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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00980R000300060075-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: December 10, 1964
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. ARTICLE 131 MADE FLIGHT 27:. ON 9,D ECENBER 19649 PILOT
TAKE OFF AT 1236 HOURS ' FROM; 1. HOUR AND 14 MINUTES.
MISSION: TEST OF SYSTEMS -A- AND, ?'D6.'. CROSS WEIGHT 111,300 LBS.
C.G. 20.8 PERCENT. TAKE OFF DISTANCE 5800.FEET TAKE OFF SPEED 220
KNOTS. PRESSURE ALTITUDE 4411, TEMPERATURE:52 DEGREES, WIND
PILOT. WHEN HEADING HOLD FEATURE OF AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED DURING
25 DEGREE BANKED TURN, RECOVERY ROLL RATE WAS EXCESSIVE (1 SECOND)
AND A 12 DEGREE OVERSHOOT ON HEADING OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
CORRECTION TO SELECTED HEADING. AFTER;.REACHING 8000 LBS FUEL
REMAINING9 DESCENT ANDL.J~DE GNUTE_ OPERATION- NORMAL.
FOR FLIGHT AT 45,000 FEET. EXERCISED BOTH
330 DEGREES AND 12 KNOTS, MAXIMUM: SPEEi 1.38 MACH, MAX ALT 47,000.
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2. PILOT TRIMMED UP THE LEFT ENGINE 100 DEGREES PRIOR TO TAKE
OFF AND TRIMMED THE RIGHT ENGINE DOWN SLIGHTLY. THE RIGHT AB LIT
SLOW (2 SECONDS) ON THE GROUND AND-IN THE AIR, CLIMBED TO 45,000
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FEET FLEW PATTERN TO OPERATE SYSTEMS "A":.'AND "?D". AB REQUIRED
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