DELIVERY OF U-2 SERIAL #347 TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00170R000100040015-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 17, 1982
• Content Type: LETTER

Lockheed Corporation
Burbank, California 91520 C. L.Jobnson
Senior Advisor
Col. William Lawson
Headquarters USAF/RDPJ
Room 5D, 156
Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20330
Subiect: Delivery of U-2 serial ?k3L47 to
Smithsonian Institute
We have completed our study here at ADP as to the costs
and work required to deliver the U-2A serial ?347 from
California to the Smithsonian Institute.
Our general plan involves the use of 3 trucks to hold
the aircraft and one J-57 engine from Palmdale to
Washington D.C. The cost for this project is between
$45,000 and $50,000. This cost does not include any
profit or overhead. Lockheed and Pratt & Whitney will
split the costs involved with each company putting up
as much as $25,000 to deliver the aircraft and one
J-57 engine.
We would conduct the following jobs which include:
1. Repaintwith camouflage grey paint and replace
appropriate markings.
2. Prepare the aircraft for shipment removing
all Pyrotechnics and avionics but not removing
anything from the cockpit. The parts removed
would be turned into the Air Force for use as
spare parts.
3. We would drain the fuel, oil, hydraulic and
oxygen systems prior to shipment. Three large
trucks are required which we would contract with
a local transportation firm.
 4. We would have to borrow from NASA at Ames
certain shipping equipment which was used
before to transport a U-2 to the Air Museum
at Wright Field. Our costs include returning
all borrowed equipment to NASA at Ames when
the trucks return.
5. Lockheed would furnish one supervisor to
instruct a crew from the Smithsonian Museum
to unload and reassemble the aircraft in
Washington.
6. We would remove and turn into the Air Force
the following components:
Autopilot & AHRS Components
2 Gyro platform P/N 139100-1
3 Rate Gyros w/mount 1798035-2
Compass Adapter 141058-01
Fault Monitor 425154-02
Trim Servo Control 133736-01
Pitch Synchronizer w/mount 431336-07
Power Supply 138213-01 or 142425-01
Auto Pilot Computer 424900-04
Avionics
H.F Transmitter - Radio Room
IFF T/R
ADF Recv. -
TACAN Recv. - Use for Spares on
UHF Recv. - Other "C" Models
ILS Recv. -
Q/Bay Ballast
7. We would remove the slipper tanks on the wing and
would not send a jet engine tail pipe.
8. We would deliver the J-57 engine serial #P610424.
9. We will provide the Smithsonian with various
pictures for display and a movie on the U-2,
should they desire it.
We have assumed that the Air Force would bear the risk of
shipping after we have loaded the trucks. We are asking
the transportation company for how much their liability
insurance would cover should the shipment be damaged on
any of the 3 trucks.
 We have not set a firm date on when the convoy would
arrive in Washington. It will take us several weeks
after obtaining your approval to proceed with the
program.
Via copy of this letter, I am asking Mr. Jim Cunningham
to get us information from the Smithsonian as to the
desirable date of arrival and any other problems which
might develop when the airplane is unloaded and re-
assembled.
I wish to be sure that it is understood that we will not
leave any ground handling equipment such as engine stands
or wing dollies after the delivery of the aircraft and
engine to Washington.