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Show r. Friday, April 14, HILL TOP TIMES 1950 Manufacturing Section To Make Parachute Harnesses, Packs Sets Hill AFB Up Hill Air Force Base is in the manufacturing business.. In addition to working on aircraft and handling Air Force supplies, .this base is now manufacturing parachute harnesses and packs. The Air Force has given a special project to Hill AFB to manufacture 2410 parachute harnesses and 1640 parachute packs by July 15th, so a manufacturing section has been set up and the work is well underway. A regular production line has been set up by the parachute repair section and 1780 'chute harnesses are already completed, according to Blaine T. Ames, supervisor of the 7 special manufacturing unit made up of textile and parachute wbrk-arFourteen women and 7men ire busy marking, cutting out, and sewing the harnesses that will A later be stocked in supply at this -- 9 1 s. Parachute s harnesses are inch cotton webbing made of 1 that is strong enough to support base. pounds. The webbing is laid out on a Jong cutting table, where it is measured, marked and cut to make back straps, leg straps and risers. Then the girls on light model sewing machines sew' two pieces of the webbing together to make it even stronger and attach buckles, snaps, Aj 20,000 24-fo- ot eyelets and shoulder justers. The harnessesj are then turned over to the workers on the heavy machines so the entire as sembly can be- sewn together and reinforced at special points. After the sewing machines do their work, the harnesses are sent to the inspection table- where skilled workers examine every inch of harness every every buckle seam, keeping in mind all the time that parachute harnesses have got to be perfect, because someone's life may depend upon it. 'Chute harnesses are replaced every seven years whether they are worn or not. Production on parachute packs, which are made of heavy cotton duck material, will begin as soon as the necessary material arrives, ad- V-rin- JAhn S. Olson, cutting out para- chute harness. - - Ames said. 00 if laboratory, so complete it can duplicate for testing purposes the entire electric sysd tem of a large aircraft has been put into operation by Boeing Airplane Company at Seattle, Wash. Typical of tests being conducted in the new laboratory to assure efficient performance for tomorrow's airplanes are these scenes. Top photo shows an electrical contractor switch arcing under an excessive power load in a bell-ja- r. atmosphere equivalent to 50,000 feet bove the earth's surtest at simulated high altitude under blister face. At lower left, switches are being given service-lif- e with one of a large number of different types of power available from one of the laboratory's fourteen . distribution panels. A portion of the mockup area in lower right photo shows how tasks that must be performed by electrical devices in the air are made to do those same tasks in a small area in the lab. "Prony" brakes containing magnetic fluid (oil in which are suspended iron filings) are mechanically linked to the motors and loads exactly duplicating flaps, landing gear, and so on are provided. x 4. "Well, my son," said the chap the air umpire staff. "I hear you are the father lain, From Hill AFB TSgt. Leonard G. Robinson was of triplets The Lord has indeed assigned to headquarters air um- smiled upon you." "That was no V I si padre," the pire group at Langley AFB, Va., sergeant snorted.smile, was "That and Schaul Vae Jenson, sew Ivy Rico. and Ramey AFB, Puerto Sgt. good belly-laugon and harnesses. buckles straps (Continued from Page 1) Robinson aided in the installation, and final removal of forces. Prior to the actual "conflict", maintenance to high frequency sta "point point" Major Ormsby was sent from Ogden tions and very high frequency to Langley AFB, Va., to instruct ground-ai- r position. officers of the Air Force, Navy It and Marine Corps in observing and Radio stations installed for "Opreporting on communications of the erationsofPortrex" were the primary means communications between opposing forces. air umpire group, and the chief, During the maneuvers, Major the service umpires. joint you communiworked with Ormsby top cation specialists of all services. He A veteran of nine years service, considered this experience rare and Sgt. Robinson has been in communiinvaluable. A reminder of his role cations for eight years. He also rein "Operation Portrex" is a certl ceived a certificate from Major ficate received from Major General General Williams acknowledging Paul L. Williams. It acknowledged his duties as a radio maintenance the Major's' duties as a member of technician. 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