USE OF MIL-L-7808 OIL IN CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000200190030-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: October 11, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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11 October 1968
Deputy Director of Special Activities
Use of dI L-IJ -7f8D8 Oil in Constant Speed
Drive
aVoi4 or relieve the current problem of congealing of the
MIL-L-23699 oil now being used. The *IL-L-1808 oil has a
different viscosity - temperature characteristic (i.e. has
a lower viscosity at lower tesperatures) than the KID-L- 23609.
2. The U-2&-2-1 Technical Manual r.coomends MI L-I -23+
1. It is suggested that the use of MIL-L-7608 oil be
anaeidered for use in the CSD unit on the U-SR aircraft to
substitution of *IL-L-780$ oil in the CSD might be a simple
solution to the current problem and that specific instructions
be Issued to avoid using CS! oil in the engine since P does
not allow either siaimm of oil Spec Noss er name brands. Per--
haps colored oils and color coded filter caps night prevent
the oil mixing problem.
areas where ground temperatures fall below minus 200F (-291C).
3. The UI L- L.- oil is apparently now used in the
CSD for the esahe of its commonality with the engine oil to
simplify oil supply requirements, and avoid having the wrong
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