Approved For Release 2002 10 15 CIA-RDP62800844R000200010031-8 Attachment to TS-158611 RELATIVE CAPABILITIES - U-2 AND B-S7D 1 The fo lowlq i• a compe rbon of the capabiUtie• of the U-Z aircraft with 1'hich AQUATONI Detachment are equipped and the B-570 aircraft with which the BUCK NtGHT Project i• equipped U-Z Maximam Ranae Ranae over De1ded Ar••• Nautical Mlle• Nautical Mll•• Altitude at Penetration Altitude at Exit Feet Feet z The followin1 capabiUtie• aiv•• 4 0 66 000 70 000 3 300 1 400 59 000 64 000 tome indication of th• relative photoaraphlc Nautical Mlle Fliaht Lin• Nautieal Mite Fli ht Line Coveraa• with fv ll film load 24 Camera C ove ra1• with f u l ilm load 3l C - mera • zoo B-57D U-l B-57D IS7S 580 l HO to 1960 420 5X1 In addition to the Z4 and 6 11 foca t -i1th camera• available for u • e ha tile U -2 aircraft a 180 tpottiQB camera wiU be operation al in apµi-o dmately four month• time for which there l• 110 C O lnterpart u1eable in U e B •510 It i• n pected that tbia cam r• will have a re • olution o up to 60 tine• per millimeter 3 In addition to the above dlffer•nc•• in photoaraphlc capablllde• the 1 ec o nat1aance ayuem baaed ou the U-Z ahe aft inctudee eubeyetem• o £ which no counterparU are carried by the B•S7D The more iutportant are the 9tollowiog ELINT receiver and recorder ca rried with camera• VHF receiver and recorder carried with camera• Comp re h en•ive aLUtOTnadc ELINT •y•tem • carried in p cc of camera• ' i - • I _ l Approved For R l _ a 5e 20 16'H CIA-RDP62800844R000200010031-8 25X1
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