[ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1

[Mike Everette]

This would be an interesting bit of trivia -- the frequencies used especially for Chuck Yeager's record flight.  The information may be lost to history though.
73
Mike
WA4DLF

      From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
 To: Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>; arc5 at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 7:43 AM
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
Subject: [ARC5] ARC-5 in the X-1


>... VHF ARC-5 being used in the later X-1A, but it appears
> it was used in the very first X-1 airplanes as well.

Lighter system than the ARC-1 or ARC-3,
more capable and more reliable than the older
ARC-4 or SCR-522.
And during design, it's easier to find three small spaces 
than it is to find one great big space.
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