Show U physicists design new rocket there Is one professor at the university ot of utah who admits that his work is really way over his head ile he is dr leon D B linford head of the department of 0 physics and ilia his work involves preparation ot of instruments for the rockets that the army ordinance depot and the air force are firing at white sands N M at present dr linford and his bis associates are designing more po aeiful radio transmitters than they have used beffie in the rockets they will be used in firings this summer the trans transmitters transmUte is which are used to send radio signals back to the ground during the flight of the locket must be specially construct od ed to withstand the gibat speeds at which the rockets ascend they attain speeds of 0 more than 2300 in idah ph purpose of 0 the bilings is twofold the military services letting the efficiency of the rockets as weapons and the scientists are testing conditions in the upper the aerobes which la Is about 21 feet long and 15 inches in diameter has reached a height of 85 miles and the V 2 which I 1 is about 50 feet long and 5 feet in diameter has reached a height of 0 miles by means of radio signals transmitted from the rockets dr linford and his associates have been able to study the various ionized layers ot of the atmospheres which 1 have different electron densities and heights because of the ef feet these layers have on radio and television waves they aie import ant to communication A rocket containing instruments st prepared by uni hersity of utah soars skyward at white sands N M |