[Milsurplus] [ARC5] ARC-5 in the Bell X-1

[Ray Fantini]

Wow, that's a great image! Looks like that's the entire telemetry recording package. Recognize what looks like several gyros for acceleration, yaw and skid and maybe a dynamotor assembly by the wing tip for AC power for all the gyros. Closest to the fuselage appears to be some form of multitrack data recorder although have no idea what they would use for media back then, maybe strip paper or wire? Did not think there was any form of multitrack tape at that time. The box next to that appears to be the control for the recorder and the calibrator for each track and looking at it would assume it's a twelve channel system.  But this is just my speculation from looking at the picture.
Considering the importance of the Bell X-1 and how it began the age of supersonic flight it's great to see an image of some of the telemetry equipment that was in use at the time.  Cannot imagine them just letting equipment to be sat on an unprotected flight surface like that, won't see that happen today with a research aircraft.
RF

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Forgot to add this.  Here's a view of the 
ARC-5 R-28 mounted in the aircraft:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-1/Large/E-4837.jpg