Training for Installing the Titan II in Its Silo

The paper describes the training equipment used by the Air Force to train Strategic Air Command personnel in the handling procedures for installing a Titan II missile in an underground silo. Included are descriptions of the design parameters established to effect economies, detailed features of the training equipment and procedures used during training. This trainer illustrates how full-scale equipment can be reduced to the minimum necessary to accomplish effective training while considering both economy and utility.