https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/d87cd58b-bef1-46cf-846d-edc8fafa2d54 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1959, "Jet Gunnery Runs: Fixed Ranging" is a U.S. Navy aviator training film. It specifically focuses on gunnery practice in jet aircraft. It explains the procedures and techniques for using the standard training gunnery pattern, including how to establish and maintain the correct lead angle during tracking and firing at a target. The script covers the use of the fire control system, the importance of the pursuit curve, and methods for handling the aircraft during different phases of the gunnery run. The type of aircraft shown is not clear, but it appears to be a Lockheed T2V SeaStar or Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. 00:00 - 1:36: Introduction to the standard practice Gunnery pattern, emphasizing the importance of the pursuit curve from the Reversal point to Breakaway. 1:37 - 2:03: Explanation of the target and fire control system used in jet gunnery training, including the target tow banner and the fire control system's lead angle. 2:04 - 3:00: Detailed description of the gun sight's optical images: the fixed cross and the gyro reticle (pipper), and how they are used during tracking. 3:01 - 4:00: Instructions on maintaining the correct lead angle by keeping the pipper on the target and adjusting the plane's turn rate. 4:01 - 5:00: Method 1 for establishing the tracking plane, involving flying the fixed cross to the banner and uncaging the gyro. 5:01 - 6:00: Method 2 for establishing the tracking plane, which is slower but easier, involving uncaging the gyro after steadying the fixed cross. 6:01 - 7:00: Adjustments needed as the range closes, including increasing the angle of bank and G's to maintain the pipper on the target. 7:01 - 8:00: Final tracking adjustments and methods for handling pipper drift during the firing run. 8:01 - 9:00: Explanation of gravity drop compensation and the importance of maintaining the correct lead angle during the firing run. 9:01 - 10:00: Details on the firing run, including the correct range for firing and the importance of ceasing fire at 800 ft. 10:01 - 11:00: Visual indicators of range and angle off, using the apparent size of the banner and pipper. 11:01 - 12:00: Final instructions on avoiding banner collision and the importance of maintaining safe distances. 12:01 - End: Recap and visual demonstration of the concepts discussed, emphasizing practical application during a run. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLvKhrQypSk Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:24:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/d87cd58b-bef1-46cf-846d-edc8fafa2d54 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.