IN LAUNCH DETECTOR PROGRAM REVIEW

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72B00464R000100060023-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2010
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: June 21, 1965
• Content Type: MFR

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31 June 1965
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SUB CI: IR Launch Detector Program Review
1. at 10 June 1965, a visit was made to Aero
General for the purpose of reviewing the program status
and to supply now information on zone of coverage
the system.
2. A change in the area of coverage was discovered
by 1 personnel while performing an analysis on the
notion discrimination portion of the effort. The change
in coverage was required in order that sustainer detection
could be possible in all cases. 081 documented the
requirement in BY1--35243/85.
3. New information on coverage requirements may
cause the optical system to be changed from a three
element system to a four element system. This may be
necessary in order that image quality at the detectors
be maintained over the new increased field of view.
The now field of view requires that elevation angles
of minus 19 degrees through minus 52 degrees be covered.
4. A schedule slip of one week could result from
this requirement. It was felt by AGC management that
most of this time can be regained by a priority effort
in the optical design department and without OT utilization.
5. Layout of the window in the chine box had been
completed, but will require slight modification due to
the new "look angle" requirement.
6. Initial thermal analysis is underway. AGC
requested that a meeting between Lockheed, Air Research,
Aero,jet, and the customer be scheduled during the week
of 21 June. The purpose of the meeting is to coordinate
cooling requirements with Air Research and establish
working arrangements and cooling feasibility.
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':7. liechanical layout of the a
in a smaller and lighter weight unit than had been
anticipated in the proposal.
A strike by certain unionized shop personnel
t the Azusa plant for about two
s that the program will not be delayed
the strike does not extend over an additional four
six week period. braftuen, technicians, designers
engineers. aare not unionized, and therefore the
critical personnel", at this stage of the program,
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9 Summar . except for the slight transient
caused byvised field of view requirement, the
program appears to be on schedule. Initial analysis
tends to indicate that the severe thermal problem does
have a reasonable solution. Layout of the scanner
indicates that a reduction in nix* and weight will bet
reread. i,ased .
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