ARTICLE 342 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00447R000100010029-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: March 29, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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25X1A FOR: GEN. LEDFORD FROM: KELLY JOHNSON
SUBJ: ARTICLE 342 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
THE FINAL METALLURGICAL REPORTS ON ARTICLE 342
MAILED TODAY UNDER SEPARATE COVER.
PER YOUR VERBAL REQUEST, WE WILL ADD- A CAUTION NOTE TO
THE FLIGHT MANUAL VN DIAGRAMS AS FOLLOWS:
CAUT ION
THE ABOVE VN DIAGRAM DEFINES THE AIRPLANE
CAPABILITY FOR SYMMETRICAL FLIGHT.. HOWEVER,
ALL AIRCRAFT ARE TRADITIONALLY LIMITED TO A
REDUCTION IN THESE VALUES OF FROM 20 TO 33 PER CENT
FOR ABRUPT ACCELERATED OR MAXIMUM VELOCITY ROLL.
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THE ABOVE CAUTION NOTE SHOULD BE
ADDED TO YOUR FLIGHT MANUALS IMMEDIATELY.
ISSUE TDC?S ASAP.
END OF MESSFGE
Approved For R4IeaieE2db21h08T: CIA-RDP74*0449l9PDb29-0
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