Doug Robertson's Photo Gallery
Total 43,966 photos. 156 in this folder. Contact Photographer
Aircraft and airport photos are sorted separately. Airport photos always shown after aircraft photos.
ARCAS (Atlantic Research Corp. Atmospheric Sounder) Rocket and Radiosondes display. Launched vertically (with FAA airspace coordination). Weather data transmitted to Point Mugu's Meteorology Dept. Over 400 launches. (Orange/Red object is BAT)
1980's-1990's-SLAM Standoff Land Attack Missile, Long range version of HARPOON missile includes MAVERICK Imaging IR Seeker & WALLEYE data link with inertial/GPS/GPS navigation
, 2006-03-17
RIM-8 TALOS missile, operational 1958 on, surf. to air/surf. long range >65 miles, nuclear or HE warhead, solid & ramjet propulsion, mach 2.5, Vietnam War use
BAT, early 1,000 lb glide bomb in pilotless small aircraft, functional schematic. Outmoded by Atomic Bomb.
BAT, early 1.000 lb. glide bomb in pilotless small aircraft launched from USN PBY CATALINA or PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER aircraft, successful use against Japanese ships-WWII. Outmoded by Atomic Bomb. Termed "glombs", propulsion was by inertia and gravity.
Systems Integration Test Station (SITS), a ground-based replica of tactical cockpit. This tactical software development facility on the beach at Point Mugu overlooked the sea test range tracking actual targets with AN/AWG-9 RADAR.
