AIR MOBILE FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION
VANDENBERG AFB
OCTOBER 24, 1974
MINUTEMAN I BEING RELEASED ON A CARRYING CRADLE FROM A C-5A GALAXY AT 20,000 FEET
NOTE: THE DROGUE CHUTES
DUAL PARACHUTES TRAILING MISSILE
SLOWING MISSILE DOWN AND ATTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET
MISSILE STABILIZED AND NEAR 8,000 FEET
PARACHUTES RELEASED AND FIRST STAGE IGNITED
FIRST STAGE MOTOR FIRED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND CARRIED THE MISSILE BACK TO 20,000 FEET
AFTER ATTAINING 20,000 FEET THE MISSILE FELL INTO THE OCEAN
A SERIES OF SEVEN AIR DROPS, FIVE MADE WITH CONCRETE SLABS AND TWO WITH INERT MINUTEMAN I MISSILES WERE PREFORMED. SINCE THESE TESTS WERE MADE, NO FURTHER WORK WAS DONE ON THIS PROJECT