TFX CONTRACT INVESTIGATION

(SECOND SERIES)

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

PERMANENT

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

PURSUANT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 308, 91ST CONGRESS

43-096

APRIL 15, 16, 22, 24, AND 28, 1970

PART 3

INCLUDING INDEX

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1970

UG

630

10565

1770

V.3

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington

SAM J. ERVIN, JR., North Carolina

EDMUND S. MUSKIE, Maine

ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut

FRED R. HARRIS, Oklahoma

LEE METCALF, Montana

EUGENE MCCARTHY, Minnesota

JAMES B. ALLEN, Alabama

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York

CHARLES H. PERCY, Illinois

THEODORE F. STEVENS, Alaska

EDWARD J. GURNEY, Florida

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland

JAMES R. CALLOWAY, Chief Clerk and Staff Director

PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington

SAM J. ERVIN, JR., North Carolina

ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut

LEE METCALF, Montana

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York

CHARLES H. PERCY, Illinois

EDWARD J. GURNEY, Florida

JEROME S. ADLERMAN, General Counsel

DONALD F. O'DONNELL, Chief Counsel

PHILIP W. MORGAN, Chief Counsel to the Minority

RUTH YOUNG WATT, Chief Clerk

(II)

EXHIBITS

18A. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Progress
Report, Jan. 31, 1965__.

18B. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Report,

Feb. 28, 1965_.

18C. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Progress

Introduced Appears
on page

497

Report, Mar. 31, 1965__

497 (*)

18D. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Progress

Report, Apr. 30, 1965___

18E. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Progress

Report, May 31, 1965_

497 (*)

18F. General Dynamics F-111 Category I Flight Test Progress

Report, June 30, 1965-

497 (*)

19. Naval speed letter report, dated Nov. 3, 1965, to Chief,

Bureau of Naval Weapons, re phase I Navy Preliminary

Evaluation of the Model F-111B Airplane; First Interim

Report

498 (*)

20A. Abstract and Performance Summary from the Navy

Preliminary Evaluation of the F-111B final report,

dated Jan. 7, 1966__.

498 (*)

20B. Letter dated Nov. 23, 1965, from F-111 Program Office to

General Dynamics regarding flight test planning and

progress reports__

20C. Letter dated Dec. 13, 1965, from F-111 Program Office to

General Dynamics regarding flight test planning and

progress reports_.

20D. Engineering change proposal No. 10145 dated Feb. 25, 1966,

proposing contractual coverage for flight test planning

and flight test data reports.

21A. Letter report dated Jan. 25, 1966, re flight test results

(classified).

21B. F-111A Flight Report dated Apr. 28, 1966-

22A. Abstract from the report entitled "Preliminary Air Force

Evaluation of the Low-Speed Handling Qualities of the

F-111," February 1970__

22B. Abstract from the Navy Evaluation of the Production

F-111B High-Lift Devices, Final Report, Nov. 23, 1966__

23. F-111 Independent Review Group Report and Supporting

Tabs, dated Aug. 1–3, 1966_ _ _

509 (*)

510 (*)

24. F-111 Joint Test Force Limited Evaluation of the SWIP

F-111A, dated December 1966_.

511 (*)

*May be found in the files of the subcommittee.