Hurricane Supersonic Research Site
The Hurricane Supersonic Research Site (HSRS) was formerly on
launch complex
with a rocket research track that launched a rocket ejection seat from a supersonic sled.
The track's 12,000 ft (3,700 m) "of continuously welded, heavy-duty crane-rails aligned to within plus or minus one-tenth inch tolerance [was] the longest" in the US (
Edwards AFB on March 9, 1962[3]—the base was placed on standby in December 1961,[1] and was closed on June 20, 1963.[3]
The 3,500.78-acre (1,416.72 ha)
Formerly Used Defense Site (J08UT0026) initially transferred to Stanley Aviation and was leased to Sacol, Inc. on May 21, 1965.[4]
Adjacent to the test track, in an abandoned, out-of-service airstrip, which was called the Hurricane Mesa Airport.(37°14′59″N 113°12′31″W / 37.24972°N 113.20861°W[5])
Now called the
Raytheon Technologies
Corporation. Currently the facility is still used to test military ejection seats for the U.S. and foreign governments.
References
- ^ a b c "Brief Histories of Three Federal Military Installations in Utah: Kearns Army Air Base, Hurricane Mesa, and Green River Test Complex" (PDF). Utah Historical Quarterly. 34 (2). Utah State Historical Society. Spring 1966. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ Project HSRS Formerly Project SMART: Its History and Its Mission (typescript). c. 1960.
- ^ ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ "Army Corps of Engineers, Formerly Used Defense Sites - Hurricane Mesa Test Site, Utah (J08UT0026)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Hurricane Mesa Airport (1434542)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
External links
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