Testors Testors SR-75 Penetrator User manual

FSR-7
5P
enetrator
Instru
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HISTORY
Whilemostaircraft
watchersare lookingfor the
Aurorato be a singularfantastic
advanced
aircraft,
thereisgood reasonto believeit is
actually
a 2 plane system. Secondly,Aurorais
notthe propercodewordeven thoughthat word is
commonlyand widely used to designatethe
hypersonicsystem. The correctcodeurord
for the
system
remainsclassified.
As bestas can be determinedat this point in time
thereis a "mother' aircraftthat we havetermed
SR-75 and a craft - that is capable of hypersonic
speed- which is launchedfrom the backof the
SR-75. Thiscraftwe ha\p designatedXR-7.
You havethe SR-75 model. You can also build
he fantasticXR-7,
TestorkitNo.567,
inmatching
1172
sale to mount atop the SR-75. This makes
a mostimoressivecombination.
The SR-75 spans97 feet 6 inches and is 160fe€t
10inches
long. Powerisfourhugeturbojets
with
afterburners. lt has a 3 man crew: pilot;recon-
naissancesystemsop€ratorand a reanivard
sitting
faunchcontrolofficerto monitorthe uariety
of loadswhich can be launchedfrom the back of
fre SR-75. The SR-75 is capable of lvlach3.5
and can fly reconnaissance
missionsas well as
being
a 1u*n*91
gi;r:r'+lt.
ltis likelyhe airplane
has
tha abilify13
r:,i:-,1.,;'ri'"'
se*se niJclearmaterials,
andtheir
lii::::g. '";:::*g
highiy
sensitiw gamma
deifet,}rs.
:|".il r:ihq.si.3vicss.
This, in today's
wcrli, isii !.ei':",iinportantmission
not
only
be*efitir:gthe UnitedStat€s but alsoother.nations
ccncsrnsdwith protiferation
of nudear wea2ons.
The airplanehas been seen in ffightthroughout
the LJnitodStatss - both night and day - and
appearsto be operational. lt is saidto have been
built by the LockheedCg5grration'sSkunkWorks
division. Firstflightswe6-lrom the remotetest
facilityat Groom Lake, Nerada.
The Testornnodelsof bo$ the SR-75and lhp
XR-7 are based upon the best information
opBnly
availableat tris time. A numberof technological
guessosaro incorporatedin the model designs
sincetheactualairplanesare stillvery secret.
REFERENCES
Foradditionalinformation
onhypersonicaircraft
see
he following book:Aurora
-ThePenta-
gon'sS*ret Hypaconic Spyplanc;
llll-Tech
Sariee;
BillSweebnan
; llotorbookslnbmational,
Osceola,Wisconsin54020USA.
BEFORESTARTING
1. Studytre illussationsandsequence
ofas-
semblybeforebeginning.
2. Decide
howmuch
detail
you
wishtoaddto
' your
modeland
whetherornot
yotlintendto
modify
or'convert'the
basicmodelinany
way. Studycarefully
allavailablerelerence
material
beforebeginning
toensureanau-
thenticmodel.
3. Due
tohe amount
ofparts
inthis kit,donot
detachhe parts
fromthe
runnerofthe
parts
treeuntil
you
needtrem. Thishelpsavoid
confusion
and
lost
parts.
4. Wien csmenting
theparts together,
checkthe
wayone
part
fitstogefter
withanother.
This
assuresaneat
lob
wih nosurprises.
5. Always-remember
whenworkingwith
plastic
modelcement
and
paint
tokeep
your
work
area
wellventilated,
Thetumeskomplastic
modeling
products
can
beharmfulifinhaled.
PREPARATION
OF
PARTS
1. Newrtear
parts
offtherunner
(parts
foe).
Use
aTestorHobby
Knife;fingomail.clippers,
orasmall
wirecutterstorernoveth€
parts
fromthetree.
2. ltispossible
someparts
mayrequirealittle
attention
withafile
orsandpapertoensdlea
propeq
fitand
neatapp€arance.
Hobbyftles
and
TestorHobby
Sandpaperappropriatefor
.model
building
areavailableinmost
good
hobby
shops.
PAINTING
You
canobtainanexcellentfinishonyour
model
usingTesbrproducts
and
paints.Deailed
descriptionsofpaint types
andcolorareinduded
onthe
pages
that
follow.
Goodbrushesareessenlial
forproper detailing.
Testorbrushesarerecommended,
includedinthis
kit,and
areavailableatgood hobbystores.Be
sure
you
haw he entire
selectionforallyour
modelingneeds.AlwaysdeantheminTestor
thinner,washinsoapandwater,andstor€
with
brisdesupwardwhennotinuse.
Wash
plasticparts
before
deaching
them
from
tre partsbee. Warmwaterard liquid
clshwash-
ingdetergentwillremowhe oils
leftfromthe
manufacturing
process.
Lethe parts dry
and
aroidexcessivehanding. lmmediablybefore
painting,
wipethe
parts
wifr a'trac
rag'(avaibble
atauto
parts
stores)toremovedustard lint.
Most
small
parts
arebest
painted
whilestillat-
tachedtotheparts tee. Youcanalsodetach
hem andholdwithtweezers
or'magic'tape
while
painting.
Paintinonec$rectiononly. lfyour
paint
istheconect
hickness
hush stokeswill
disappear
asfre colordries.lfthe
paint
seems
toothick,thin
witr T€sbrPaint
Thinner.
Wheels
maybedetachedfromtheparb tee andfitonto
toothpbks
ormatchsticksforpainting. JusthoH
he paintbrush
againsttheedgeofthewheeland
rotrate
thestickandwheeltoobtaina neatfinish.
L€tthe
paint
dy completelybeforehandling.
Whdn
he parts aredry,
q$€emble
themodel,
followingthedirectionscliaely. Remember
cement
willnoJholdsrongly
topaint€d surfacss.
Use
your
TcstorHobbyKnifetocaretullyremove
"paint
from.allsurfacastobecem€ntsd.After
you
have
gsse"mbled
he model
you
cantouchup
areaCu&E*oeaient
might
havemanedthefinish.
.;

2
Tweezers
willbe
useful
inassembling
the
many
small
parts
in
thiskit.Thetype
used
bypostage
stamp
collectors
isrecom-
mended.
Liquid
cement,
Testor
#3502,
isrecom-
mended
for
construction
since
itcan
produce
theneatest,
quickest,
andstrongestglue
joints.
Apply
smallamounts
of
cement,
usingthetipolaTestor
fubdel',/€,sterNo.2
brush,to
thesurfaces
to
be
loined
while
holdingthspans
inplace.D,o
notuselarge
amountsofcement.
Note: Clear
parts
are
best
glued
in
place
withwhite
glue.
White
glue
will
notmar
the
plastic
and
thusresults
ina better
ap,pear-
ance
thanconventional
model
c€ment.
The TestorModel Masterpaint
system
is
speciallydesigned
tobeusedonmilitary
models.
ThePreliminary
Painting
instruc-
tions
onthissheet
indicate
which
Model
Mastercrlorsto useasindicated
byname
andFederal
Standard
(FS)
number.
These
colorsarecalledout by bold italic type .
Wherever liodel lhster colorsarenot
applicable
lhe required
Testor
color
will
be
called
outbynumber
andname
inregular
bold type.
Use
these
drawings
asaguide
to locatethe
parts
inthekh. Intheinsiruction
sheet
assembly
steps
thewindscreen,
forexample,
willbecalled
as40Ewhile
theupper
forward
fuselage
will
benamed
as11C. Donot
remove
parts
from
PartsTree
D until
youare
ready
to use
theminanassembly
step.
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COLORKEY
A FS17038GlossBhck
B FS37038FIetBlack
C FS36375Llght GhostGray
D FS17875lnslgnlaWhite
E FS3$STOllveIhab
F F530279Da*Tan
G FS17178ChromeSllver
H F533531Sp,nd
I No.1lGlRed
J No.1124Green
K l,lo.1114Yellow
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I HAININTERIORDETAILS
Prellmlnary
Palntlng
Paintdelailsasshown
beforeassembly.
Followletter
calloutsand
CokcrKay.
Assambly
1. Cement
MainLanding
GearBox,
2D,
into
placs.Follow
withlheOutboard
GearBoxes,23D.
Nowcementthe
Left
IntakeRamp,
4D,andtheRight
RamP,
3D,into
place
asshown.
2. Cementthe
NozzleSplitters,6C,
into
theNozzleBoxes,
7C,andthen
cement
theBoxes
intotheLower
AftFuselage,
1A. Now
cement
theEngine
AftPipe
Bulkheads,
22D,lo
theAftFuselage
as
shown.
3. Givethis
assembly
plenty
oftime
todry
before
proceeding
toStep2. TheMain
Landing
GearBox
needsthemost
time
todrysince
itwillbesupporting
the
weightofthe
entiremodelonce
your
modeliscompleted-
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AFT
FUSELAGE
UNIT
Note:
Decideif
you
will
building
your
SR-75
tohavethe
XR-7mountsd
onitsback
as
shown
on
page
10. lfso
you
must
boroout
the
twoholes
inthe
topoftheUpper
Rear
Fuselage,
SB.
Prellmlnary
Palntlng
Thereis
noPreliminarypainting
required.
Assembly
1. Carefully
c€msnl
the
Upperand
Lower
Rear
Fuselage
halves,
SBand1A,
logsthsr.
Afterthe
parts
have
driedfor
dshortlime
cleartape
canbeused
to
hsld
themtogether.
Be
neat.
COLOHKEY
A FS 17038Glogs
Bbck
B FS3m38 F/p,tBlack
C FS36375Llght GhostGray
D FS17875lnslgnla
White
E FSgiUnTOfive
hab
F FSSO279Da*Tan
G FS17178Chronp Sllver
H F533531Spind
I ilo.1lfil Red
.t b.1124 Green
K 1{o.1114
Yelbw
Technlcal
Note
Thebulged
uFperarea
of
theSR-75
iscargo
area
aswellas
fuelstorage.
hs
usevaries
withthemission
requirements.
As
wellas
carrying
and
launching
theMach
7recon-
naissance
aircrafttheTestor
Corporation
has
named
asXR-7Thunder
Dart,
TestorKit
No.567,thebaycan
alsohold
andlaunch
satelliteboosting
rockets
toplae nerv
small
sizedreconnaissance
satelliles
inio
orbit.
The
SR-75isversatile
and
thismakes
it
valuable
andcost
effective
ina
timeof
downsieed
military
budgets.
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COCKF{TTUB
PrellmlnaryPalntlng
Paintthe
parts
asshownbefore
assembly.
Usealittleimaginationin
painting
the3
instrument
panels.
Theknobsshouldhavea
variety
ofolors: red,
yellow,green.
Use
your
good
judgement.
Paintthe3Seatsand
theGockpit
Tray,27D,
as
shown.
Assembly
Assemble
theSeat
parts
asshownin
thefirstblockofthe
paintingpanels.
Cement
thePilot'sControlStick,31D,
into
place.Nerlcementthe
3 Seais
followed
bythePanels,28D,29Dand
30D.
1.

No.568
FORWARD
UPPERNOSE
Prellmlnary
Palntlng
Paint
theedge
oftheView
Glass,32E,
as
shown.lf
you
wantto
show
your
model
with
theAerialRefueling
Socket,33D,
in
place
then
painl
itasshown.
Assembly
1. lfbuilding
withthe
ARS,33D,
in
place
you
mustcut
theARS
panel
out
ofthe
topof
theForuvard
UpperNose,
11C,
whereshown.
Leave
the
panel
in
place
if
you
arenot
going
toinstallthe
ARSintherelueling
position.
2. Now
carefully
cementthe
ViewGlass,
32E,into
place.
Next
cementthe
CockpitTray
lromStep
3 into
place
as
shown
on11C.
FORWARDFUSELAGE
2N
>\
-.1
*c*
PrellmlnaryPalntlng
Nonerequiredinthisstep.
Assembly
1. CementtheNoseGearBox,
12D,
tothe
Lower
Fonrvard
Fuselage,9C,where
shown.NextcEmentthe
CrushSpacer,
C10b,
totheLowerFonvardFuselage,
9C.
2. Nowcarefully
csmenttheupper,11C,to
thebwerfuselage,9C,
asshown.Be
sureto
guide
lheupperendof
C10b
into
the
properpl*e intheupper
fuselage.
Allowtheparts
todry before
going
to
Step6.
CENTERUNIT
PrellmlnaryPalntlng
NonerequiredinthisStep.
Asscmbly
1. Carelullyandneatlycsmentthelonrard
fuselageunittothe
Aft
unh.Setaside after
checkingalignmentandallow
plentyof
time
todry. Overnightisbest.

BASICAIRPLANE
PreliminaryPalntlng
None
requiredinthisStep.
Assembly
2.
3.
CementLeftLowerOuter
Wing,18C,to
LeftWinglet,17C.Dothesame
for
RightLower
Wing,16C,andRight
Winglet,15C.Nowcementthe
tipunits
to
the
wingsasshown.
Cement
PylonConnectorFairing
Plug,
21C,tothefuselage
takingcare
tosee
thatitfitswell
andsmoothly
whhtop.
Determine
whelher
you
wanttoshow
your
model
inaconliguration
with
the
forward
canard
liftingsurfaces
inan
20D,
into
place
wheretheGanard
surfaces
would
have
gone.
op€nor retracted
position. Normally
the Y-t/-a>-
canardsare extendedwhenthe SR-75 "V,r-df-
isontheground. lfextended,
cement alrenurrvifr "- z
the LeftCanard,13C,andthe Right /-,- -/ -f-
Canard,14C,
into
place
asshown. A - ---'/ !
Canardsurfaces
fold
backfor high
speed
flightandareusedonlyfor
takeotfs
andlandings.
They
provide
more
pitch
controlauthority
incritical
lowspeedflight
flightregimes.
13c
lfbuilding
without
thecanardsextended,
cemsntt-heCanard
Fairings,
19Dand ALTERNATTVE
a,*
COLOR
KEY
A FS170fi Gloss
Black
B FS37038
FIatBlack
C FS36375
Light GhostCray
D FS17875lnslgnla
White
E FSgtUTOlive Drab
F F530279
DarkTan
C FS17178
Chrome
Silver
H F933531
Sand
I No.llc):l
Red
J No.1124
Green
K No.1114
Yellow
TechnicalNote
TheSR-75
hasacrew
ofthree
-on"tnotd
than
theLockheed
SR-71.Thethird
crewman
istheLaunchControlOfficer(LOO).
Facing
rearward,theLCO
communicates
withthe
pilot
intheXR-7and
candetermine
ifeverything
isokay
prior
tothelaunchof
the
XR-7from
thebackoftheSR-75.
TheLCO
isvery
importanitothecoordinationand
safety
oflaunches.
COCKPITAREA
1.
2.
Prellmlnary
Palntlng
Paint
theparts
asshown
after
determining
il
youare
goirgtobuild thegraylblack
test
aircraft
ortheall-black
operational
SR-75.
Assembly
Cement
the
Panel
Fairings,
36D,
34D
and35D,
into
place
asshown.
llYou
are
building
your
model
withthe
Canopy
Hatches,39E,
38E
and
37E,closed
then
carefully
cement
them
into
place
as
shown
inFigure
A. Now
cement
the
Windscreen,
rOE,
into
place.
lfbuilding
with
theCanopy
Hatches
in
the
open
position
cement
the
Wind-
scrsen
into
place
first.
Then
carelully
cemsnt
the
canopies
andActuator
Cylinders,
41D
and42D(2),
into
place
as
shown
inFigure
B. Work
very
carefully
and
neatly
andcheck
parts
for
align-
ment
whils
thecement
is
drYing.
h'i*,
ALTERNATIVE
'[
FigureA Flgure
B

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No.568
I NosEGEAR
PrellmlnaryPalntlng
Paintthevarious
landing
gearparts
and
doors
asindicated.Beneat.
Assembly
1. Cement
thelnnerNoseWheelHalves,
45D,
totheOuterNoseWheel
Halves,
44D. Nowcementthese
wheelandtire
unitstotheaxlesoftheNoseGear
Strut,43D. Next,cement
thestrut
into
place
in
theNoseGearBoxasshown.
2. CuttheNoseGearDoorUnit,10C,as
shown. (lfyouarebuilding
yourmodel
withthe landing
gear
upandthemodel
isto behung lromaceilingthendo not
build
thelanding
gear
andsimply
cement
theDoorUnit,10C,
intothe
fuselage.)
3. Cement
theDoorHinge
Links,
tl6D(6
of
them)tothedoorsasshown. Now
ce;nent
both
doorsinto
place. Carefully
check
lor alignment
andneatness.
1 0 MA'NLANDTNGGEAR
BuildlngReference
Note:Thisisavery
criticalStep.Take
your
timeand
allowtime
forthecementtoset.Alltheweight
ol
your
modelwillberestingonlhese
parts
sowork
carefullyand
slowly.
When
wesuggestthat
you
allowthecementtodrywe
mean
it. Be
patient!
lf
youplan
onbuilding
themoddin
flightconfigurationthen
you
cannowcemenl
theMainGear
Doors,54D,andtheOut-
boardGearDoors,
5C,into
place
andinthe
closed
positions.
PreliminaryPainting
FortheLandingGearDownconfiguration
paint
thedetail
parts
asshowninthelettered
calloutswhilereferencingtheColorKey.
Assembly
1. Gement
theRetractLink,53D,tothe
MainGearStrut,52D,asshown.
Allow
10minutesfor
thecementtosetalittle.
Now
cementtheMainGearBogey,51D,
tothestrut.Carefullycheck
alignment
andsetasidetodry.
CementtheOutboardStrutWheels,
56D,totheOutboardStruts,
57D
and
58D. NowcemenltheOutboardStrut
unitsinlo
place
asshown.Nextcement
theOutboardStrutCoverDoors,5C,
into
place.
Assemble4 InboardMainWheelUnits
using
parts
47Dand
tl8D. Next
assemble4OutboardMainWheelUnits
using
parts
49Dand50D.Allowallthe
unitstodry.
Cement
4Main
GearDoor
HingeLinks,
55D,
toeach
ofthe2 Main
GearDoors,
54D.Check
alignment
andallow
to
dry.
Nowcenw6lhe lnboard
MainWheel
UnitstotheSogeyaxles.
Align
care-
fully.Setaskle
todry.
Now
cernenttheMain
Gear
Doorstothe
dooropenfulg
inthefuselage.
Lineup
carefully.
7. Cementthe
MainGear
Door
Strut
and
Retract
Link
unitinto
themain
gear
box
asshown.
The
Main
GearBox
glue
joint
tothe
fuselage
mustbeabsolutefy
dryand
secure!!
Now
cement
the
Outboard
MainWheel
Units
to
the
Bogeylnboard
Wheel
Unitaxle
$tubs.
Allowto
dry
overnight
before
placing
the
weightof
themodel
on
themain
gear.
5.
3.

SR-75
type craft reportedseenover
Southern
Callf,ornh
ln1991.
There
are
twowaysto
paint
your
SR-75.
Shown
hereis
theflighttestscheme
as
theplane
mayhaveappeared
inearly
daysatGroomLake.Youcan
also
paint
themodelin
allflatblack
paint
todepictanoperational
SR-75.The Decalg
modelismore
menadnginall-black
and
thedecalsinthekit
workwith
eithercolorscheme.
ltisalsoan Decal
11
easier
paint
scheme
todo.
Decal22
6places
Decal
19
Decal13
Decal15
Ganardsurlacesfoldbacklorhigh
speedflightandareusedonlylor
takeoffsandlandings.They
provide
more
pitch
controlauthorityincritical
low-speed-fl(7htflightregimes.
Decal8-"NOSTEP'
Located54places on
uppersurtacsasshown.
Decal25 Decal25
Decal24
-redstripes
Cut
lo l€rpthasneeded
andcarefully
apply.
The
easiestwaytopaintyour
modelis
toapply the
proper
colors
asshown.
Thenspray
with
TestorNo.1961,
Gloss
Clear.Whenthatisdry
and
glossy
applythedecals.Whenthe
decalsaredryspraywithTestorNo.
1960or1260
flatfinalfinishes.
Decal2T
Decal25
TopVlew
Decal
10
Decal
12
l-
o
*
!2
c
o
6'
{
Decal6
4 places
Decal20
Decal14
Decal
16
Decal
18
2 places
Decal23
Refueling
guiJes
Decal2-GPSantenna
Paintalledgesof SR-75,
top andbottom,
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6-
Paint
panel
FS33613RadoneTen
Basic
coloris
FS364/r(,
GullGny
Paint
upper
panels
FS3fi13 SadomeTan
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F{
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PaintGunmetal

No.568
APPLYING
DECALS
1. Aftercarefully
masking
clearareas,spray
entiremodelwith the Testor,rodet Master
gloss paintcolorcalledoutfor the overall
coloras indicated
on the instruction
sheet.
Decals
adherebestto a smooth
and shiny
surface. The shinier
the ftnish
he smootrerit
is. Allowthe paintto dry before
goingfurfrer.
2. Selectfp decalsyou planto useandcuthem
fromhe decalsheetwih scissors
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3. Working
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decalinclearwaterfor no morethanfiw
seconds. Removeit fromthewaterand place
on a dry papertowelforaboutone minub.
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paper,slideit to he edgeof,ard onto,
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the decals are very hin and can be easily
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SR-75/XR-7
Comblnation
TheXR-7
Thunder
Dart
isconceived
asa
hypersonic
air-breathing
vehicle
capable
of
Mach7+
speed.ltisnot
orbital.
TheSR-75/
XR-7
1n2scale
modelcombination
makes
intoan
out-standing
model
presentation.
lt
illustrates
avery
advanced
aeronautical
concept
-the
"mothership"and
'papoose"
-
lhatactually
dates
back
toWorld
Warll. The
mostreceN
and
historically
veriliable
useof
thesystem
wasths
Lockheed
M-12
mothership
launching
Lockheed
D-21Mach
3.5
drones.
Therewere
3successful
D-21
launches
from
theM-12.
TheSR-75/XR-7
is
thelatest
use
ollhesystem
basics.
Further
background
ftis
notunusual
fortheUnited
States
government
tonotadmit
totheexistence
of
advanced
new
aircraftflying
intheskies.
Thiswas
done
backinthe
1950'swhen
the
CentralIntelligence
Agencyneeded
the
ability
1ooverfly
theSoviet
Union.The
Lockheed
U-2wasdeveloped
forthat
missionand
pedormed
for
many
years
in
a
spyfunction.
Andtothisvery
daylaterand
largerversions
oftheU-2,now
designated
U-2R,stillfly
highlysecretreconnaissance
flights
intooraround
theborders
ofnations
considered
potential
warenemies
ofthe
United
States.
In
theearlydaysit
wassufficienttomerely
take
photographs
duringtheday.Much
workwasalsodone
lodevelopbetter
maps
ofloreign
landssothatinthe
caseofwarour
AirForce,
Navy,and
ground
forceswould
have
good
information.
lnadditionthe
development
oflongrange
missilesrequired
precise
targetinginformation
sothemissiles
would
knowwhereto
go
andcoulddoitvery
precisely.
Laterrequirements
made
ELINT
or electronic intelligence
gathering
-radio
andradar
signalsandtransmitterlocations
-
averyimportantneed.
SR-75Testorklt No.568
Satellitescams
onlineto
dosome
ofthe
missions
formerlyhandled
by
theaircraft.
Satell
ites
provide
strategic
intelligence
but
have
anumber
ofdrawbacks.
They
orbiton
apredic{able
flight
path
sothe
enemyknows
whenthey
are
comingand
stops
hissecret
activitiesor
bringstheequipment
inside.
We
dothis
atGroom
Lakeandat
other
test
installations
ourselves.
Manned
airplanes
or
reconnaissance
drones
donot
havethat
limitation.
Bytheirnature,
if
thelaunch
spot
isnotknown,
theenemy
doesn't
even
know
where
tobeginlooking.
Thelaunch
ofan
XR-7
typevehicle
fromtheback
of
anSR-75
typemothership
would
beameans
tokeep
the
precise
launch
point
asecret.
One
ofthe
other
problems
withsatellites
istheir
optics
canbeblinded
withhigh-power
LASER
devices
aimedandfired
from
the
ground.
To
intercept
ahypersonic
vehicle
requires
an
interception
system
thatcan
detect
anddo
extremely
rapid
mathematical
calculations
in
order
toplace anintercepting
set
ofdevices
where
therecon
planeisgoing
tobe. And
thiswhib
that
machineis
moving
atMach
7+
airspeeds!Few
nations
canafford
such
systemsand
evenfewer
can
buildthem.
XR-7
-Testor
klt No.
567
Asktoseethis
kitat
your
hobby
dealer.
XR-7launch
pylonparts
areincluded
intheXR-7modelkit. Theyarenotin
theSR-75kit.
Today'sworldalsorequires
the ability
to
remotely
detectthe location
of nuclear
materials
andweapons.This
isvery
difficult
to do. Yetitwasatonetimedifficuh
to
detectinfrared
emissions
aswell. That
probfem
was
solved. Gammaenergy.from
radioactive
materials
are
themostenergetic
andeasiest
todetect.Onemust
also
remember
thatradioactive
materials
produce
othereffects
ongases
andmaterials
around
themwhich
might
beeasier
to detect
-those
effectsbecomecluessoto speak. These
sensorsmaybe moreeffective
at detection
than
evenwould-be
gamma
detectors.
hwould
bea very
foolish
nation
that
didnot
attempt
to maintain
nuclear
surveillance
in
today's
politically
fractured
world.
Launching
a hypersonic
vehicle
from
the
backof anothercraftmakespractical
and
operational
sense. Much
fuelis used
in
getting
anaircraft
from
ground
level
toan
operational
altitude. Thatfuelcan be saved
withanairlaunch. Lockheed
demonstrated
lhis withthe D-21 ramjetpowered
drones
25
years
ago. Whynotagain
but
thistime
higher
andfaster? Watch
theskieslll
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No.568
TheGroomLake,
Nevada,testfacilityisalso
known
as
Area
51orDreamland.
Located
94
miles
NNWofLasVegas,itis
richin
aviation
history.Firstbuiltandusedfor
the
flighttestofLockheed
U-2spyplanesand
thetrainingolCentral Intelligence
Agenry
pilots
toflythem,
itbeganitssecret
daysin
1955.Thebase
hasneyerbeenoutof
public
viewfromhikeable
ground
locations
whilethemilitary
countedontheremote
location
ofthefacilityto provide
a major
part
ofthesecurity.Yousimplycannotseethe
base
fromanyhighwayin
thearea. TheCIA
precursors
to
theSR-71
,
theA-11andA-12,
first
flewfrom
Groom. Theywerefollowed
bytheF-117
stealthfighterandnumerous
firstflights
yet tobe revealed. Rumors
persist
thatevenextraterrestrial
UFOshave
beenworkedon intheGroomarea. Many
people
labored
longandhardintotal
secrecy
totestandlly remarkablemachines.
Perhaps,
wilhtheColdWarnow
over,they
canfinally
telltheirlamilieswhere
the;r
disappeared
toforweeksatatime. We
salutethese
dedicated
people. Bravol
Clearlyshown
isrunway
14-32(magnetic).
ThisfacilityiswheretheCIAU-2,CIAA-11,
USAFF-117
StealthFighterandwhatisnow
knownasAurora
firstflew. Notethe &52 on
theground at
topcenter.Thescaleofthe
photo
atrightisverycloselo 'l inchequaling
3,2901eet.
Toseehowthebaselooked
20years laterin
1988,seetheinstructionsheetof
theTestor
kitNo.567ThunderDart.The1968
ohoto
hereand
theRussian1988
photo
arethe
samescale
andwhen
placed
sidebyside
clearlyshowthe
changesinthisoncevery
secretbase.
Youwillseehowtherunway
waslengthenedandchangesinthebase
housingstructures.Notruesecrets
are
revealedineitherol thesescreened
photograph
icreproductions.
Thephotograph atrightwaspurchased
in
1984fromthe NationalCadographicInlor-
mationCenterof345MiddlefieldRoad,
Menlo
Park,CA94025.Thisisa U.S.
government
agencyandoffice.
Thephoto showsthetestfacilityatGroom
Lake,NV,asitappearedon28August'1968.
Thephoto isframe2-147tromrollGS-X-
VBSL. You
canorderthisphotograph from
theabove
office.
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