UTILIZATION OF THE AEROSPACE TRAINER NF-104A RECONNAISSANCE PURPOSES

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• Document Release Date: February 12, 2003
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FOR; Deputy Director for Central Intelligence
characteristics of the NT-104A sad as far as I can do-
Utilization of the Aerospace Trans:
NF-104A for Reconnaissance . ayose>s
1. 1 have personally reviewed the flight profiles and per-
c and LINT recolanalssanc.. The mein reasO s
* is very little, if any. application for such a eyster
a. The system has no rands capabilities.
b. It would be very difficult to stabilise the camera
systems dart" the flight trajectory.
asst identify a target to say nothing of atte -mptiA& to _)?*rate
the camera at the target under th. precise Co n.+ iti ns that
would be required by shutter speed. fecal length, in4
other camera paaraneters=
would be practically ira posetble for the pilot to acga.ii
ballistic trajectory portion of the flight is sae
c. The timing of ,pall-up and the short duration of the
d. The tirrae limit in the target area entices
of little use for BUNT purposes.
a. I doubt very much whether the pilot will have any
a> store than very marginal control of the aircraft duribg the
trajectory phase of the flight.
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2. Ths.z s are situations r ere this system rsig.-t provide
us with a vevy li? tted and marginal capability. In y opinion the
resources necessary to acquire such a. systen Versus the areah
return we would get for the system, makes it econoricalty as Well.
as technically unfeasible.
3. "rye will a niter the development of this s
e atgasd as as aerospace trainer for any possible potential
otographic and E t reconnaissance area.
25X1
Assistant lr ecto t
(Special Activities)
CONCURS
135`=utr Director (Research)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: General Carter
Re attached, will you wish to write or call
Mr. Besera now? Yes - No
28 May 63
(DATE)
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