CONTRACT NO. (Sanitized) PROGRESS REPORT NO. 12

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A001800150007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 19, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
SUBJECT: CONTRACT No. PROGRESS REPORT No. 12
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHEDULE A, ARTICLE 2, ITEM 5 OF
SUBJECT CONTRACT, WE HEREWITH SUBMIT MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT No. 12. THIS
REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 9 JANUARY 1960 TO 9 FEBRUARY 1960 ON THE
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THREE (3) NADIR DETERMINATION DEVICES (GIANT).
THE COMPLETE SYSTEM OF UNIT No. I HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED AND A GENERAL PRELIMI-
NARY CHECK MADE. WHILE NO QUALITATIVE TESTS HAVE YET BEEN PERFORMED, IT
WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MACHINE OPERATED AND FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY AND MET THE
SPECIFICATION IN EVERY RESPECT. DURING THIS PERFORMANCE, IT WAS NOTED THAT
THE GIANT IS VERY SENSITIVE TO RANDOM VIBRATIONS, SUCH AS LEANING ON OR
JARRING THE CABINET. IF THE FULL ACCURACY THAT IS BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM IS
TO BE REALIZED, LOCAL VIBRATIONS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. HOWEVER, THE
SYSTEM WILL UNDOUBTEDLY YIELD A REPEATABLE ACCURACY OF PLUS OR MINUS FOUR
MICRONS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. REPEATABLE STATIC MEASUREMENTS OF PLUS OR
MINUS 2 MICRONS HAVE BEEN REALIZED WHEN TESTS WERE MADE LATE AT NIGHT SO
THAT THE POWER WAS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONSTANT AND THE VIBRATIONS AT A
MINIMUM.
THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL HAS BEEN COMPILED
AND WILL BE EDITED AND PUT IN FINAL FORM FOR DELIVERY WITH THE UNIT DURING
THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL ARE FULL SCHEMATICS,
COMPLETE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH CONTROL, AS WELL
AS A TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART FOR THE OPERATOR'S GUIDE. CONTROLS ARE
ILLUSTRATED AND EXPLAINED SO THAT NO DOUBT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE OPERATOR'S
MIND AS TO WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN AND WHEN IT SHOULD HAPPEN.
STATINTL
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ALL QUALITATIVE TESTS WILL BE COMPLETE DURING THE
WEEK OF 15 FEBRUARY, AND THE UNIT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT ANY TIME
AFTER 20 FEBRUARY. WE HAVE RECEIVED.A LETTER FROM YOUR
ADVISING THAT HE WILL ARRIVE HERE ON 29 FEBRUARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING
JTATI NTL
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FINAL ACCEPTANCE TESTS. AT THAT TIME, FIRM ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR
SHIPPING. OUR FIELD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS AND
CHECK AT YOUR LOCATION TO ASSURE THAT THE UNIT IS FUNCTIONING SATISFACTORILY.
WE HAVE NOT AS YET RECEIVED THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE UNITS
TWO AND THREE. ON I FEBRUARY 1960, ALL WORK ON THESE UNITS WAS TERMINATED
AND THE PERSONNEL CONCERNED WERE RESCHEDULED ONTO OTHER PROJECTS. As SOON
AS THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED FUNDS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE, WE WILL RE-PROGRAM
COMPLETION OF THESE TWO UNITS AND WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A REVISED ESTIMATE OF
COSTS TO COMPLETE AND SHIPPING DATES.
SINCERELY YOURS,
VICE-PRESIDENT
ENGINEERING
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