OXCART STATUS REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000100050057-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2002
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: May 4, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR : Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH : Deputy Director for Science and Technology
SUBJECT : OXCART Status Report
1. The following is provided for your information only.
2. In late afternoon, 3 May 1966, this office was
requested telephonically by General Geary's office to provide
certain OXCART A-12 aircraft flight experience data. The
data is to be used to answer five specific questions allegedly
asked by the Secretary of Defense. The questions, and answers
thereto, are listed below. This information is being provided
to Gene al G t
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Answer - 1908 flights through 30 April 1966
of which 458 were accumulated by the two place
trainer aircraft limited to speeds below Mach 2.0
e. What are the total flight hours at Mach numbers
of 2.0, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, and 3.2 for each quarter?
Answer -
vary s office.
3. a. When was the first flight?
Answer - 30 April 1962
b. When was the first supersonic flight?
Answer - 9 May 1962
c. When was the first Mach 2.6 flight?
Answer - 20 June 1963
d. What are the total number of flights?
Prior to October 1963 flight hour duration
was minimal at speeds above Mach 2.0. The
following table shows hours accumulated at
various Mach numbers by 27 October 1963 and
additional hours accumulated in each time period
indicated subsequent to that date. All time
periods are quarters with the exception of one
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Period Mach 2.0
30 Apr' 62
27 Oct'63 15:39
27 Oct'63
6 Feb 64 25:09
6 Feb ' 64
3 May '64 38:40
3 May'64
4 Aug'64 55:49
4 Aug'64
10 Nov'64
10 Nov'64
31 Dec'64
31 Dec' 64
31 Mar ' 65
31 Mar'65
30 June65
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30 Sep'65
30 Sep'65
31 Dec' 65
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31 Mar 166
31 Mar'66
30 Apr'66
68:45
41:36
60:16
82:46
79:03
98:38
53:03
36: 56
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Totals 656:20
384:39 260:18 171:00 0 21:05
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transition period between 10 November 1964
and 31 December 1964, and between 31 March
1966 and 30 April 1966.
Mach 2.6 Mach 2.8 Mach 3.0 Mach 3.2
:27 :08 :01 :00
3:26 :57 :30 :12
3:15 1:06 :49 :00
3:59 2:24 :32 :00
36:20 22:55 2:28 :15
28:21 15:48 3:43 :07
32:47 11:34 9:09 :20
57:49 25:13 21:35 3:25
63:03 44:50 26:31 7:20
81:49 70:38 50:40 2:31
43:55 38:29 31:52 3:51
29:28 26:16 23:10 3:04
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B igadier General, USAF
Director of Special Activities
JACK C. LEDFORD
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