was acquiring new television cameras to mount on the target aricraft. It took several months, and the excellent cooperation of the Cen- ter's Procurement Department, to take delivery of these specialized cameras. The light gathering capability of the intensifted low-light camera is so good, it allows the remOle pilot, sitting in the Range Control Center, to see things a safety pilot iR the target's cockpit could not, such as beacons from aircraft fiy- ing in the Lancaster area. John Haynes, head of.the Track and Control Branch, said this development was a "significant new capability at NWC." For now, China Lake offers the only night FSAT capability in the countrY. Once the cameras were acquired, modiftcation of the air- c.... aft took little time since the n~w cameras were so similar in size to the cameras used for daylight operations on the QF-4 and QF- 86. For most people involved with this project the only difference in tasks they performed was the time of day involved. Only the pilots, noted Mike Kaspar of the Target Systems Section, had a really dif- ferent environment Kaspar added it took Wayne Greene, the setup pilot, and the section personnel a litUe longer to prepare the Phan- tom, but only because of the time of day, not because the mission requirements were any different. While extra caution was used because of the need to work at night, Bob Whisman in the Target Systems Section said it was really, "business as usual, it all went smoothly for us," as they installed the destruct package. In the RCC ground control sta- tion Norman Osman said, "It's an (Continued on Page 6) • Ice Cream Social fun for all-p. 10, 11 '. ... Vol. XLl¥, No. 291July 21, 1989 TARGET PILOTS-Harlan Reep and Dick Wright are NWC's civilian pilots responsible for remote piloting of the full-scale aerial targets, the OF-86 Sabrejet and the OF-4 Phantom. The pilots are staning next to the modified OF-4' used in the first night no live operator on board (NOLO) flight last month. Photo by PHAN Cary Brady. PEER RECOGNITION IN ACTION-iS demonstrated by the award of the first-ever "Distinguished Fellow" award presented to John Pearson, center, for his achievements in detonation physics. Gerry Schiefer, left, technical director, NWC, and Richard Hughes, an originator of the Fellow Program, presented the Fellow awards on July 13 to 29 hon- orees. Photos of newly named 'Senior Fellows' and 'Fellows' appear on Page 7. Photo by PHAN Cary Brady. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1980s,Rocketeer 1989,Rktr7.21.1989.pdf,Rktr7.21.1989.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.21.1989.pdf Page 1