Wendover Army Airfield

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a Department ofof approximatelyof three separate

range areas. Two are Air Force owned (AFLC) andthe other is Army owned (AMC). There is shareduse of the ranges by Air Force and Army activities.The complex is located in an area which has manyideal geographical features for hazardous operations.A major asset is that it is "remotely nearby." Thehazardous nature of most range operations requirea location which is relatively distant f rom populatedareas, yet is sufficiently close to its source of man-power, materiel and surveillance. The nearest boun-dary of the range is about 48 air miles from HillAFB and about 100 road miles. Wendover Air Force


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installations

Auxiliary Field, Hill AF Range Static Motor TestFacility and Dugway Proving Ground are built-upinstallations within the Range Complex.Wit h the cost of new aerospace syst ems absorbinga tremendous slice of our na tional defense dollar, itbecomes increasingly important that every effort bemade to provide maximum use of existing facilitiesan d resources. The purpose of this brochure is todescribe to potential Dep artmen t of Defense use rsthose facilities which exist within the LVendoverRange Complex. Inquiries rega rding specific cap-abilities of t he range and its use should be addressedto the Commander, Ogden Air hlateriel Area, HillAir Force Base, Utah.


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wendover air force auxiliary field Wendover Air Force Auxiliary Field is an inactiveAir Force installation which was built as a tempor-ar y facility during World War I1 but due to its uniquelocation adjacent to the test ranges it has never beenabandoned by the Air Force. The base was origin-ally constructed a t a cost of almost 1 4 million dollarsand a t i ts peak had a to tal of 19,500 personnel as-signed to it. Some temporary structures have beenremoved in recent years and others have been up-graded. There exists a basic facility capability whichwould require several million dollars to replace. Fa-cility maintenance and repair would be requiredprior to extensive use since it has been on inactivestatu s for several years. Both commercial powerand a good supply of potable water exist a t the in-stallation. Ample government-owned real estate ex-ists f or additional construction. The base itselfcovers 16,794 acres. Facilities on the base include:


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One Field Maintenance Hangar 53,471 sq ftFive Organizational MaintenanceHangars 71,866 sq ft (total)

Two Runways 9,000 x 150 ft8,100 x 150 ft

Aircraft Parking Apron 310,771 sq ydMuni tion Storage 29,068 sq ftAuxi liary Power Plant 1,200 kwSwimming Pool 561 sq ftBase Operations Building 3,427 sq ftAirf ield Lighting Both RunwaysControl Tower Not Operational at PresentDormitory, Airmen (31 Buildings) 770 MenDispensary 1,925 sq ftAutomotive Shops 15,573 sq ftOfficers Club 28,539 sq ftAviation Gas Storage 7,140 bbl

Diesel Storage 1,190 bb lSewage Ma ins Throughout BaseWater, Potable One Second FootDining Hall (Airmen) 400 MenFire and Crash Station 2 StationsWarehouses and Civ il Engineering Shops 60,077 SFTheater (302 seat) 4,711 sq ftRailroad Trackage 4,450 linear ftBase Cable Plant 300 PairTen f i remen (cras h crew ) and a Civi l Engineerconst i tute th e curre nt working force. OOAMA ser-vice engineering airc raf t , M il i tary Air l i f t Commandai rc ra f t , Ai r N at iona l Gu ard and Ai r Force Reserveunits a re th e chief users of th e airfield at present.Use of the airfield for missile and space operationshave been considered seriously.

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hill air force ranges t a t i c n i o t o r

t e s t f a c i l i t i e s

In the northeast portion of the overall Range Corn-plex and on the Hill Air Force Range a specializedfacility for testing rocket motors has been establish-ed. This area borders the Great Salt Lake and is 48air miles and 110 road miles from Hill AF Base. Testand support facilities consist of:personnel support build& 'Dormitory/Administration CafeteriaSleeping quarters for 59 Medical Dispensarypersonnel Communications Center(Additional 54 men dormi- Security Quarterstory programmed in FY68MCP)support buildingsMachine Shop Fire Truck and Ambulance

. . Automotive Maintenance StorageArea Eauipmeut StorageI. . , . '

-,.---r-- - House Trailers (Sleeping W4. .~ur ifica tion PlantQuarters for 45 Personnel) 6.,. eL - ..;j$: .,%... .


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storage area temperature preparation buildingMissile Environmental Storage Buildings (8 ) 52,320 This building has four temperature controlled storageWarehouses (2) 24,000 sq ft bays. Each room is individually temperature con-High Temperature Storage Buildings (21,600 rq ft) trolled through a portion of -65O to 200 F, hus131 16 sq ft per building) covering the total range. There is 5,670 square feetBldg Nr Temperature Range of storage space.1 100' to 200' F2 100' to 160' F3 70' to 130' F4 40' to 100' F5 30' to 100' FLow Temperature Storage Buildings (31,980 sq ft )(5802 sq ft per building)Bldg Nr Temperature Range6 0' to 30' F7 0' to -20' F8 -20' to -40' F9 -40" to -65' F


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i I t Ir_k ---b ~ i ; - ' !-?a.. A - . Cradiographic laboratory 4 - - ' A -+.,?A - --

2 I JIrl l/on Electron Vo lt Lznear Accelerator C om pl exA 24 million electron volt (MEV) linear accelerator(LIN AC) is located at the test facility. This LINACwill pene trat e 70 inches of propellant in one minute.The LINAC bay contains a 50 ton overhead cranefor transfer of missile motors. A 10 ton auxiliarycrane is rigged t o operate in conjunction with the 50ton crane . A one ton hand operated crane is riggedin the entr ance way of the Radiographic Building.The building also contains a film developing roomwith an automatic film developer, a control room,office and film s tora ge vault.horizontal test standThis stand will fire motors in a horizontal position.The t hr us t block is designed fo r 1,000,000 pounds ofthrust with a safety factor of 3.65. The thru st fram eis a six component f rame designed for 500,000 poundsthrust with the capability for handling any motorup to 72 inches in diameter and 30 feet long by simp-ly changing ada pter s and adding or removing one ofth e two stand sections. A second sta nd is designedfor single component (t hru st) measurements and isadap tabl e to all thr ee s tages of t he LGM-30 missile.A moveable building is placed over the thrust standduring motor installation and then removed shortlybefore st atic firing. This building contains a 50 tonoverhead crane with a n auxiliary 10 ton hook formotor installation. I t also has heating and air con-ditioning for maintaining controlled environment.Thermocouple conditioning units and instrumenta-tion junction boxes are located in a bunker room inthe back of the th rus t block. The stand has the cap-ability for quenching motors after propellant burn-out by use of COZ or water.vertical thrust standThis stand is identical to the horizontal thrust standexcept a motor can be fired in either the vertical orhorizontal attitude. I t has an auxiliary 25 ton hookinstead of the 10 on hook.

Linear Accelerator WPene t ra t e 70 InchesP ro pe lla nt i n O n e M i n ~'illo fi te


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open test pad (utility)The open test pad is a large concrete slab with a500,000 pound thrust block and the capability ofbolting both large and small thrust systems to itssurface.test stand annexesThere are two test stand annexes. One annex con-nects with the horizontal test stand and the secondannex connecting the vertical test stand by a fivefoot concrete tunnel. The open test pad is connectedwith covered conduit. The tunnels and conduit car-ry the instrumentation signals to th e annexes whereth e signal is amplified for transmission to the record-ing system.

.-k ' r . 5 ' . b . .rr - . t - .IHorizontal Rocket MotorTe st Stand Designed forMillion Pou nds of Th rus t


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The instrumentation and control systems are themost recent state-of-the-art solid state electronics.The measurements that can be made at this facilityare:Force 32 ChannelsPressure 4 0 Channels

data recording building StrainTemperature

3 0 Channels75 Channels

Iron-Constantan 48 ChannelsChromel-Alumel 15 ChannelsPlatinum-Rhodium 12 Channels

Vibration 1 0 ChannelsSound 4 ChannelsPosition 4 ChannelsEvents 20 Channels(Start time, motor ignition time, camera start time, etc.)This total number of signals can be transmitted tothe annex buildings from either thrust stand, but atthis point only 100 signals plus 12 piezo electric sig-nals can be transmitted to the data recording build-ing. The Data Recording Building has full capabilityfor automatic sequencing motor nozzles to differentpositions during firings. Circuits from th e annex tothe utility pad permit transmission of data from 12strain gage-type instruments.recording systemsSignals can be recorded on any one or all of the re-recording systems at one time, and are limited onlyby the number of channels within the particularsystem.digital recording system - 100 channelsThis system has a format that is compatible withand capable of being read directly by IBM 729-Vand VI tape units. Total sampling rate of 15,000samples per second can be divided among the 100channels or any sampling rate to include all 15,000samples per second on one channel. This is the pri-mary recording system.analogue recording system - 86 channelsThis system records constant band width da ta and isutilized as a backup to the digital recording system.Discriminators are installed for playback into thedigital recording system or the oscillographic re-corders at the rate of seven channels at one time.oscillographic recorders (quick look data)Two 36-channel oscillographic recorders are usedwith galvanometers installed to record 20 channelsof events and 18 channels of quick look firing data.


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range timing and sequence system prior to actual testing. The 1050 terminal is used toThis system provides real time and count time to all monitor the system at Dat a Services.recording systems. I t provides a systems test , count- communicationsdown display, and automatic events control to all The Static Motor Test Facility is directly connectedsystems during a test operation. to Hill AF Base through a 12 channel commercialThe remaining systems tha t a re in operation t o per- telephone microwave system. There is a 60 line PAXform a static firing are: Calibration control, motor as well as ground to ground radio communication.firing, closed circuit television, telephone, public ad-dress, still and motion picture cameras and windmeasurement.tape and calibration checkout systemThere is an IBM 1800 Data Link between the DataReduction Building at the range and Data Services(Bldg 100, HAFB). This system is composed of a nl BM 1800 Data Processing System, data sets for tele-phone line communications, and an IB3I 1030 Com-munications Terminal. This system allows the pro-ject engineer and test personnel to check the digitalsystem's output and their own calibration settings


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b a l l i s t i c s r a n gei n s t r ~ ~ m e n t a t i o na n d e q u i p m e n to n t h e r a n g e

In addition to the instrumentation at the Static Mo-tor Test Facility there have been installed on theRange Complex target areas and instrumentationfor air to ground tests. This instrumentation is cap-able of collecting data based on the following generalparameters:Altitude of 50 to 60,000 feetAltitude at release plus ten minutesAircraft speeds of 10 0 to 600+ knotsAccuracy of position/location of aircraft or munition of

6 feet

AN/MSQ-1 AAn AN/MSQ-lA, Close Support Control Set, existson th e range consisting of one (1 )AN/MPS-19 Ra-da r Set, one (1)OA-626;MSQ-1A Computer Track-ing Group, and one (1) group of UHF communica-tions equipment. Although the MSQ-1A System isdesigned for mobile operation, its use at the Hill/Wendover Range Complex is in a fixed configuration.Maximum range of the system is approximately 200miles. The AN/MSQ-1A system provides a positivecontrol over test aircraft and insures bomb scoringaccuracy. The aircraft 's direction, azimuth, eleva-tion and distance from target are determined by thesystem and a bomb release point is provided simul-taneously to the pilot, cinetheodolites, closed circuitTV operators and the test control personnel. Inconjunction with the above, a telephone hot line ex-ists from the Test Control Building to the 130 AC&WSquadron, Salt Lake City, for search radar support.All test aircraft will be handed off from the searchposition in Salt Lake to the range tracking system.

VHF ground control radioTwo VHF Ground Control Radio Nets are availableto the Tes t Controller. One net is used for coordina-tion with th e cinetheodolite sites to insure all systemsar e in the "go: posture prior to any test. The secondsystem is used for vehicular control at the Range.UHF timing and distribution systemA UHF Timing and Distribution System is beinginstalled on the range. The UHF Timing and Dis-tribution System will make available real-time, codedtiming signals a t the Range Control Building and ateleven (11) cinetheodolite sites. Timing signals arein the format prescribed by the Tele-Comm Work-ing Group of the Inter-Range Instrumentation Group(IRIG) and described in IRIG document 104-60. In-strumentation used to accomplish this requirementincludes: ( a ) a Range Frequency Standard capableof producing standard frequencies of 500 khz, 1 and


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Rada r U ni t Provides Positive Control Over Test Aircraft an d Insures B om b Scoring Accuracy5 mhz w ith a lon g-term stability of 1 0 to the m inus Not only will a wide variety of formats be available,ninth or bet ter , (b ) a Very Low Frequency receiver- bu t severa l su ch fo rm atsk y e used simultaneouslycomparator that will provide a continuously record- from se parate ou tputs :of the t r ansla to r g enerator .ed comparison between the output of the frequency A high degree of reliability will be provided by thestandard and a 60 khz carr ier t ransmit ted by the dual-redundant t ransmit ter that includes a s ta t ionNational Bureau of Standard s , s tandard f requency monitor assembly th at cont inuously samples the out-t ransmi t te r W W B located a t Boulder, Colorado, put of the t ransmit ter and automatical ly switches(c) a time-code generator capable of simultaneously between t ransmit ters in the event that one t ransmit-generat ing t iming s ignals in the IRIG form ats a , b , ter fa i ls or that i ts output fa l ls below a prescr ibedc, d an d e , a s well as a binary-coded, t ime-of-day level . The idle t ransmit te r operates a t reduced pow-signal , (d) a dual-redundant , Ultra-High-Frequency e r in to a du mm y load so as to be ins tant ly avai labletransmit ter that wil l t ransmit an IRIG-A t ime-code fo r pr im ary operat ion. Oth er safeg uard s include asigna l modulated on to a 1 750 m.hz carrie r for tran s- bat tery power supply that wil l maintain uninterrup-mission to the several s i tes on the range, (e l UHF ted operation of the frequency standard if primaryradio receivers located in the cinetheodolite trailers power is lost. Then too, the individual tran slat or-tha t w i l l receive and demodulate the UHF carr ier generators include built-in precision oscillators thatand supply t iming-code s ignals to the t ransla tor gen- ivi l l permit them to operate re l iably in the absenceera tors which convert the IRIG-A timing s ignals to of the synchronizing s ignals f ro m th e UH F receivers.an y of the IR IG form ats that m ay be required.


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closed circuit TV facilityX CCTV facilit?. is k i n g installed to utilize three ( 3 )'?\- cameras. Two \ r- i l l be utilized with the cinetheo-dolites and, or Photo-Sonic Unit as necessary. Onecamera will be attached to the radar (MSQ-1A) dish.The function of the TV cameras are: (a ) providelimited range safety by observing height of aircrafton low level drops and position of ai rcr aft a t anygiven time, (b ) visual observation of bomb arming(Stivated Flashbulb), (c) visual observation thatbomb has dropped free of aircraft, (d) visual obser-vation of bombs target impact, and (e ) air positioninformation in event that radar loses track due toground clutter. A maximum slant range distance of25,000 feet is the current viewing distance for theradar mounted TV camera. The required viewing&stance for the other two cameras is 33,000 feet.The required lens focal length to produce desiredobject det ail ha s yet to be determined. The two TVcameras used in conjunction with the Cinetheodo-lites/Photo-Sonic Units will be tripod-mounted withcapability of mounting and positioned a t any two ofeleven possible locations. Transmission of the videosignal from the cinetheodolites stations to the TestControl Building will be accomplished by microwave.Upon receipt of the video a t t he Test Control Build-ing, three (3) monitors \\.ill display the video forviewing by the Test Controller. Fo r reviewing of thetest data afte r completion of the project or a t a laterdate, provisions have been taken to record all testson video tape.


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photo optical instrumentationPho to optical inst rumentat ion consists of equipmentwhich provides both documentary and metric data.There exists six mobile cinetheodolites and a mobilecinesextant on th e range. There ar e eleven surveyedsites for photo optical equipment. All sites a re serv-ed by commercial power and all wea ther roads.cinetheodolitesThe trailer mounted Contraves Cinetheodolites lo-cated on the range are Model "D" Cinetheodolitesand are controlled by two men using handwheels tooperate in both azimuth and elevation. The objectivetelescope of th e Cinetheodolite provides two select-able fixed focal lengths of 60 and 120 inches.The Cinetheodolite 35mm recording camera utilizesth e two focal length optical system of t he maintracking telescope. A change-over prism enables thefocal plane to be viewed by the operator through amicroscope. Azimuth, elevation an d time informa-tion is recorded directly under th e bore sight photo-graph, a nd t he f rame r ate is controlled by electron-ics that are compatible with the specified timingsignals of t he range. Performance dat a for the "D"model is as'follows:operating rangeDistance 1 km to 00Elevation angle -5" to +18S0Azimuth angle no limit (360")Tracking VelocitiesAzimuth and Elevation 0 to 3O0/secAcceleration max 60/sec'teleobjectiveTwo focal Length Mirror System, SwitchableFocal length 1500 mm and 3000 mm

-t5 % (60 8 120")Aperture 190 mmRelative aperture 1:8 resp. 1:16Color fil ters Ultraviolet (Schott GG 181,

Yellow (GG 14), Orange-(OG 5), Red (OG 3), Filterfor IR-film (RG S), Browntoned filter for color film(FG 7).

Neutral density Transmission values: 1OOO/ofilters (BK 7) SO%, 25%, 12.S0/0,6.25 O/o, 3.125 Oo .

Focus setting device l k m t o w

Shutter opening Variable from h 0 " to 90"Frame size (main optic) 24 mm x 15 mmScales for angles and

frame number 6 mm x 2.5 mm eachFilm feed 19 mm/frametracking telescopesMagnif ication 4 and 20 powerField of view 12.5" and 3.5"Color filters Clear, grey, green, redPower SupplyVoltage 110/120/127/220/240V +-

5% monophaseFrequency 50/60 cps + 210Consumption 1.5 kw peakangle measuring and recording systemTh e circle optics, consisting of two double-circle sys-tems, one for azimuth, one for elevation, serve torecord t he angul ar position of the main telescope onth e film. Th e figures indicating t he setti ng of thedouble-circles are projected via various deflectingprisms into the camera. The instantaneous positionof th e circle is photogl-aphically recorded with t heaid of a flashlamp. Because of the special doublereading systems the angular measurements are in-dependent of eccentricity and or bearing backlash.Division: 360" or 400 gA microscope enables the two double-circles and t hefram e counter to be read from the outside. The ang-ular scale values can be read out directly in 0.01degrees (g rades) whereas the 0.001 degrees (gr ades )are obtained by interpolation.temperature rangeAmbient temperature -20" C to + 50 " C


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clnesextantThere is one cinesextant mobile tracking mountavai lable a t th e range complex. This equipment hastarget detection, acquisition and tracking capabilityfrom 200 fee t to 100,000 feet . The minimum ta rgetsize is .01M2 effective r ad ar cross section. The re isa da ta accuracy of + 1%. The range t rack ing ve- 1locity is 5000 feet per second. Th ere is a ma xim um :Itrackin g acc eleration of 60 Gs. IcamerasThe re a r e approx imate ly 1 8 cameras used on therange consisting of pin register and prism framingt yp es . C a m e r a s a r e 1 6 m m , 35 mm and 70 mm w i tha maxi-mum speed of 5000 fram es per second.mobile instrumentation vanA mobile instrum entat ion van exis ts a t the rangecontaining equipment capable of recording land linedata of sophist icated instruments used on tests a tremote locat ions.


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data reduction and computersMost data processing for tests conducted a t the Wen-dover Range Complex is accomplished a t Hill A m .The recorded digital test data is transported fromthe range to Data Services Division a t Hill AFB fo rprocessing. Processing of these data is accomplishedusing an IBM 7080 (2 ar e available) system. Per-ipheral equipment for this system includes six IBM1401 comp ute~s nd a Benson-Lehner Electroplotter.The IBM 1401s are used to place punched card in-formation on magnetic tape and to print informa-tion on paper which was originally recorded on mag-netic tape. The B/L Plotter is used to produce digi-tal plots (graphs) of pertinent firing information.An IBM 360 Model 65 has been programmed for HillAFB. This type of equipment will increase the cap-ability of supporting range tests several fold withconsiderably less time required to obtain completedproducts.

Data Reduc t ion Accompl i shed a t Hill A F B


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dugway proving groundfacilities (army)nugway Proving Ground is located in the southernportion of the range and is an actual installationunder jurisdiction of the Army. It s primary missionis to plan and conduct field and laboratory tests andinvestigations in chemical, biological, radiological,meteorological, ecological and epidemiological areas.The following facilities exist in the area:400 miles of improved roads8000 foot runway (taxiway, aircraft parking ramp)Administrative area with 150 family unitsChemical LaboratoryBiological LaboratoryRadiological Laboratory .

:,a30 Grid areas ranging from 1800 square feet to 150square miles

Types of grids include:Aeria l Spray Grid Ballistics GridTower Grid Nuclear Engine GridArtil lery Grid Rising Sun GridHorizontal Grid Downwind GridVertical Grid 5 and V GridUse of Dugway area in conjunction with tests on the

Wendover Range is possible through proper coordi-nation.

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The range is located at approuirnatelj. 39- to 41-north latitude and 113' \vest longitude. I t is whollywithin the Stat e of Utah in the counties of Box El-der, Tooele, Ju ab , an d Millard.It is an irregular a rea located west of S alt Lake City,

ra nge s i e Utah's sta te capital. It lies in a dry lake bed ar eaLvhich is 86 miles wide and 192 miles long. St atesbordering the range are Nevada on the west andIdaho on the north. The overall Depar tment of De-fense owned land within th e It'endover Complexcomprises an a re a of about 60 x 125 miles with someBureau of Land hlanagement area between theranges. Almost all of th e land adjacent to th e ran geis federally owned-Bureau of Land Management.Individual range land areas are of the following approxi-

mate dimensions:Hill AF Range: 25 x 42 miles (351,539 acres) - Irregular

size.Wendover Range: 22 x 48 miles (576,157 acres) - Rec-

tangular size.Dugway Proving Ground: 48 x 60 miles (842,323 acres)

- Rectangular size.The bulk of th e Wendover Range Complex is slight lyover 4200 feet in altitude. Within the metes andbounds of th e complex, the elevations var y fro m4204 feet on the dry lake bed to 7068 feet on top ofGranite Mountains, an outcropping in the dry lakebed in the south centra l portion of t he range .The Wendover Range Complex contains surface soilsranging from undifferentiated types of rocks in themountains to a no rth ern grey desert soil. The val-leys contain the drained accumulations on alluvialfans while th e play a associated with the lower valleyfloors ar e moist, salt laden soils. Most of t he ra ngearea is salt fl at s, completely devoid of rock, soil orplant life.The community nearest the range having over 10,000population is about 40 miles from the boundary.There ar e no settlements within five miles of t heboundary or the range, except that portion of therange which is abut ting Wendover A F AuxiliaryField and Dugway Proving Ground.The population density of t he a rea adjacent t o th erange is approximately 0.40 inhabitants per squaremile. Little increase in population is anticipated inthe area surrounding the range since there is littleincentive for industrialization, farming, recreationor residential occupation.


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climate The climatic conditions existing at the Wendoverconditions Range Complex are such that no major operat ionproblems ar e presented. Th e maximum and minimummeans and extremes are well within tolerances forhuman habita t ion and most range operat ions. Sea-sons ar e well mark ed w ith variations of tem peratu re,precipi ta tion, dayl ight and darkness so tha t Spr ing ,Summer, Fal l and Winter are easi ly sensed.A ful l la t i tude of temperature ranges from aroundOF to 100F are experienced during the course of

UNDER IFR CONDITIONS


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air force auxiliary field climatological dataJ F M A M J J

Temperature ('FIHighest 63 63 ?7 85 95 101 '107

,Me a n D a i l y Ma x 35 42 52 63 74 8 1 94M w n Dai ly Min 17 24 32 42 51 57 68Lowest 8 14 32 36 52 56 74

Mean Nr of DaysMa x Temp = 90F 0 0 0 0 * 6 25Min Temp = 32F 30 25 17 2 0 0 0

PrecipitationMean (Inches) .30 .40 .26 .57 .46 .89 .09Mean Nr of Days - 0 * 0 0 * * 00.5 in

- SnowfallMean (Inches) 3.8 1.7 -3 T 0 0 0Mean Nr of Days - * 0 0 0 0 0 06 in.

-. - . ~ ~ - p ~- - . -~ ~ ~ - - - -- -~ ~~ ~ ...Relatke Humidity: - . . . . . , .

.7 ~ . (% I M w n 71 66 53 43 38 35 26

Maximum 24 hour precipitation 20 inches 25 years ofrecord.Maximum 24 hour snowfall 5.5 inches 5 years of record.Flying Weather - Annual Percentages for Various Cate-gories.

A. Ceiling - 1000 feet and visibility - 3 miles.B. Ceiling - 500-900 feet and visibility - 1 mile, or

visibility - 1 mile but - 3 miles and ceiling -1000 feet 15%.

C. Ceiling - 500 feet and/or visibility - 1 mile.Source of Data, A,B,C, Summaries: Climatological, Wind- Environmental Technical Appl icat ions Center, USAFN o t e * Denotes less than one day .rawinsonde unitA Rant insonde Weather Uni t i s operat ional to sup-por t t es t s r equi ring upper a i r measurement s . I t i slocated ne ar th e Tes t C ontrol Bui lding.

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special use airspace Special use airspace areas over the Wendover Range~bmplex re under the surveillance and control o fboth the Air Force and the Army. Certain specialuse areas have been designated as "joint use" areasby the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and ar e re-leased to FAA when not scheduled for use by thecontrolling agency. The areas are recalled fromFAA upon request .

special use airspace R-6404 A & BSpecial Use Airspace 6404A & B s under Air Forcecontrol. I t is restricted from the surface to 60,000feet MSL, seven days per week from sunrise to sun-set. I t is used during night time hours by generalaviation. The areas are subject to a joint use agree-ment with FAA and are recallable xithin one hourupon Air Force request. The area is divided intohalves and can be released separately to FAA.

special use area R-6405Special Use Airspace R-6405 s used on conjunctionwith operations conducted within the Wendover andDugway Ranges (R-6406A & B,R-6407, nd R-6402). t is required for aircraft maneuvering undertactical conditions. There is no DoD owned landunder the airspace. I t is designated for special useduring daylight hours only, seven days per week andup to 40,000 eet MSL. I t is released to FAA foruse when not scheduled by the Air Force. Under thejoint use agreement, it can be recalled from FAAwithin one hour notification.


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special use area R-6406 A & 6Special Use Area 6404 A & B is under Air Force con-trol. R-6406A is restricted on a 24 hour, selVen aysper week basis from the surface to 40,000 feet MSL.

HILL A . F. R A N G E \ Joint use with FAA is agreed to between 7,300 and\ 40,000 fee t when the area is not scheduled. R-6406Bis restricted on a 24 hour seven day week basis fromsurface to 40,000 feet. In R-6406B joint use is agreedto with FAA between 2,400 and 40,000 feet MSLwhen released by the ran ge control officer.

W E N D O V E R A . F. R A N G Especial use area R-6407Special Cse Area R-6407 is controlled by the Armyand is restricted on a 24 hour seven days per weekbasis from surface to 40,000 fee t MSL. Joint usewith FAA is possible between 2,400 and 40,000 feet.

special use area R-6402The Army has control of R-6402 and it is restrictedto 40.000 feet 3ISL on continuous basis. Joint useof this area by the Federal Aviation Agency is notpermitted.The \Ven d~\~ erange Complex control officer a t HillAFB schedules Air Force activities within Armycontrolled airspace. A share use agreement existsbetween th e Air Force an d the Army on use of thecomplete \Vendover Range Complex.


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O O A M ARANGE SUPPORT

Most operations on the iyendover Range Complexare logistically supported from the Ogden Air Ma-teriel Area at Hill AFB. Due to its geographicalproximity to the range, the base is in a position toboth manage th e range as well as provide dat a re-duction, photographic p~-ocessing, upply, mainten-ance and o ther support to all users.photographic processingA new 11,000 square foot reconnaissance photo lab-ora tor y h as been constl*ucted a t Hill AF Base to pro-cess all film generated by test operations. Modernequipment has been installed to process 16 mm, 35mm and 70 mm black and white and color film.


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Oc e r Hal j A Afillion S q u a r eFeet o f S h o p S p a c e E x i s tsA t Hill A F B

O O A M AS u p p o r t

c o n t i n u e d Maintenance facilities at Hill AFB are used exten-sively for support of range opera tions and includeclean rooms, instrument shops, metal processingshops, and accessory shops. Specialized missile fa-cilities exist on the base and include missile assemblybuildings, radiographic facilities, rocket motor main-tenance shops, ram-jet overhaul shops, solid propel-lant motor storage, propellant analysis laboratory,and engineering test facilities.


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Ex tens ive Ins t rumen t R e ~ a i r ac il it ie s Are Available

T en Large Miss i le Assem blyBuildings Exis t on the BaseE? :;-=- -z -.

Ma ny Sk i l led Technic iansSuppor t Range Operat ions Several Quali ty C ontrol LabsBackup R ange Operat ions


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history andpast use

of rangesActivities in the Wendover area first came about inJuly of 1941. A small cadre of military arrived inthe desert in August and targets were built as wellas a few small buildings.Following the Pearl Harbor tragedy in December1941 and the active entry of the United States intoWorld War 11, the Wendover Army Air Base wasactivated for research and development work onguided missiles and similar in~trum~ntsf war.From April 1942 until 1944, no less than 21 B-17and B-24 heavy bombardment groups trained a tWendover for combat duty in both the Europeanand Pacific war theaters respectively. On the 17thof December 1944, the 509th Composite Group be-gan its training as the first organization trained andequipped for atomic bomb warfare. This group wasultimately to provide the men and aircraft to bombHiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945.World War I1 stimulated the development of aircraftand bombing "know how" from the unsophisticatedaircraft and small bombs of World War I to the highaltitude precision bombing saturation techniqueswith high explosives and incendiaries and finallythe "A" bomb. Much of the development and train-ing of this new type of warfare was done within theWendover Complex. With the use of pulse jet "buzz"bombs and V-2 rockets on England, the UnitedStates begansome development of unmanned mis-siles or rockets a t the end of World War 11. A cer-tain amount of this testing was accomplished on th eWendover Range Complex. After World War 11,SAC, TAC, Air National Guard and the Air ForceLogistics Command have all used the range withvarying degrees of saturation.


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Crew o f the B-29 "Enola Gay" Wh ich Dropped the F irst A tomic Bo mb o n Japan Tra ined a t Wendover Ranges .the range complex has been usedfor the following operations since it was withdrawnfrom Public Domain in 1941:Visual and Radar Bomb- Air to Ground Rocketry/

ing GunneryAir to Air Rocketry/Gun- Munition Disposal

new Service Engineering TestsAircraft Flight Testing Mace Missile Overland FlightV-2 Rockets Test TestsPower Driven Bomb Tests Regulas Miss ile OverlandGround to Air Pilotless Flight Test

Aircraft BW/CW TestingMissile Motor Develop- Retrieval Aids Tests

ment Photo-Flash BombingNuclear Device TestingM u n i i n Surveillance

Tests


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unique feawendover range

tures ofcomplex

Sufficiently large to accommodate most airforce testing needs

Remote from population centers and nationalborders

Near logistic support areas

Instrumented for testing

Permits multiple simultaneous use

No state or federal roads with in range

Land generally unsuitable for grazing or farm-ing

No hunting or fishing problems

No mineral rights problems . . - ,*

Adequate special use airspace

Good airfields

Ideal flying and testing weather

Near munition source and EOD support

Possesses unique space vehicle recovery fea-tures

Wendover Army Airfield

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