DEAR DICK;

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200120010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 23, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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I told John last week that I would make a few quick notes on some thoughts
I had regarding agenda items for our meeting here November 2nd. These
1. How do we talk to vendors on various equipment items?
a. Suggest two classes -- one briefed fairly completely and the
second not briefed at all, but just cleared. In the first category
we would suggest the air conditioning and engine control vendors,
for example, and, to the second, the suppliers of titanium.
2.
Competitive bidding for important systems.
3.
Contacts at who furnish the titanium. Affect of steel
strike on material delivery.
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4..
Special fuels. Status of aterials.
5.
Requirement for bringing into the picture early
on inlet controls.
6.
Our approach to problems on capital assets.
7.
Transportation to
8.
Status of A. R. tests.
9.
Design speed philosophy.
10.
Equipment bay design conditions, including those requested by P. E.
and those possible.
11.
Ejection seat and pilot environment.
12.
Augmentor basic design problems.
13.
Design criteria and limitations for M=3. 5.
14.
LAC organization and schedules.
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15. Review of wind tunnel data.
16. Transportation of articles over the road.
17. Status of high temperature plastics.
18. Contemplated test programs.
19. Review of power plant status and its installation.
20. Electronic packages and communication requirements.
21. Review of titanium test results.
There are, no doubt, a large number of other items to cover, but these are
a few that come to mind immediately.
I am assuming that the other suppliers who are interested in only a portion
of the above agenda will be present only part time for most of the above dis-
cussions. We will have rooms available so that, in addition to their attend-
ing the suppliers' meeting, we can have separate discussions at the working
level between, for instance, the P. E. people and our equipment group, after
we have covered their main function for which the meeting was set up.
I am attaching our proposed delivery schedule for all the aircraft considered.
The first two are considered to be delivered at the time of their first flight
and then assigned to the flight test status. The other delivery dates indicate
delivery into your hands for training and operational use. Also attached
is a schedule on the prototype airplane.
I am looking forward to seeing you, hopeful that you can spend an evening
with us.
Sincerely,
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cc: John
Gene
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