MEETING AT WESTINGHOUSE AIR ARM, BALTIMORE, REGARDING UTILIZATION OF RADAN WITH APQ-56 TYPE RADAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00011A001000090115-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 115
• Publication Date: April 4, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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RARUM FOR THE RTC =
SI JECT s Meeting at Westinghouse Air Arts Ra1tiators, Regarding
Ut3liration of Radati with APQ.56 Tgpo Radar
1. ?,,,M ; " 2L ft&UUS The asating was geld 3 AP-11 19%
in the Zngin:ring Office of Westinghouse Air Atay biesdship Airport.
2? l#r.~dFig3i t s*
Westinghouse
Westinghouse
GFL
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ProJeot
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a. Befbre
arri,Ted,l 8aVs the Pro ' sot
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personnel a or e portions of the plant producing the Project
equipsent. Item camber 1 will be oon l etoly amisabled by 7 April
and then uaderV ammponsnt and asaably tests. gates tests will
be s dated by 15 I4o y.
rsooaaarnded Immediate shipment
to Loused for installs, n. .e alt that plant training, if
desired, should take place at i tt rtcwu with itrus I or at Friend-?
ship with iteis 2. If the fbrawer is desirable, seeurity alearanses
for Westinghouse pilots and crew chief on the 847 should be
initiated at ones, Also arrangements should be aide to clear the
E I-17 into Watertown. In sap event, if pilot training on the P,?17
is desired, approval of the Air Fares raiment officer win be
required*
b.
cry
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was
will
infored that Oamaaro is processing
the TWX machine in his plant.
the neosam?
When
arrived, he proceeded to t~dcist
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Rsdan details that would be o
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procated by outlining the APQ.56 f
eatures
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that concerned .L.
d. As a result of these discussions, both G.P.L. and Westing.
house teal that eospletely aut natie data transfer from Radsn to
the APC -56 is possible, It will tutail a revision of the APQ. %
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T: Meeting at Westiagh use Air Arst, 'ralt1siore, Ftegsrding t?ti? ration
or Paden with APO--56 Type Racer
control panel as well ass ssibis cation to the Radan in-
soli
dicator unit.
re to glom a method of
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attack for Promes recoame sppanapriate action.
present when the two systems were ccabined. This otaobinsd system
would have available within its "flask boaass" signals proportional
to distance, in xd1ca, traveled in an assured direction of flight
and V is distance, also in elves measured at right angles to this
]ins, the aircraft bas drifted. The weight penalty fbr brining
tl-is information out in counter form for the pilot's use is
navigating will probably be lose than taro pounds. was 25X1
requested to pursue this matter and sutaait a preposai r
neosssary equi cent modification,
f. wra gig three signed cos a of letter 25X1
Contra or tranamittt1 to at G.P.L. 25X1
After reading tbeey reason for any ^.ueetions or 25X1
ob,ections to be see vas rarueeted to return two 25X1
signed Copiers as soon as possible.
4. ARU2 :
a. Westinghouse is to explore the recuireents for eouipaaent
changes to make Fadan and APO-56 Radar a table.
b. G.F.L. is to return the signed contract as soon as possible.
c. The Project is to make arran is for pilot training using
the AFO.-56 in the F-l?.
Distribution:
Orig. - Enuime taster
2 - Mastsr
3 - Fi. F smell r.
4 - Ghros
5 - Pending
~,AK:kjv (4/5/56)
e. As an out growth of the discussions of Fadan AFQ-56 come..
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