Bomarc and X-10 Intercept Test

[@ronjon7942]

BOMARC's an elegant craft.

[@jonathanhansen3709]

Remember seeing a Bomarc missile on static display at Keesler AFB in 1973 when I was attending tech school in the Air Force. Reminded me of a missile version of the SR71. Had about the same performance capability as I understand. I was an ACW Radar Repairman (AFC 30352). The search radar screen at my site on Mt Laguna AFS, California had a “Bomarc Indicator” switch that displayed the location of Bomarc Missiles in flight. Of course the Bomarc were all retired about 6 years before I got there.

[@rrhone]

This is very interesting. A one of a kind video. Thanks for providing it for us.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Both the *_BOMARC_* and *_X-10_* look COOL.

[@Sherwoody]

Amazing designs of the slide rule era.

[@africanelectron751]

I'm 30 years old and I just bought a slide rule, pretty impressive bit of kit.

[@Sherwoody]

African Electron there were no calculators when I was in school, just slide rules.

[@michaelslack5269]

Those great ole black and white Bomarc launches from the retractable buildings made me think for a sec that I was watching the Thunderbirds. Did Bomarc have an influence somehow in the formation of the show? Just thinking out loud...

[@craigwall9536]

Funny how much the Navaho reminds me of Eugen Sanger's Antipodal Bomber design...

[@markhatch1267]

That's just about the coolest aircraft I have ever seen. Might not quite edge out the XB-70 or X-15.

[@orange70383]

I realize film on this is rare but after all the effort, time and money put into these missiles you'd think they'd got someone that at least knew how to track them with the camera.

[@lilee45]

Damn right.

[@cowboybob7093]

ONE job to do. And most likely a million dollar piece of equipment. _"Damnit my cigarette fell down. Where is that thing. I've only got half a pack left. OUCH, ow ow ow ow, there it is. OH CRAP the plane. Where is, oh there it, my cig"_

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I posted a separate comment about this myself...🙄

[@ufoengines]

Fascinating! Was the FLODAC computer, patent 3190554 ever considered for these aircraft! I heard / read the BOMARK use a Thorium alloy in its structure and that it make the aircraft slightly radioactive. Thorium Nuclear Power! Energy Cheaper than Coal!

[@bertrandviolette9008]

6:00 : Gerry Anderson sequence starts here!

[@hertzair1186]

5:30 looks like they took off into a rain squall...

[@jrdeckard3317]

The take off only took 90,000 feet of runway.

[@sonnyd.6777]

X10 looks like a Gerry Anderson craft

[@Strike_Raid]

Not redstone, totally different engine (and predates Navajo).

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

At about 04:11 in this film/video: *_"Uh, HELLO, Mr Cameraman...PAN THE CAMERA!"_* 🙄

[@jasons44]

I see they Must have got the idea for a fighter jet engine side by side, looking much like a mack 2 jet ass end

[@pistonssssss]

They didn't shoot down the target???

[@MrShobar]

+pistonssssss Most likely confirmed only by radar.

[@jwenting]

no, far too expensive. The missile is brought into close proximity of the target, then both are recovered and reconditioned to be used again. Actual shooting down only really happens in warhead tests, and even then it's rare as the warhead is thoroughly tested on the ground without a missile mated to it and only one or two full systems tests are needed.

[@pistonssssss]

Thanks, I just got confused by waisting of QF-16 drones... ;)

[@MrShobar]

CaptainDuckman The BOMARC has no value, except as an expendable target.

[@jwenting]

MrShobar wrong. The BOMARC had a lot of value. It was a pretty expensive piece of kit. In current US dollars, each of them cost tens of millions of dollars. While seemingly pocket change, it isn't.

[@petercavellini3232]

Still not sure what’s going on at Area 51?, well, this old footage might explain to some extent what are being or had been,and, that the latest jets we see are probably ten years behind, who says the Cold War ended?, still developing planes and Drones to be that one step ahead....they hope!😎

[@levert.gomellewis.8306]

right then left