CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM [DELETED] RE RUNS WERE MADE BUT RESULTS POOR DUE WEATHER

Created: 3/14/1963

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ADE FLT4 WAROURSIV. PURPOSE TYPE I. RUNS WERE MADE0 FT BUT RESULTS POOR DUE WEATHER. RUN30 AT TARGETS AND ELY, NEVADA USING NORMAL AND CLOUD SETTINGS. ACCELERATEDACH NBR WHILE0 FT, TURNED ON AUTOPILOT FOR ITS FIRST SUPERSONIC OPERATION TO DATE* RESULTS GOOD* DESCENT MADE TO TRAFFIC PATTERN. NORNAL LANDING. LIFT VECTOR DRAG CHUTE TRIED VIM SHEER LINK SET0 LBS PULL. SHEERED BEFORE CHUTE COMPLETELY BLOSSOMED. ROLLOUT MADE ONTO OVERRUN. MORE WORK SCHEDULED FOR THIS CHUTE USING STRONGER SHEER LINK. TRIED NEW ADF USING ORIGINAL ANTENNA. ONE THIRD LESS EFFECTIVE, HOWEVER THIS CORRESPONDS TO DIFFERENCE IN ANTENNA EFFICIENCY AMD WAS ANTICIPATED- INSTALLING WHIP ADF ANTENNA ON TRAINER AT PRESENT. AFTERNOON FLIGHTANCELLED DUE TO HIGH SURFACE WINDS BLOWING ACROSS RUNWAY. THIS FLIGHT SCHEDULED MORNING OFARCH*

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