Command Study 11, Chapter 3. Aerial Reconnaissance Page: 27
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N vSTRATEGIC BOMBERS, LIKE THE 5-58, ARE EQIIIPPEV
TO PERFORM RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS
The capsule contains all e ssential equipment to perform the reconnais sance mis-
sion, thus transforming the B-52 into a dual purpose aircraft at minimum cost.
Another problem encountered in the development of a global reconnaissance
capability is that of maintaining a proper balance between the performance char-
acteristics of the air platform itself and the tools of reconnaissance: cameras,
optics, and related materials. Spectacular increases in the speed and altitude
of jet aircraft have been paralleled by unbelievable advances in methods, equip-
ment, and materials in the field of photography: longer focal length cameras,
like the 100-inch K-30, for higher altitudes; better photo cells for more accurate
exposure; image motion compensation to improve clarity; improved lens and
shutter systems; greater sensitivity in photographic emulsions and other proc-
essing materials; and compensation for temperature extremes resulting from
thrust climbs to high altitudes immediately following a supersonic low altitude
pass. The refinement of World War II continuous strip cameras, in stereo or
mounted in various oblique or vertical positions, makes it possible to photograph
targets at the speed of the fastest operational aircraft and from either extreme-
ly low or high altitudes. Still another improvement is the panoramic camera
which supplants the trimetrogon system- -one vertical camera and two aimed27
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