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'mmsi tsstles Rocket propels a pilotless bomber on its takeoff By P. B. Reed Vice President in Charge of Government Service, RCA Service Company, Inc. A B-61 pilotless bomber, sleek and deadly in its scarlet paint, roars into the air from a Florida beach, propelled by a flaming rocket. ... It soars out over the Atlantic, flashing over remote islands in the Bahama group and disappearing to the southeast. On the remote isles near which it passes, electronic eyes follow its swift flight, checking any deviation from the scheduled path, computing altitude and speed. . . . Back at the launching site, electronic ears and brains receive constant impulses from the missile itself, record- ing engine performance, response to controls and a multitude of vital details that tell the story of success or failure. . . . Far to the southeast, at an unspecified point along the 1,000-mile course, the missile reaches the end of its path and plunges into the waters of the Atlantic. The missile has completed its mission; but it has left behind a mass of test data in the form of electronic information printed on tape, undeveloped film, graphs and charts — all still to be analyzed and combined into a set of comprehensive records essential to the missile manu- facturer in developing future models. The Radio Corporation of America, through the RCA Service Company, has taken over the vital func- tion of operating and maintaining the hundreds of elec- tronic and optical instruments used to track the missiles in their flight, collecting and reducing to usable form the test data for the manufacturer and the United States Air Force, and helping to develop new tracking equip- ment and techniques as swifter and longer-range mis- siles are tested. The operation is based on the Air Force Missile Test Center, stretching along the Atlantic coast of Florida from Cape Canaveral to Patrick Air Force Base, near Cocoa. The center occupies a strip of once nearly deserted land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River. Established in 1951 by the Air Force, the station is the answer to the growing need of the United States and its allies for a suitable location to test guided mis- siles, drones and pilotless bombers. To seaward, the flight range can be opened when necessary as far as Puerto Rico, providing a practical length of over 1,000 miles. In May, 1952, the Air Force suggested that certain parts of the missile test program could be taken over by an industrial concern, with a substantial saving to the Federal government. Among the dozen companies which competed for the contract, it was apparent that Pan American World Airways, with its extensive experience in the Caribbean area, and the Radio Corporation of America, with its wide knowledge and long experience in electronics, were ideally suited for the task. rad;o age 7