PROGRESS REPORT #1

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: May 1, 1956
• Content Type: PERRPT

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May 1, 1956
PROGRESS REPORT #1
This first progress report on SP 1914 is written four months
from the beginning of activity on the Bakersfield operation.
Hereafter, progress reports will be submitted on a six weeks
basis. As of this date, the project has the following status:
1.
The fuselage for first Bakersfield airplane leaves
jig on May 18, 1956, one week ahead of schedule.
the
2.
First set of wings are pulled from jigs and now in
tank seal.
3.
Six aft fuselage assemblies have been delivered to
Burbank for SP 1913.
4.
Final assembly operations have begun on the aft fuselage
for the first Bakersfield airplane.
5. has been designed and is now released to
the shop.
AIRCRAFT -
The twenty nine aircraft to be built at Bakersfield on
SP 1914 are serial numbers 361 through 389. These will be
identical to aircraft 3L1 through 360 built for SP 1914; the
only changes being for special equipment additions if
necessary. The schedule for these twenty nine aircraft is
shown in Figure 1.
EQUIPMENT SUMMARY -
The equipment being provided for these aircraft is shown in
Figure 2. The availability dates on this table are for SP 1913;
new delivery dates for the S? 191E equipment must be negotiated.
Note on this table that the equipment combinations derived for
these aircraft total in one instance to 913 pounds. This is
over double the original design weight allotment of 450 pounds
upon which the airplane performance has been predicted. System. iI
in particular has contributed to this increase, since it has
grown three times its original 60 pound estimate. The following
table indicates its present configuration which is obviously
completely contrary to our former plans.
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SYSTEM II G I OHT STATUS
Cockpit -54 Printer 3.00
65 Input 2.06
Equipment Bay -68A Tuner 21.22
J Box 2.00
Reefer Co-apt. -24 Navig. Comp. 16.95
-69 Power Supply 22.75
-63 Computer 19.07
-67 Exciter 68.81
-68B Transmitter
-51 Ec ceive r 7.94
-29 Programmer 2.00
Compressor
System II Hardware Total 171.35 lbs.
Antenna 1.50
Wiring, Plugs 19.03
Structure Provisions 6.0
Total System ' II as Installed
198.31 lbs.
The allocation of equipment and airplane serials is submitted
here in Figure 3 to indicate our present fabrication plans. it
,is subject to change and is shown here in order to establish a
common base.
LO?R HATCHES
As a result of operational practices at the training base
and the desire for nore flexible use of the airplane, the types
and numbers of lower hatches to be fabricated has been revised.
LOVER HATCh ASSEMBLIES
BASIC Al B C IV
Operational 29 20 6 6 5
Spares 6 1 1
The basic hatches are modified to include mounting provisions for
the tracker. This has proven to be an extremely useful camera for use
with equipment other than that requiring camera hatches. This will be
a factory installation for all SP 191h airplanes.
The use of two separate hatches for the Al and A2 camera equipment
has been shown to be an unnecessary complication. The Al hatches will
be used with both Al and A2 equipment.
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AIRCRAFT WEIGHT -
The basic aircraft weight situation is outlined below. The
weight of this aircraft is still going up, primarily due to added or
overweight equipment. This growth must be stopped or the basic mission
of the aircraft will be degraded. Note that the aircraft gross weight
for the zero fuel condition has increased as much as 249 pounds since
the last report made in January for SP 19130
111GHT EMPTY STATUS
lv'eight Empty as per Progress deport t7, SP 1913
9968.1
Lose the following:
Paint - Not a requirement
Actual height of -31 Engine
(-59.0)
Added:
Sun Shade
Clock
Landing Lights
2OV035 Battery in lieu of (2) 20VO 4's
i'uselage Nose Redesign for Package III Antenna
Provisions for Package II & Cockpit Wiring
Cockpit Fan
hear View Mirror
Misc. Changes
1a8
008
L.2
62.2
10.9
6.2
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0.9
2.9
WEI (3HT EMPTY TOTAL (-31 Engine) 9917.5
M (6 airplanes only) +27.0
1]EIGHT EMPTY, AIRCRAFT 9944.5
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`"'- GROSS EIGHT STATU$
-37 ENGINE
-31 ENGINE
USEFUL LOAD
285
285
Cre w
Unusable
Fuel
71
26
Gil - Trapped
26
20
65
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Oxygen (3) 51L cu. in.
61
61
691
691
Tactical Load
TOTAL USEFUL
LOAD
1.054
1,199
SIGHT EMPTY
10,276
9,918
Zero Fuel
Gross
11,530
11,117
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MANU FA CTUHI NG -
The following summary indicates the manufacturing status of the
Bakersfield operation. It wat activated as an Engineering Experimental
Manufacturing installation of January 3, 1956. Starting with a work
force of approximately 30 direct and indirect people, it has built up
to a total of 220 employees. The hiring rate will continue at
approximately ten per week through October at which time the work force
will level off at 450 employees. All hiring is being done in the
Bakersfield area with the exaGeption of approximately 30 key supervisory,
engineering and administrative personnel. It consists of a 2001 x bOO'
manufacturing building located on a 17 acre plot with ample access to
the Kern County Airport, which immediately adjoins the property. A
separate 30' x 80t storage building and a 30' x 80' canteen for
employees have been provided, All construction has been done urith a
view to affording maximum security protection.
This is primarily an assembly plant with practically all fabrication
work being done at Burbank. It is currently undertaking the assembly
of all major components. It is now supplying assemblies to Burbank for
the remaining airplanes for contract SP 1913 and will ultimately
contribute approximately ten to fifteen per cent of the total man-hours
effort on that contract. This is in addition to the major portion of
the sheet metal assembly and final assembly on contract SP 191L articles
and spares. The major assembly work is as follows:
Main Fuselage
The main fuselage for 361 will leave the jig on May 18, 1956,
one week ahead of schedule.
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Wing Assemblies -
Bakersfield will furnish nine wing assemblies to Burbank for
Sp 1913. The first set of wings have been pulled frcxn the jigs
and axis currently in tank seal. These wings will be assembled to
3513. 'z'ings for 361 will be out of the jigs and ready for tank seal
by may 16, 1956.
Aft Fuselage -
Six aft fuselage assemblies have been delivered to Burbank and
final assembly operations have' started on the aft fuselage for
361. A total of fifty-three fu-,gelagee for 8P 1913 and SP 1911
including spares will be built.
Empennage -
Empennage production is proceeding toward the ultimate rate
of one complete empennage every eight days.
The overall expenditures on contract Sr 2912, to March 29, 1956
are $9L8, 000.
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