LeMay wanted communications to be as simple as possible and believed that
transmission, receipt and understanding of the human voice is more reliable
for dissemination of extremely critical codes than an electronic box such as
the fictional one displayed in "Dr. Strangelove."
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT for the flyboys covered in chalk dust
Bombing and navigation computers on B-52A through F models from early
'50's had electro-mechanical computers with vacuum tubes and cathode ray
RADAR displays.
B-52G models from mid-to-late 50's and H models from early 60's until
early-to-mid '80's had electronic (transistor) bombing and navigation
computers and cathode ray RADAR displays.
Digital bombing and navigation computer systems were installed in G and H
models in early- to-
-mid '80's. Displays since then have been cathode ray units.
Instrumentation, including flight instrumentation, was analog until
installation of digital bomb/nav systems in '80's. Much of the flight
instrumentation I understand is still analog. Communication has been via
HF and UHF radio; messages are copied onto paper with pencil or onto
plastic-covered forms using grease pencil (not quite chalk board, but
close - same principle).
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hendrik and Fay" <heni...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT for the flyboys covered in chalk dust
Ahh right, so they waited until you had gone and then did the fancy
stuff.
So what did they have in your day, blackboard and chalk?
Hendrik
who is not going to get an attaboy for a while
On 25/05/14 07:54, WILTON wrote:
Those cathode ray displays that are mentioned in the article along with
completely new and upgraded bombing and navigation systems were
installed
in early to mid '80's soon after I retired.
Wilton
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