Wednesday, 30 October, 1963
Spent day at PSC after putting CoA on the Mark II Mod4A sheets. Got home at 7:20 PM. 35˚F – windy Spent the day at PSC working on the audio system with Geo Costello. The Altec Line Amp & tone...
View ArticleThursday, 31 October, 1963
Jack Slade in to ask about HIRS, and what vehicles it will be on that Tradex we’ll see. Wrote to LAB re: engineering education. Talked to Mary Lou re: the schedule — the schedule Control Board meets 4...
View ArticleFriday, 01 November, 1963
Call Jack Slade re: the schedule. He wants a copy of the physical characteristics handbook. We may be able to send him the one LK now has, as it is an extra. Went home at 1:30 PM and went to bed to...
View ArticleSaturday, 02 November, 1963
Rain Arrived at PSC at 0910 to find Geo Costello already there. We put the Line Amp & Power Supply on the left rack, and tried to put the tone control in , but it didn’t work. After considerable...
View ArticleSunday, 03 November, 1963
30˚ – Clear Took family to PSC. For once they were all ready to leave the house at 0800! The internal audio system performed better than I have ever heard it before. Mr. Stiff Sr. thot the...
View ArticleMonday, 04 November, 1963
I should have stayed home today and sprayed the Ford fender. Rec’d. 3 sketches of LORV (low observable reentry vehicles) SS vehicles & the one of Mk II Mod 4; this latter one has insufficient...
View ArticleMonday, 18 November, 1963
AAG ret’d from Kwaj. Had lunch w/ Bill Sen at ESL re: going to work in his outfit; I hope something comes of it. Worked some more, not much I admit, on the decoy sheets. Had lunch at MITRE w/ Bill Sen,...
View ArticleTuesday, 19 November, 1963
Had a discussion with ELE on 1) the Payload Physical Characteristics Handbook, 2) 2A letter from BSY (Col. Middlekauf) requesting the set-up of a small group at Norton to assist in the planning of...
View ArticleWednesday, 20 November, 1963
Made a final chart for decoy characteristics, and had some prints made by 11:30 AM. I think I ought to write out my thots on the L2 group at BSD for ELE. Filled in the table or chart w/ MkII mods...
View ArticleThursday, 21 November, 1963
Made a good effort to finish the Mods A, B, & C parts of Mk II. 39˚F – 100% OC Some rain. Stopped at AMS & picked up heater & radiator hoses for Paul B’s ’54 Chevy; they didn’t have the...
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Small memories of those ancient times. Vague memories fortified by family lore. I was at a neighbor’s house in South Acton, Massachusetts at a playmate’s afternoon birthday party as a five-year-old....
View ArticleFriday, 22 November, 1963
Rec’d call from Dr. Pippert C-230 for wt, β, and CoA on Mk 6 & Mk II decoys about 1:30 PM when I was working on it. As I tried to get AvCo, it wasn’t possible due to the load on the phone lines...
View ArticleSaturday, 23 November, 1963
35˚F Clear Rain in PM Up at about 7 AM and started to change the oil in the Ford, but found no oil filter. Had to go to AMS for it; also drove around Maynard trying to get the brake shoe springs,...
View ArticleSunday, 24 November, 1963
Clear Took family to SS & church. The morning service was a memorial to the President and was well-done. The church was completely filled — the largest crowd Ed Poore said he had ever seen there....
View ArticleMonday, 25 November, 1963
Laboratory closed for the funeral of the President. Aubrey Stinnett called about 0830 to say he wanted to see me. I made an appointment to meet him at PSC at 3 PM. See other diary. 30˚F – Clear At 0830...
View ArticleTuesday, 26 November, 1963
With ELE, talked to Jack Slade for a time relative to the Hndbk that I’ve been working on for months. He had 7 items as ff: 1) Need R/E vehicle separations, δ & Range. 2) Add to schedules what has...
View ArticleWednesday, 27 November, 1963
Talked to Allan Hunter/AvCo/Lowell/249 re: the β & CoA for Mk 6 & Mk II decoys. He responded by saying that they no longer use these values in describing decoys as they vary so much during a...
View ArticleThursday, 28 November, 1963
100% OC Worked on the Ford & Willys, changing the oil at the street; also emptied my old can of used crankcase oil there to stabilize the soil. The Willys ran a lot better after the plugs were...
View ArticleFriday, 29 November, 1963
Talked to Norm Koss again; he would furnish curves of relative simulation between the decoy & R/E vehicle. He asked for Pippert’s extension so he can tailor his presentation to what is needed....
View ArticleSaturday, 30 November, 1963
Rain – Windy A good NE storm going by. Cleaned plugs on Willys & tuned it up — it runs much better. Drained oil & put in a new filter, with fresh oil. Cleaned up some leaves in the back yard,...
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