...that is so awesome, I have new hero in a "take my word for it..." engineering role model. And clearly filmed a long time ago, because now $750 million would not be considered expensive, esp for the government..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_encabulator
And Mike, that is the beauty of trim pots...when I was in college, other guys were making measurements of their sacred transistors, drawing load lines, whatever and I would just grab a potentiometer and tune it till it worked. Maybe I have Italian blood somewhere there...