APPROVAL FOR LONG-LEAD TIME ITEMS IN U-2 CARRIER CONVERSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00728R000300040083-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 83
• Publication Date: June 20, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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NRO REVIEW COMPLETED
MEMORANDUM FOR : Chief. Pograms Sta1f, OSA
Chief, Contracts Division, OSA
SUBJ CT
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: Approval for Long?Lead Tim Items in
Conversion
2 Carrier
ohnson's discussions with Mr. Edward M. Ryan,
d a wind-up chat on the telephone to see where we
conclusions are that he will have to fabricate a new
main landing gear for the U-Z to replace the light-weight magnesium gear in
use now. Since the dyes for the original U-2 landing gear cannot be located,
he says that he will have to start to work on fabricating a new gear from scratch
which will mean ordering a limited number of hand forginga front subcontractors.
These, of course, will be engineered against the heavier stresses imposed on
the gear in the course of carrier operations. According to Kelly. carrier opera-
tions will dictate twice the rate of descent that the gear is engineered for.
2. In view of Kelly's commitment of IS June to a twenty-week time
envelope for the complete 11-2 conversion to carrier/J-75 configuration. and
because be-needs to procure certain lead-time items now in order to be able to
eau that NR
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keep that schedule based on a 1 July input date for the first b
it would be feasible to go ahead and immediately expend up to
critical items associated with landing gear. In addition, I a
to develop a sling for the U-2 to that it might be hoisted aboard a carrier at
dockside in the event that we find it necessary to use this syste,n to launch
aircraft against \in a short time. This amount
we agreed should intttalIy be
3. Above and beyond the immediate outlay
conferring with the Chief, Programs Staff, 0
proceed to obligate under the existin
arrier conversion requtremsn. This, of course, wo
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Is with our current Iorecast for the balance of the
t before the first of the month we may need more
now be in a position to authorise additional pacing itom
Should we later for any reason
carrier concept, the obligated funds could be applied to
conversion job, which will be a firm requirement for Fiscal Year
t Air Force has turned over two additional U-Z's to us. 1, there-
request that the Chief, Contracts Division, OSA, send a Tryv X to Lockheed
ng with the facts as stated above and advise the undersigned. ILLEGIB
P S. $nb sequent to
I request that we advise Ka
sets Of tin parts as requested
item can be costed against the'
JA
A. CUNNIN HAM, JR.
pay Assistant Director
(Special Activities)
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e above, lw ereceived.
mmediately go ahead on fabrication of two NRO
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Distribution:
CiPS/OSA
C./CD/OSA
- DAD/OSA
4 AD/OSA
- ADD/R,
6 - D/FA/OSA
7 - DiTECkliOSA
- SD/OSA
9 - BkFiOS.A
10 - R.8/08A
DAD/OSA:JACAmningharn, Jr. /atm
obligation noted above.
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