Redhead Roadrunner Test Pictures from 1965

[chevysoldier]

My grandfather helped design and build the Redhead Roadrunner Missile at North American Aviation. These pictures are from Feb. 1965 at White Sands Missile Range. The rockets would be sent up, the army would use radar, which was still new, to shoot it down as practice. The third picture shows duct tape which was used to hold some wires down. During flight it flipped up over the air speed sensor so it registered 0mph. It kept opening up throttle and hit Mach 2.2 which was stupid fast at that time. It was just a blip on the radar which the Army took as a malfunction and never fired on it. 

[LongDogRacing]

got to love duct tape!

[jporter12]

THIS is badassery to the fullest!

[chevysoldier]

Here's another one of him working on it with a buddy. One of my favorite photos.

Edited January 5, 2016 by chevysoldier

[Tonik]

That is a great photo.

[Helmutt]

Cool history there.  Thanks for the share

[Gump]

Really cool! A museum somewhere would probably like the prints.

[redkow97]

i was expecting pictures of a Plymouth!

[max power]

Cool stuff brother!