NAVIGATIONAL RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR IDEALIST AIRCRAFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600080017-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 2006
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: September 21, 1961
• Content Type: MF

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II? "A-0476
: Act
Nawi$ational Uadin
VP
for
IDWZ$T Aircraft
l sndu* tai the Chief, Msteri?1
from the Chief', Special Projects Via;
dated 9 August 1961; Subject as above
amozandun cantatas it recasseendati+ as the
of improved navigational radio equipment in all
'craft. such recce eu Eat Ian is Included in pars -
ph S.
2- As guested in the above referenced - and ,
radio equipeent as ropisarneut for the AR N-6 ATE In Z-31 air-
craft:
TACAW/ASF
't/ATJ?
TACAII/MW
a. This equipment be installed in all. aircraft.
It can be installed Ponmumatly in aircraft which do not have
r 1d have to be installed in apseS, fOrVXc'd Of the $3$ ItCb
is now reserved for alternate Installation of System VI a taip-
most when system VIZ is Installed. The TAW O4u1PWWt xld
be easily rss able if It becomes n essarY to use this spy
for system VI. The ATE' portion would romain perasneutlg
in ats Heed.
b. in aircraft without $59, the substitution of
TACAN/ATE' for the A S-d will result in a weft increase of
amt 11 per. In aircraft with $So, the weight Ivereaso
,111 be about 110 pounds.
Force priority can be obtained.
c. The procurement load time for TACAN equips "t Is
one year. This might be reduced to d scathe if a special
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slop, install and
flight test prototype
.pravide seen TAB
production kite for
field installation at
each
ADY
production kits for
field installation at
eat
(4) Provide Sight =I
convertor kits for
f e ld is stalition at
each
flatten of TA /AD1
The installation of this c iastion is not
ica ly feasible.
a. This embization can be Installed In all aircraft.
prohleec exists as with TACAN egtaipnent.
h. A weight sae of about 11 pounds will result
a esistiag i ` with ,x-58 ADP and AIC/157
Aircraft equipped with 989 will r quire only
~
the VOR portion a will sustain a net increase in weight Of
about TR pounds.
The procuros nt lead tine for ae tpsent is
d. fte estimated coat for
a follows
(1) Provide eight TOR
production kits for
f Laid installation at
each
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Provide eight RMI
convertor kits for
field installation a
A et mry of
each type
TAC /A ?"
I Year
60 days
8
a seder LAC Contract 'SP-1922 to
/ADF
obtain fumls required forthe TACAW/A> "
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(2) Provide four A
preftctioe kits for
field installation at
each
each
+110 The +71 Its
of TMIAZW equipment. . An Activity Pro as ld
lighter weight and cheaper t of the
a, it is rye e+ ed that this *qu# at be
I IDRALISt aircraft.
11"U f for . a. r
Materiel Staff,
CC 3RR C :
+e s Bra c
Recommendation contained is raph g I L L E G I B
to approved:
1) Sta~~'ey W. Beerli 22 SEP 1961
0-443A 0006000800
Acting Chief, DPD.-DD/P
livery
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