CABLE TO DIRECTOR FROM [DELETED] RE FLIGHT WAS SPENT IN FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF SY

Created: 10/24/1962

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FLIGHTNIRB03ME TODAY AT TAKE OFF IN ABBS. FLIGHTIN. PILOT BILL PARKS. APPROXIMATELYINUTES OF THE FLIGHT WAS SPENT IN FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF SYSTEMST. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED AT SEVERAL ALTITUDES SUCH AS HYDRAULICS, ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTS, INSTRUMENTATION, WF, ANDING GEAR MANUAL AND NORMAL ETC. AIRNOTST AND WERE SATISFACTORY BOTH MANUAL AND-MORTAL. THE SPIKE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FLOWN AND CHECKED ON THIS AIRCRAFT FOR FIRST TIME, HOWEVER WHILE IT CHECKED OKWAS INSUFFICIENT SPEED FOR THE SPIKE TO MOVE. THE ENTIRE FLIGHT CAPD WASWITH THE ONLYEING INTERMITTENT NOSE WHEEL .STEERING, ROTH TAXING AND LANDING! ADF DID NOT FUNCTION: MANUAL BY-PASS WARNING LIGHT

APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE: 7

2. CRUISE CONTROL FLIGHT SCHED ULEr. THURSDAY OR ttSUPERtM^JM Bn KAJ, TA"gWEIGHT OF

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THE INS SYSTEM VILL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THIS FLIGHT IS FINISHED.

TODAY'S FLIGHT WAS KET UNDER RADARAND, INSIDEILES AT ALL TIMES. THE THREE AIRCRAFT DEFINITELY COULD BE SEPARATED^? PRESENTED THE LARGER gWTgUaa OF THE TIME. OBSERVED.

FEELS THIS MEANS LITTLE BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEFINITELY

PRESENTED PROPER ANGLE TO ANTENNA MUCH OF THE TIME. EQUIPMENT IS READY TO TO NOV AND AT MY REQUEST THEY VlLL OPERATE IT AGAINSTHENEVER IT IS FLYING, FOR FURTHER SHAKE DOVN PRIOR TO USING IT.

1 3. INSTALLATIONR IN IS STILL GOING ON AND .THtTRSDAY AFTERNOON STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR NEXT FLIGHT.

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