PROGRESS REPORT FOR AUGUST 1961 ON THE TESTING OF RAILROAD TORPEDOES RD 88, TASK ORDER 39 WORK ORDER 1

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03642A002400010050-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: September 22, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROGRESS REPORT
FOR
AUGUST 1961
ON THE
TESTING OF RAILROAD TORPEDOES
RD 88, TASK ORDER 39
WORK ORDER 1
22 September 1961
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During August 1961, a lot of 500 special railroad torpedoes was received
for test.
The units were found to be packaged in groups of five, each group in a
chipboard box, the box enclosed in a heat-sealed scrip bag. Ten groups,
each in a scrim bag, were contained in a fiberboard container and four
of these containers in a wooden packing box.
Sample groups were unpacked in order to ascertain the physical condition
of the torpedoes. Although no visible deterioration was noticed, a slight
musty odor was associated with the internal cushioning material in the
packages.
A drop test mechanism was set up for operational testing of four hundred
and fifty torpedoes. This device consisted of a 25 pound weight having a
hemispherical contact surface and arranged to drop from a height of 16 inches
onto a section of rail. An electromagnet was used for controlling the fall
of the weight.
FUTURE WEIGHT
Total Amount of Contract
$ 1,126.00
Expenditures for August 1961
1014.36
Total Expenditures to 31 August 1961
1014.36
Balance of Contract
1,021.614
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