TRIP REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000100040040-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: March 22, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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2 2 MAR 1966
SUBJECT: Trip Report
1. On 14 March 1966 departed on a trip
to visit Lockheed plants in Los nge es. On the afternoon
of the 14th of March a meetin between
and the undersigned,
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was held to discuss utilization and installation of the Light
Weight Tracker. It was determined that it was desirable to
have the tracker installed and operational for the "H" camera
tests. The problem of space for the installation was discussed
and it was decided that the present configuration did not
provide space for the tracker to be mounted without a major
mod to the tracker. The decision was made to utilize 25X1
]to mount the tracker in for the purpose of the "H' es
an y. If the tracker does not operate in the environment
within the "H" tests will be flown without the
2. The permanent tracker installation was also discussed.
As the light weight "H" has approximately the same dimensions
as the "old H" the Tracker will not fit in the bay in its
present configuration. To provide coverage it will be necessary
to modify the tracker by spreading the supply and take-up
spools and putting them in a horizontal plane. This is a
major redesign. The other alternatives are one, to mount two
new design trackers in the bay, one on each side, with flush
mounted windows on the bottom and sides of the hatch and two
f redesign the nose of the aircraft to provide enough room to
mount the tracker in the nose. The nose installation is most
desirable as it would provide a "flush" mount in all config-
urations. With other system configurations the tracker can
be mounted on the hatch utilizing the 5 segmented window. LAC
is preparing a schedule and cost quote for hatch modification.
3. During the period 15 through 17 March the undersigned
attended the provisioning conference for the ARC-50. It was
agreed that 17 B-Y configurations and 16 A-Y configurations
would be reconfigured to the BX configuration. All module
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spares now being procured are of the "BX" configuration.
The conference went well after all concerned stabilized
the ground rules and recomputed requirements utilizing
these ground rules. The ADP and customers all arrived
at a reasonable spares requirement and each line item was
resolved in a minimum amount of time with little discussion.
All A-12 spares and a pronortinate share of the initial
I swill be funded by
Modification o the BY's-EM AY's to the BX configuration
will be funded in the same manner.
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#1 - MD/OSA
#2 - D/FA/OSA
#3 - D/TECH/OSA
#4 - C&FE/OSA
#5 - MD/OSA
#6 - RB/OSA
#7 - Chrono
(22 Mar 66)
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