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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00980R000300070112-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 112
• Publication Date: October 6, 1962
• Content Type: CABLE

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25X1 1o ACFT NUMBER ONE AIRBORNE FOR FIFTY MINUTES ON FLIGHT NUMBER
37 AT 1735 HOURS AREA TIME 5 OCTOBER WITH J-58 INSTALLED IN LEFT
GROSS WEIGHT 759000 POUNDS 19 PERCENT CG,
AB TAKEOFF. AB CLIMB TO 309000 FOOT LEVELED OFF AND STABILIZED AIR-
CRAFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. GRADUALLY REDUCED SPEED FROM 340 KNOTS TO
300 KNOTS. SET MIL POWER ON LIFT ENGINE AND AB ON RIGHT ENGINE TOP
BLANACE POWER AND CLIMBED TO 35,0009 LIT AB ON LEFT ENGINE AND
WENT FULL POWER BOTH ENGINES INCREASED SPEED TO 1.15 MACH AND IN-
VESTIGATED POWER TRANSITIONS AT VARIOUS AB SETTINGS AS WELL AS
MILITARY POWER SETTINGS AND LOWER. THROTTLE JOCKEYING. OUT OF AB
AND SLOWED TO DESCEND KEEPING POWER UP ABOVE 6200 RPM ON LEFT
ENGINE. CHECKED VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS ON LEFT ENGINE TO FIND
BEST FOR APPROACH AND TO MAKE CERTAIN .THROTTLE COULD BE SAFELY
RETARDED BELOW 6000 RPM. ACTUALLY WENT AS LOW AS 4500 RPM9 NO
PROBLEM, LANDED OK AND GOOD CHUTE. GENERAL COMMENTS ON FLIGHT FOLLOW..
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ENGINE PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. ENGINE OPERATION VERY GOOD EXCEPT
FOR MINOR FLUXUAT IONS IN BLEED OPEN REGION (NOZZLE FLUTTER}. THIS
RESULTED IN MINOR VIBRATION TO ACFT AS WAS YNOWN AND EXPECTED FROM
PRIOR ENGINE RUN UP ON GROUND, NO PROBLEi GENERAL VIBRATION LEVEL.
OF ENGINE AND COMPONENTS VERY LOW AND WELL WITHIN LIMITS FOR FIRST
FLIGHT ON NEW ENGINE. LAC CONSIDERS THIS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD RIDE.
25X1 2. UNITED FLIGHT NUMBER OCAME OUT OF SUN ON EASTBOUND HEADING
AT OUR FLIGHT LEVEL, NECESSARY FOR. ARTICLE TO TURN, DISTANCE SEPARA-
TION ABOUT ONE HALF M ILE0 I CLOSED ON CIVIL ACTT TO IDENTIFY.
SEPARATE REPORTS DISPATCHED AS REQUIRED THESE CASES.
3. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD DAY.
S E C R E T
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