CABLE TO RUEDFIF/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO FROM NPIC WASHDC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04549A000600030090-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: March 1, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T CITE EPIC 3157.
REDSTONNIE PSENA1 S MID HUNTSVILLE
FTD ATTN:
MID ATTN:
FORT HOLABIRD FOR USAIIC ATTN:
1. IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST, NPIC HAS COMPLETED A MENSURATION
EXERCIES DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE THE VALIDITY OF THE METRICAL TRAP.
2. THIS EXERCISE CONSISTED OF A DETAILED MENSURAL ANALYSIS OF
THE MOD I GUIDELINE MISSILE. THE MOD I MISSILE WAS CHOSEN SINCE
VERY RELIABLE DIMENSIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CHECKING THE NPIC
MEASUREMENTS. NPIC DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE DIMENSIONS.
3. REPRESENTATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF THE MOD I GUIDELINE DERIVA-
FROM THE METRICAL TRAP ARE:
1. OVERALL LENGTH OF MISSILE
2. OVERALL LENGTH OF SUSTAINER
3. OVERALL LENGTH OF BOOSTER
4. MAIN WING ROOT CHORD
5. BOOSTER FIN ROOT CHORD r . _---
6. MAIN WING SPAtd?-=`3
7. BOOSTER F I i4 SPAN
8. DIST. FROM TIP OF PITOT TO LEAD EDGE
MAIN WING
9. DIST. FROM TIP OF PITOT TO INTERSECTION
OF LEAD EDGE CONTROL FIN AND BODY:
A. TOP FIN
B. BOTTOM FIN
10. SUSTAINER DIAMETER
11. BOOSTER DIAMETER
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED [AS
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