1881. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Mass Properties Facility

Publication TypeConference Paper
AuthorsStrom, G.
Year of Publication1989
Paper Number1881
Conference48th Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, May 22-24
Conference LocationAlexandria, Virginia
Paper Category9. WEIGHING EQUIPMENT
Pages17
Date Published5/22/89
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Key Words9. WEIGHING EQUIPMENT
AbstractThis paper describes the mass properties balancing facility constructed in 1987 at Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. in Sunnyvale, California. The balancing machine is a Schenck-Trebel model E6/MOI-7. The capabilities and operational procedures of the machine are described. To speed up the determination of balance weights required, a program was written for a Macintosh SE computer. The capabilities of this program are outlined.