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Bratloposnt Bran& Activity Import, 23-69 Jarsaw 1960 

1. OXCART: 

a. ;height wings end rorile/rmoge perrornance tor the A-12 aircraft, 

reported. by Nr. C.L. Johnson, 224 Annura., were deemed aocaptabla by 

Mr. Bissell. Xn a ;wick analysis or astismoted A-12 pertornsnoe a t Rich 

3.5, *. Johnson, reported It alit ist imonrovament in rsogs and about 3,000 

fast additions3. altitude. On as An *. Sisson am *0. Johnson the 

go•shesd declaim to imelsoant the progrea, but with the ressrmaddon that 

a declaim mild be rcrtheaming shortly ca the number or aircraft to be 

proattred. Oa 30 apiary tir. Diesel,' deeided that tvalve (3.2) Apab air. 

craft ere to be prams& *0. Masai was notified aocardingly. Br. 

Johnson vas ropasted to submit revisal design apantriesitions tar the 14.2. 

b. Oa Se Sermary br. Jlet esobt PotirSaplesser vieltai bileell 

allari• Wear eed Peeesileelo' seseelita eat irevievel the MOW ar the 

MART camera, and briefly, the p & it east proposal. ** J1CiiaaUx directed. 

Dr. $ao$t to tabs asesures to redoes the P a 11 ant proposal, 

and to submit a fee' the proauromeniver sin eassrae plus one sat 

of spares instead of the to alltalaa praVianal7 diastase& fir. Nissen 

decided that only six ammo vou/d be proaired ter the MART program. Mr. Hiseei]. advised Dr. Scott that the P objective should bs to try 

to achieve a NO system: or scartidag nearest to this system. Pc.1.1coxing 

the meeting With Dr. 'Stott, Mr. Diesell WINO& *het he preforred the 

P b >t elveis s7Ettet do the Bootalen "Adak are in view of the pa twatileU7 better ground reeelobtan offered by the P a Jt qr t. al ►• Rioter meow. 

sanded that Restman >Godak be asked to :Mon a quote an ow flyable 

bromd-hoonl canes is star and fir. Bissell eofteurred. 

0. On 29 &maw *elm Mister sand Perenebak7 set With 

Bissell to movies OXCART requiring attention: 

(1) Aix Conditioning: 

Ile. O.L. Mason advised that the Air Research proposal far ea 

=MT air eaatticelma ant= is $880,000 and that Ramilton Standard 

submittod • 'bid of $853,030. llowarsr, inesmach as the Air Ressereb 

systam weighs 170 lbs. less than the 8vad3.ton Itandard. ez ►Stat, Mr. C.L. 

Jolnason reocommendlad the selection or Air illeseeroh. Zs. view of the 

critical weight saving problem: coorrouting OXCART, *. Bisse.U. rendered 

a decision that Air Research be employed to preside the air conditicoing wefts tor the 14.2 aircraft. 

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anned/Pais4010Yeil It proposat for the autopilot and 

ivartist guidenee outer is expected to be seleitted about 5 February. 

ilks. Dimon eaddreed Ida indite desieles to Meat lambeepala.asearg 

vall, but oft the mediates Vat their met mama% is a reskomble 

nereesombla eat WI is reiseast to imataidter, Nr. 

aumsrfied that lire 11.1.• Admen be stagnated obtain. It oast 

precool tram Auteastisa. 

(3) gentait 

(a) ilsetesa Wok ablest that a3,12)0M0 meta be reins tar a flyable bromplebeent mama erste" ad sae emplate beek..149 

'yeas *Leh would br smaaterr. ars Blesell stated that the 

rrojeet emelt somata too separite aiNtra eritmea but that be 

nab! antimma Sastre Meat Vithim Us Melte at the $100,000 

tarsibilligr Omer toadies art aside ter this pospasee 

(11) maw to Same Not aadlla 

mat porpealkt i** Oho* 

deselltelUir 

bio slams Parthat. NIA that sok 141011.00, 

mall be WIN P ♦ II diesase ION via vor del, about . blab d. MA A. tad preen gem dusted Is ► Porldawassesh, lit sespesee to a whirr lir Nr. $oott, Nr. stated that Iterlda•Alarr shoulA madam its 

empaadlters rate to meet the enreit sabedule. 

(a) Carvair Muir Xr. aatseaU, ocacurred in the 

euggeeties that ammo be.mbolgadsat Immdeate 

C2sedsork• Ibis astivtlesea • bwskous to the Apite eirmert orb 

a. A Aetlitar lb as tar NNW We reviewed wet amendea lar *. Email is draft. bk. Nissen added seam budget estimates tar Yr 61 ea ft. en 

Activitw Pregame vas submitted to lr. Dismal in final tare as le •Tanuary and signed try him prier to schsissica to the DU for steal. 

inistiagbasse, awl persconel bald several meetings, during the 

weak of 25 January in Deetea, cioneereins bib resolution idle-Seaming rider 

ter tbe J1042. Pr. Badgers atones that progress Van tar bas exceeded all 

area low. 

I. Pratt & Mamepr has beam directed to develop alternate saaposs1a tar 

the costly fuel additive 'Mee reoommd,ed at the Amory ssollers 

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lir. itierer attended s technical meting st Vassieshers cm SO' Jemmy at 

vizi& lEVIC, smd BCD agreed that the eurrest electrical problems had 

been solved erg that #1052 vas =pit rest,. Count dovn proceeded As 0 

on 99 Jemmy bat the Suel tailed es WU* itsuble Imo *sod Se teal* 

umbilical comeation MIA the lama vas resseheduted to CVO veek of Peb. 

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Further delays in lens tabrisstion threatened s elippage in the delivery 

i'llsht earns to LISD. 

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liesstive report. 

5. vane. 

The Development Drench submitted • mart to the Operations arena emirsins *kr saaimeaspemr tot use ea ON130111* 

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nesell stated th8A) 

vadol be waling 

support ea attar to Kr 

employee, of course, subj 

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essipeeest vith in is brelms. 

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