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FLIGHT2 HAS BEEN POSTPONED until THURSDAYAY0 due to REWORKING OF BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE hasONTINUED BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE AIRCRAFT STARTEDNSUFFICIENT BRAKING, UNsYMMETRIC BRAKING, CHATTER, AND SOME OVERHEATING. CHANGES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED SUCK AS NEW METERING VALVES and THE BRAKES WILL BE CHECKED on TAXI RUNS onay, FURTHER INSTRUMENTATION HAS BEEN INSTALLED in THE BRAKE SYSTEM AMD RECORDS TAKEN tomorrow WELL be SENT to BUR BANK FOR ANALYSIS THURSDAY.
MINNESOTA MINING HAS advISED LAC THAT THEIR SEALANT HAS BEEN UPGRADED ANOTHEREGREES. GOING ON THIS INFORMATION LAC HAS DECIDED TO SEAL THE TWO REMAINING TANKS IN NUMBER ONE AIRCRAFT BETWEENAYUNE WHILE THE RUNWAY IS SHUT DOWN FOR SLURRYING THE SHOULDERS, FLIGHT TESTING SHOULD START ONCE MORE
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AS REGARDS THEANKER AIRCRAFT AND INFLIGHT REFUELING. PLEASE READ AND EXPEDITE'ANSWERS.
N ADDITION, THE FILTER SYSTEM AT THE HYDRANTS HAS NOT BEEN
REPEAT NOT BE TOO CLEAN, AND FUEL SHOULD NOT BE FILTEREDIGH RATE SINCE BOTH CAUSE STATIC ELECTRICITY TO BUILD UP AND COULD CAUSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION) THEN VE SHOULD NOT DE FILTERING OUR FUEL THROUGHRUCKS WHEN LOADING THE AIRCRAFT. LETS TRY TOECISION ON THIS MATTER RIGHT NOW. WE RECOMMEND FILTERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE EXPEDITE.
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