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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00569R000400140004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 24, 1961
• Content Type: CABLE

Approved For Release 2006/12/19: CIA-R DP89B00569R000140004-8
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1. UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND DIFFICULTY WITH SLIPPER TANKS. AFTER
EIGHT HOURTEST FLIGHT HERE FUEL REMAINING WAS FIVE GALLONS EACH TANK.
2. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BOTH SNIFFLE VALVE AND AIR PRESSURE ' 25x1
REGULATOR WERE CHECKED AND FOUND . OKBY
THIS WAS THE FIX ESTABLISHED Tn ELIMINATE SLIPPER TANK FEEDING
PROBLEMS SUBSE^UENT TO TESTS CONDUCTED ON ARTICLE 353.
3. SUGGEST YOU CHECK THE AIR SHUT-OFF VALVE SOLENOID FOR
OPERATION. ALSO SUGGEST CHECKINC PRESSURIZATION AND FEEDINr OF
TANKS. THE LATTER CHECK SHOULD BE MADE 'MITH AIRCRAFT I N LEVEL
POSITION AND ENGINE OPERATING AT 80 PERCENT.
4. MAX RANGE'PROFILE FLOWN HERE BY INDICATED
S/B 504 - 'MIRING
MOD AUX TANK AIR SHUT-OFF VALVE - WAS ALSO COMPLETED BY
FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS BELOW THE CURVE, DEVIATION FROM FLIGHT HANDBOOK
PROCEDURES WAS N4tfI"4OR I ZED.
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