OXCART - CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OUTLINE OF AIRCRAFT #121 AND 122 DURING AUGUST 1963

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CIA-RDP63-00313A000500130073-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 15, 2016
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August 15, 2003
Sequence Number: 
73
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Publication Date: 
August 30, 1963
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MFR
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Approved For Release 2003/09/29 : CIA-RQP63-00313A000500130073-3 25X1A to 631 t .I ttO.c t 25X1A A:WVV (30 Acs, 63) itton ADD/ T 36.4 AD/OSA f7 .ASD/OVA 9 ASD/OS . (ct ow) 10 S/OA SIGNED `refs 25X1 Activities 25X1A NRO review(s) completed. SECRET Approved For Release 2003/09/29 : CIA-RDP63-003' 3A000500130073-3 Approved For Release 200310912 P63-00313A000500130073-3 Bra CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY - AUGUST 1963 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 ?9 J0 Aircraft #121 Repair fuel tank leak and inlet modification Inlet modification Inlet modification Inlet modifications - reinstalling engines Engine installation completed Ground run - both engines damaged compressor honeycomb Engines removed - engine damage internal, not FOD Reconfigure anti-FOD screens to improve protection Reconfigure anti-FOD screens, engines installed Prepare for ground-runs and run at idle Ground runs - revised longer procedure for anti-FOD Ground runs completed - correct instrumentation trouble Flight #76: Aircraft roughness investigation Engines removed due cracked afterburner liners Engines installed - correct inlet control trouble Ground runs and pre-flight Right hand inlet control replaced Airframe hydraulic pump replaced Flight #77: Adverse weather precluded high Mach Flight cancelled - wind conditions Fuel tank leak repair and pre-flight Flight #78: Aircraft roughness investigation Correct instrumentation trouble Investigating engine compressor honeycomb Engines removed due compressor honeycomb problem Wait modified engines - being airlifted today Wait engines - scheduled to arrive today Aircraft #122 Structural repair - due aborted take-off 19 July Structural repair Structural repair - reinstalling engines Structural repair Structural repair Structural repair Structural repair Structural repair Structural repair Prepare for ground runs Ground runs - longer procedure for anti-FOD Ground runs completed - correct inlet spike malfunction Flight #19: Heat soak @ Mach 2.2 Routine maintenance and instrumentation Flight #20: Heat soak and inlet investigation Routine maintenance and pre-flight Flight #21: Nose gear lock malfunction - aborted Correct nose gear malfunction and fuel tank leak Fuel tank repair Flight #22: Heat soak Right engine removed - trim malfunction Engine removal completed Engine installed - prepare for ground run Engine removal due compressor honeycomb problem Engines removed - honeycomb problem Wait modified engines - being airlifted today Wait engines - scheduled to arrive today Approved For Release 2003109129 63-00313A000500130073-3 Pi. BEIP