8- o -_.... Valley res idents can keep busy on the 4th at local fairgrounds Over $4,000 in fireworks will be the featured attraction at this year's Fourth of July celebration at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds. The fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. Pyrotechnician Bob Walters will be assisted by Frank Holley and Bert Sum- mers. This year's show features many ground displays that will not be visible from a distance, so the Council of Organizations and the Desert Empire Fair invites All single adults are welcome to attend a potluck tomorrow Saturday, June 29, a potluck, and an evening of fun for single adults, will be at \he Kern Regional Park. Festivities, which include music, horse shoes and lawn darts, will begin at 6 p.m. People are encouraged to bring Frisbees, croquet sets, softballs, mitts and bats to help make the event an old fashioned pic- nic. All single adults are invited, just bring a dish to share, ;md a beverage and place setting. For more information, call Marlene at 3'1:>-3460; Joan at 37:>-2867; Sharon at 37:>- 2559, or John at 37:>-789l. Fleet Reserve Assn. to hold next meeting at CPOM on Mon. All active duty and retired Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel are in- vited to attend the moothly business meeting of Olina Lake Branch 95 of the Fleet Reserve Association Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chief Petty Officers' Mess. Standing Committee Chairmen are reminded that their annual reports are due and should be brought to this meeting for the branch president's signature. Other business includes the selection of delegates to the South West Regional Convention (Aug. 9 and 10 in Omard), and the National Convention (Aug. Tl to Sept. 2 in San An- tonio, Texas). ~ Look.... FOI" Equlpment7 · 41 11..·. everyone to spend the day at the fairgrounds, take part in the activities, have a picnic, and then stay for the fireworks display. Bleachers will be set up for comfortable viewing of the spectacular. Beginning the festivities at I p.m. will be the raising of the flag by the NWC Sea Cadets. Food and drink booths serving hot dogs, sloppy joes, corn-on-thtH!ob, pepsi, beer, and more will open at 1:30. At the same time, games, contests, and activities will begin. These include horseshoes, a root beer chug-a-lug. a pi~ating contest, sack races, tug-<>-war, and a mud volleyhall match. A fire will be lit at 4:30 p.m. for the con- venience of barbequers, so everyone can bring something to throw on the grill. For more infonnation, contact the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce at 37:>- 8331. or Roberta Leighton at 37>-8832. A fter 5 Club to hold patio party Mon. at le Pare restaurant The new Ridgecrest After 5 Club, an af- filiate of \he Christian Business and Pr0- fessional Women's Council, will hold a Patio Party on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Le Pare restaurant in Ridgecrest. All in- terested persons are invited to attend. The program will include a presentation of summer fruit given by Bill Farris, musical selections by Bobbie Andress, and the guest speaker is Sherrill Webb from Marysville, Calif. Cost of \he dinner is $8.75 and reserva- tions are required. Reservations can be made by telephoning Alice at 375-3433 or Cathy at 37:>-7108. CO-Op program for Cerro Coso grads employed on Center Twenty-seven Technician Cooperative Education Program Students were gradu- ated with an Associate of Science Degree during Cerro Coso's commencement cere- monies on May 30. The Co-op program is a joint venture between Cerro Coso Com- munity College and the Naval Weapons Center in which selected full-time students work part-time at the Center in their chosen field. The Naval Weapons Center is currently one of few Federal installations involved in a cooperative effort according to Jim Bumgardner. coordinator of the program at Cerro Coso. June 28. 1985 STILL NEED MORE - Dan Banks and Christa Jones arajoined by stu· dents from Maturango Museum's summer school session who col- lected cans for the fireworks fund. The fund, which must reach $4,000 in order to pay for the spectacular display, Is still about $1,500 short of Its goal. Any aluminum cans or donations would be greatly appreciated by the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerca. - Photo by PH2 Rick Moore Annual CPOM Hawaiian Luau scheduled for Aug. 24 at 5 :30 Get set for the CPOM's Annual Hawaiian Luau to be held on Saturday, August 24, at the CPOM, of course. The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. when the IMU Ceremony (taking the pig out of the pit) will take place. The no-host bar will be open from :;:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and dinner will be served from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. Once again, the world renowned talent of " Portia Senoa and the Polynesian Extrav- aganza" will be featured. This delightful group will play se~enade music from 7:3(). 9:00 p.m. for dancing pleasure. At 9:00 p.m. the spectacular floor show begins and will continue until 10: I:; p.m. The dancers are exciting, the costumes Auto shop open Thurs. The Auto Hobby Shop will be open on July 4 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. so that those who want to use some of their day to finish special auto projects will have \he oppor- tunity to use the day off to do so. are' colorful and the performance is daz- zling. At 10:30 p.m. serenade music will continue until midnight to allow "dancing the nightaway." Tickets are $18.00 per person and can be purchased at the CPOM. For a summer evening of indescribable entertainment and dining, the Hawaiian Luau is the place to go. Tickets are limited. For additional in- formation, please call NWC ext. 3633. FRIOAY, MONOAY JUNE 21. JULY 1 '"THE !CalLING FielDS" Slarnng Sam Waterson and Dr. Haiog 5 NgOf (War·Drama. Rated A, ,.2min.) SATURDAY. SUNDAY JUNE 29, 30 MTHE SURE THINO"" Starn"g John CusaCk and Oaphne Zuniga tcOl'T'll'dy. Rated PG-13, 95 min I rUES. OAY JULY 2 "THE LOONEY, LOONEY BUGS BUNNY MOVIE" (Malinee) (Animated, Rated G, 19 min.) WEDNESDAY "SACK IN THE USA" Starring JUlY3 c... the I. 't ant Loc.Mor a...c. ICode 02A221 at . ... 2101 We',. here 10 uti.ty your equipment needs! This week's weather Peak wind 19 knots 30 CLOTA plans unique costumes, sets, props for summer play THURSDAY Ken Wahl .nd Judge Reinhold (Drama, Rated G, 82 min.) "ROBIN HOOD" Voices by _ Roger MIU.rand PelerUslinOY (Matinee) "'nimelion. Rated G. 83 min.) JULY. Frt. Sal SUD. MOD. 1'aes_ W.... Tban. Max 106 101 97 95 95 99 104 MIn 62 70 69 65 60 56 65 28 30' 20 20 21 The cast and crew of CLOTA's "Once Upon A Mattress" is busily preparing to set the stage for its July performances. This major undertaking involves transforming the Burroughs Lecture Center into a medi- eval kingdom. Temperature and wind recorded at Armitage Airfield. This fairy tale musical takes place in an English castle. Technical directors Mark Pierce and Tom Pearl along with set de- signer Dave Coulombe and director Sherry Parker have produced a set consisting of a Hours of operation for July 4 Gymnasium ... ... . ........... . ........ . .............. 11 a.m. -7 p.m. Pools Indoor (lap swim). ..... •• . . .•. . . . .... . .. . ........ 5:30 a.m. - noon (openswim) . . .. ..... ... . .. . . . ...... . .. ... noon-7p.m. COM . .. . .... . . ....... __ . ... . .... . . . . . .. . . , ..... 11:30 a.m. -6:30 p.m. CPO. .. . . . . . ........ .. ....... ... ... .. . .... .... . . 1p.m. -6p.m. EM . . ....... ..... _•..... ... . .. . ......... . . .. ... lp.m.-8p.m. Camping Issue . .. . . .... .. ......... ...... . . ......... .. . 11 a.m. -7 p.m. Auto Hobby Shop . . ..... .. ....... .. ....... . . .. . ... . . .. . 7a.m. -2:30p.m. GoH Course "Scramble" . ... ... .. .. .... . ... . ....... .. . .8a.m. Sports Br8J\Ch Office....... .. .......... . ............... Closed Theater Matinee "Robin Hood" . . ..... ......... ... . ..... 2p.m. Bowling Alley.......... . ........... . ............... . .. 11 a.m. -11 p.m. NEX Mini Mart ..... .. . . ........ . . ..... .......... . ... . 10 a.m. -7 p.m. Youth Center . .. . ......... .... .......... . . . ........ . . . Closed moat, a walkway that extends out into \he audience, and a variety of ramps and plat- forms for \he royal court to dance upon. Bonnie Irvine's costwne design adds much to the regal splendor of this show. This musical features gallant knights and graceful ladies bedecked in satin, velvet and fur. kings and queens covered in jewels, and masterful magicians enwrap- ped in an aura of mystery. Further enhancing this fairy tale feeling, Stan Caine will direct lighling for this prnu' S~'h'<1 . U.S. GoY~nme nl Pnntl"9 Office : 1985 _ No. 20011 PLACE STAMP HERE •r Center's Invention Awards based on creativity Practical creativity of Center technical personnel was honored last Friday at the first Invention Awards presentation, which was held at Michelson Laboratory. Inven- tion Awards will be presented annually to recognize Navy-owned patents by Center personnel that have resulted in saving lit- erally millions of dollars for the gov- ernment. Burrell Hays, NWC Technical Director. noted selection for the initial awards was extremely difficult because these covered a 41-year span of China Lake history. Al- though there are many high pay-off patents that were not recognized, he said, they may well appear as winners in future years. The patents recognized at the awards ceremony were: I. Patent.No. 4,474,112 of October 1984 for Arming-Firing Relock Device by George E. Cooksey, John F . Prescott, and Rodney H. Zagala. 2. Patent No. 3,951,072 of April 1976 for Propellant Grain Design by Roland E. Baker. 3. Patent No. 4,321,954 of March 1982 for Gas Pressurizer by William L. Black. 4. Patent No. 3,819,925 of June 1974 for Chemiluminescent Light Sticks by Herbert P. Richter and Ruth E. Tedrick. :;. Patent No. 3,698,241 of October 1972 for Vibracoustic Test Method by Peter Bouclin. 6. Agrouping of five patents including the TV tracking system for Walleye, granted in April 1973, by William H. Woodworth, George R. Lewis and Jack A. Crawford. 7. Patent No. 4,068,590 of February 1978 for Improved Means for Controlled Fragmentation by John Pearson. In his welcome to the audience, Capt. K.A. Dickerson, NWC Commander, said the Center has always been on the edge of technology. "These awards," he said, " are (Continued on Page 7) PATENTS HONORED - Inventors who received awards for the usefulness of their patents to the Navy gather with their plaques. In the front row, left to right ara Ruth E. Tedrick, William L. Black, G. E. Cooksey, Peter Bouclln, and Roland E. Baker, as the Center's Technical Director, Burrell Hays, joins with them. In the back row are Rodney Zagala, Herbert Richter, John Pearson, John Prescott, William Woodworth and Jack Crawford. Not pictured Is George Lewis. Vol. Xl. No. 26 / June 28. /985 Chief bal loonist prepares for international race Once again, Duane Powers, the Center's chief halloon pilot, has been selected to represent the United States in an interna- tional sporting event - an international balloon race in Switzerland on September 7. Powers and his fellow balloonist, Bob Penny. finished third nationally in this year's helium balloon race circuit. Only the top three balloon teams from each nation are invited to compete in Switzerland. They also represented the United States last year at Zurich, when their balloon. Old Glory, finished in 13th place. \ ~ ' While the official race language is English, Powers says that the English used in last year's briefings was so accented by speakers whose native tongue was German, French. or Italian, that the briefings were often almost incomprehensible. Each team has assigned to it an inter- preter in order for the team to be able to understand the briefings. The amateur balloonist who served ·as their interpreter last year was not able to join them until just about the morning of the race. This year, they have been assigned the same in- UP AND AWAY - Duane Powers, the Center's chief balloon pilot, and Bob Penny 11ft off in their helium net balloon named "Ghostrldar." ThiS balloon Is used in racas they enter In the United Stites. terpreter, but he is going to take his vaca- tion so that he will be available to assist Powers and Penny as soon as they get to Switzerland. Penny owns the two balloons that he and Powers fly. The one they will use overseas, Old Glory, is a white balloon with three giant American flags displayed on it. The balloon that they use to compete in the United States, Ghostrider, is blue with gold spires and carries an American nag and \he skull and crossbones. Powers got interested in ballooning when he began helping Jimmy Craig, the Center's former chief balloonist, in 1967. (Both hot air and helium balloons have long been in use at China Lake for a wide varie- ty of test purposes. Generally, however, these are tethered for tests. ) By the time that Craig retired, Powers had completed the requirements for a balloonist's license, which calls for a number of both hot air and helium balloon fights. He has since achieved instructor status, and has five students whose work (Continued on Page 4) CHECKOUT - Duane Powers examines the only set of Instruments required to fly In his balloon. He Is In the wicker basket used for hot air balloon flights In whiCh a speCial test platform Is not reqUired. - Photo \ , OCR Text: 8- o -_.... Valley res idents can keep busy on the 4th at local fairgrounds Over $4,000 in fireworks will be the featured attraction at this year's Fourth of July celebration at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds. The fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. Pyrotechnician Bob Walters will be assisted by Frank Holley and Bert Sum- mers. This year's show features many ground displays that will not be visible from a distance, so the Council of Organizations and the Desert Empire Fair invites All single adults are welcome to attend a potluck tomorrow Saturday, June 29, a potluck, and an evening of fun for single adults, will be at \he Kern Regional Park. Festivities, which include music, horse shoes and lawn darts, will begin at 6 p.m. People are encouraged to bring Frisbees, croquet sets, softballs, mitts and bats to help make the event an old fashioned pic- nic. All single adults are invited, just bring a dish to share, ;md a beverage and place setting. For more information, call Marlene at 3'1:>-3460; Joan at 37:>-2867; Sharon at 37:>- 2559, or John at 37:>-789l. Fleet Reserve Assn. to hold next meeting at CPOM on Mon. All active duty and retired Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel are in- vited to attend the moothly business meeting of Olina Lake Branch 95 of the Fleet Reserve Association Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chief Petty Officers' Mess. Standing Committee Chairmen are reminded that their annual reports are due and should be brought to this meeting for the branch president's signature. Other business includes the selection of delegates to the South West Regional Convention (Aug. 9 and 10 in Omard), and the National Convention (Aug. Tl to Sept. 2 in San An- tonio, Texas). ~ Look.... FOI" Equlpment7 · 41 11..·. everyone to spend the day at the fairgrounds, take part in the activities, have a picnic, and then stay for the fireworks display. Bleachers will be set up for comfortable viewing of the spectacular. Beginning the festivities at I p.m. will be the raising of the flag by the NWC Sea Cadets. Food and drink booths serving hot dogs, sloppy joes, corn-on-thtH!ob, pepsi, beer, and more will open at 1:30. At the same time, games, contests, and activities will begin. These include horseshoes, a root beer chug-a-lug. a pi~ating contest, sack races, tug-<>-war, and a mud volleyhall match. A fire will be lit at 4:30 p.m. for the con- venience of barbequers, so everyone can bring something to throw on the grill. For more infonnation, contact the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce at 37:>- 8331. or Roberta Leighton at 37>-8832. A fter 5 Club to hold patio party Mon. at le Pare restaurant The new Ridgecrest After 5 Club, an af- filiate of \he Christian Business and Pr0- fessional Women's Council, will hold a Patio Party on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Le Pare restaurant in Ridgecrest. All in- terested persons are invited to attend. The program will include a presentation of summer fruit given by Bill Farris, musical selections by Bobbie Andress, and the guest speaker is Sherrill Webb from Marysville, Calif. Cost of \he dinner is $8.75 and reserva- tions are required. Reservations can be made by telephoning Alice at 375-3433 or Cathy at 37:>-7108. CO-Op program for Cerro Coso grads employed on Center Twenty-seven Technician Cooperative Education Program Students were gradu- ated with an Associate of Science Degree during Cerro Coso's commencement cere- monies on May 30. The Co-op program is a joint venture between Cerro Coso Com- munity College and the Naval Weapons Center in which selected full-time students work part-time at the Center in their chosen field. The Naval Weapons Center is currently one of few Federal installations involved in a cooperative effort according to Jim Bumgardner. coordinator of the program at Cerro Coso. June 28. 1985 STILL NEED MORE - Dan Banks and Christa Jones arajoined by stu· dents from Maturango Museum's summer school session who col- lected cans for the fireworks fund. The fund, which must reach $4,000 in order to pay for the spectacular display, Is still about $1,500 short of Its goal. Any aluminum cans or donations would be greatly appreciated by the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerca. - Photo by PH2 Rick Moore Annual CPOM Hawaiian Luau scheduled for Aug. 24 at 5 :30 Get set for the CPOM's Annual Hawaiian Luau to be held on Saturday, August 24, at the CPOM, of course. The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. when the IMU Ceremony (taking the pig out of the pit) will take place. The no-host bar will be open from :;:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and dinner will be served from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. Once again, the world renowned talent of " Portia Senoa and the Polynesian Extrav- aganza" will be featured. This delightful group will play se~enade music from 7:3(). 9:00 p.m. for dancing pleasure. At 9:00 p.m. the spectacular floor show begins and will continue until 10: I:; p.m. The dancers are exciting, the costumes Auto shop open Thurs. The Auto Hobby Shop will be open on July 4 from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. so that those who want to use some of their day to finish special auto projects will have \he oppor- tunity to use the day off to do so. are' colorful and the performance is daz- zling. At 10:30 p.m. serenade music will continue until midnight to allow "dancing the nightaway." Tickets are $18.00 per person and can be purchased at the CPOM. For a summer evening of indescribable entertainment and dining, the Hawaiian Luau is the place to go. Tickets are limited. For additional in- formation, please call NWC ext. 3633. FRIOAY, MONOAY JUNE 21. JULY 1 '"THE !CalLING FielDS" Slarnng Sam Waterson and Dr. Haiog 5 NgOf (War·Drama. Rated A, ,.2min.) SATURDAY. SUNDAY JUNE 29, 30 MTHE SURE THINO"" Starn"g John CusaCk and Oaphne Zuniga tcOl'T'll'dy. Rated PG-13, 95 min I rUES. OAY JULY 2 "THE LOONEY, LOONEY BUGS BUNNY MOVIE" (Malinee) (Animated, Rated G, 19 min.) WEDNESDAY "SACK IN THE USA" Starring JUlY3 c... the I. 't ant Loc.Mor a...c. ICode 02A221 at . ... 2101 We',. here 10 uti.ty your equipment needs! This week's weather Peak wind 19 knots 30 CLOTA plans unique costumes, sets, props for summer play THURSDAY Ken Wahl .nd Judge Reinhold (Drama, Rated G, 82 min.) "ROBIN HOOD" Voices by _ Roger MIU.rand PelerUslinOY (Matinee) "'nimelion. Rated G. 83 min.) JULY. Frt. Sal SUD. MOD. 1'aes_ W.... Tban. Max 106 101 97 95 95 99 104 MIn 62 70 69 65 60 56 65 28 30' 20 20 21 The cast and crew of CLOTA's "Once Upon A Mattress" is busily preparing to set the stage for its July performances. This major undertaking involves transforming the Burroughs Lecture Center into a medi- eval kingdom. Temperature and wind recorded at Armitage Airfield. This fairy tale musical takes place in an English castle. Technical directors Mark Pierce and Tom Pearl along with set de- signer Dave Coulombe and director Sherry Parker have produced a set consisting of a Hours of operation for July 4 Gymnasium ... ... . ........... . ........ . .............. 11 a.m. -7 p.m. Pools Indoor (lap swim). ..... •• . . .•. . . . .... . .. . ........ 5:30 a.m. - noon (openswim) . . .. ..... ... . .. . . . ...... . .. ... noon-7p.m. COM . .. . .... . . ....... __ . ... . .... . . . . . .. . . , ..... 11:30 a.m. -6:30 p.m. CPO. .. . . . . . ........ .. ....... ... ... .. . .... .... . . 1p.m. -6p.m. EM . . ....... ..... _•..... ... . .. . ......... . . .. ... lp.m.-8p.m. Camping Issue . .. . . .... .. ......... ...... . . ......... .. . 11 a.m. -7 p.m. Auto Hobby Shop . . ..... .. ....... .. ....... . . .. . ... . . .. . 7a.m. -2:30p.m. GoH Course "Scramble" . ... ... .. .. .... . ... . ....... .. . .8a.m. Sports Br8J\Ch Office....... .. .......... . ............... Closed Theater Matinee "Robin Hood" . . ..... ......... ... . ..... 2p.m. Bowling Alley.......... . ........... . ............... . .. 11 a.m. -11 p.m. NEX Mini Mart ..... .. . . ........ . . ..... .......... . ... . 10 a.m. -7 p.m. Youth Center . .. . ......... .... .......... . . . ........ . . . Closed moat, a walkway that extends out into \he audience, and a variety of ramps and plat- forms for \he royal court to dance upon. Bonnie Irvine's costwne design adds much to the regal splendor of this show. This musical features gallant knights and graceful ladies bedecked in satin, velvet and fur. kings and queens covered in jewels, and masterful magicians enwrap- ped in an aura of mystery. Further enhancing this fairy tale feeling, Stan Caine will direct lighling for this prnu' S~'h'<1 . U.S. GoY~nme nl Pnntl"9 Office : 1985 _ No. 20011 PLACE STAMP HERE •r Center's Invention Awards based on creativity Practical creativity of Center technical personnel was honored last Friday at the first Invention Awards presentation, which was held at Michelson Laboratory. Inven- tion Awards will be presented annually to recognize Navy-owned patents by Center personnel that have resulted in saving lit- erally millions of dollars for the gov- ernment. Burrell Hays, NWC Technical Director. noted selection for the initial awards was extremely difficult because these covered a 41-year span of China Lake history. Al- though there are many high pay-off patents that were not recognized, he said, they may well appear as winners in future years. The patents recognized at the awards ceremony were: I. Patent.No. 4,474,112 of October 1984 for Arming-Firing Relock Device by George E. Cooksey, John F . Prescott, and Rodney H. Zagala. 2. Patent No. 3,951,072 of April 1976 for Propellant Grain Design by Roland E. Baker. 3. Patent No. 4,321,954 of March 1982 for Gas Pressurizer by William L. Black. 4. Patent No. 3,819,925 of June 1974 for Chemiluminescent Light Sticks by Herbert P. Richter and Ruth E. Tedrick. :;. Patent No. 3,698,241 of October 1972 for Vibracoustic Test Method by Peter Bouclin. 6. Agrouping of five patents including the TV tracking system for Walleye, granted in April 1973, by William H. Woodworth, George R. Lewis and Jack A. Crawford. 7. Patent No. 4,068,590 of February 1978 for Improved Means for Controlled Fragmentation by John Pearson. In his welcome to the audience, Capt. K.A. Dickerson, NWC Commander, said the Center has always been on the edge of technology. "These awards," he said, " are (Continued on Page 7) PATENTS HONORED - Inventors who received awards for the usefulness of their patents to the Navy gather with their plaques. In the front row, left to right ara Ruth E. Tedrick, William L. Black, G. E. Cooksey, Peter Bouclln, and Roland E. Baker, as the Center's Technical Director, Burrell Hays, joins with them. In the back row are Rodney Zagala, Herbert Richter, John Pearson, John Prescott, William Woodworth and Jack Crawford. Not pictured Is George Lewis. Vol. Xl. No. 26 / June 28. /985 Chief bal loonist prepares for international race Once again, Duane Powers, the Center's chief halloon pilot, has been selected to represent the United States in an interna- tional sporting event - an international balloon race in Switzerland on September 7. Powers and his fellow balloonist, Bob Penny. finished third nationally in this year's helium balloon race circuit. Only the top three balloon teams from each nation are invited to compete in Switzerland. They also represented the United States last year at Zurich, when their balloon. Old Glory, finished in 13th place. \ ~ ' While the official race language is English, Powers says that the English used in last year's briefings was so accented by speakers whose native tongue was German, French. or Italian, that the briefings were often almost incomprehensible. Each team has assigned to it an inter- preter in order for the team to be able to understand the briefings. The amateur balloonist who served ·as their interpreter last year was not able to join them until just about the morning of the race. This year, they have been assigned the same in- UP AND AWAY - Duane Powers, the Center's chief balloon pilot, and Bob Penny 11ft off in their helium net balloon named "Ghostrldar." ThiS balloon Is used in racas they enter In the United Stites. terpreter, but he is going to take his vaca- tion so that he will be available to assist Powers and Penny as soon as they get to Switzerland. Penny owns the two balloons that he and Powers fly. The one they will use overseas, Old Glory, is a white balloon with three giant American flags displayed on it. The balloon that they use to compete in the United States, Ghostrider, is blue with gold spires and carries an American nag and \he skull and crossbones. Powers got interested in ballooning when he began helping Jimmy Craig, the Center's former chief balloonist, in 1967. (Both hot air and helium balloons have long been in use at China Lake for a wide varie- ty of test purposes. Generally, however, these are tethered for tests. ) By the time that Craig retired, Powers had completed the requirements for a balloonist's license, which calls for a number of both hot air and helium balloon fights. He has since achieved instructor status, and has five students whose work (Continued on Page 4) CHECKOUT - Duane Powers examines the only set of Instruments required to fly In his balloon. He Is In the wicker basket used for hot air balloon flights In whiCh a speCial test platform Is not reqUired. - Photo \ , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1980s,Rocketeer 1985,Rktr6.28.1985.pdf,Rktr6.28.1985.pdf Page 1, Rktr6.28.1985.pdf Page 1