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Weekly REPORT GENERAL DYNAMICS to supervision Fort Worth Division Bulletin No. 938 August 28, 1974 F-111 On August 20 FWD received an RFP for FY-76 F-I111 F follow-on. It calls for proposals on options under FY-75 contract F-0655. Long lead work would be authorized in two increments - March 1, 1975 through July 30, 1975 and August 1, 1975 through September 30, 1975. Full go-ahead would be September 30, 1975. Schedule is 12 airplanes at one per month, to start in December 1977. Congressional approval of the FY-75 buy is still uncertain, and will impact this RFP depending on final resolution. EF-111A The EF-11 1 A cost proposal was delivered to the SPO on schedule, August 15. Selection of a contractor is expected by December 7. YF-16 Airplane No. 1 successfully completed the first spin chute deployment. The deployment was successful, very smooth, and deceleration was most impressive. Airplane No. 2 made ten flights. Highlights were: Three gun firing flights were successfully accomplished Longest flight (2 hours 55 minutes) Highest speed (M 2.0 at 40,000 feet) Flight summary through Thursday, August 22: Total Flights ........................179 (107 on No. 1, 72 on No.2) Total Flight Hours ....................................... 189:35 Total Supersonic Hours ..................................... 8:50 Airplanes No. I and No. 2 flew together for the first time last week. F-16 FSD The SPO is targeting September 3 for RFP release for the full scale development phase of the Air Combat Fighter. F-16 INTERNATIONAL A General Dynamics-United Aircraft team is visiting Denmark, Norway, Belgium and The Netherlands meeting with government and industrial representatives to discuss F-16 programs. VFAX We made a number of assists to the Naval Air Systems Command during the week to provide details of our design which had been specifically requested. The Navy expects to release an RFQ for the comple- tion early next week.
Adams, Richard E.Convair Weekly Report to Supervision, Number 938, August 28, 1974,
periodical,
August 28, 1974;
Fort Worth, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1149450/m1/1/:
accessed July 17, 2024),
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crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.