PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT CHRONOLOGY OF AIRFRAME PLANT 116 ARSENYEV, USSR

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• Publication Date: January 1, 1968
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT
CHRONOLOGY OF AIRFRAME PLANT 116
ARSENYEV, USSR
JANUARY 1968
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INTRODUCTION
This report is a study of the chronological development of
Airframe Plant 116, Arsenyev, USSR 44-08-53N
133-15-11E) and is one of a series of reports on Soviet missile and
aircraft production and test facilities.
Airframe Plant 116 is in the valley of the Daubikhe River in
the Soviet Far East on the southern edge of the city of Arsenyev
(Figure 1). The plant encompasses approximately 128 acres and is
both road and rail served. Plant 116 is laid out on a rectangular
pattern that can facilitate future expansion, and additional building
sites can also be provided by the unused portion of the adjacent
Arsenyev Airfield. This sod airfield, approximately 5,600 feet in
length, is used primarily as a test and flyaway field. Although
there is a great deal of land available for development, only 3
major construction changes have occurred at this plant since 1954;
an addition to a large workshop; completion of a new subassembly
building; and the expansion of the main final assembly/subassem-
bly building.
At the present time Airframe Plant 116 comprises 49 buildings
with approximately 1.2 million square feet of roof cover (Figure 2).
The main final assembly/subassembly building contains 600,000
square feet of roof cover and construction work is still continuing
on new sections of the building. When the additions are completed
on this large fabrication building, it will contain approximately 0.75
million square feet of covered floor space. In addition to numerous
warehouses and support buildings, there are 12 production-type
buildings. The only engine test facility identified at the plant was
removed during early 1964 to provide space for an addition to a
large workshop. This installation does not have an active steam or
electric powerplant; a possible powerplant noted at the site may
be a diesel plant on a standby basis. The building-by-building con-
struction history of the plant is presented graphically in Figure 3
and its associated table, which also provides details of construction
within the plant; item numbers are keyed to Figure 3 and its table.
Prior to the large-scale photographic coverage of this installa-
tion, there was no photographic evidence indicating the final prod-
uct of Plant 116. Collateral sources had linked the plant with the
production of YAK-18 (MAX) trainers. 1/ Recent photography,
however, has confirmed that Plant 116 is involved in both aircraft
and missile production. In May 1966, AN-14 (CLOD) aircraft were
identified at this plant for the first time. The number and location
of the AN-14 aircraft within the plant suggested that these aircraft
were being manufactured here. An open source later confirmed
that Arsenyev was indeed the production site for the AN-14.
2/ Thirty-two probable SS-N-2 (STYX) crates, aligned in 2 rows
in the south-central portion of the plant, were also identified on
photography of May 1966. These crates have a peaked top and a
protrusion on one end and
CHRONOLOGY OF AIRFRAME PLANT 116
ARSENYEV, USSR
(Figure 4). The identification of this type crate also confirmed
collateral information which associated the plant with missile pro-
duction. 3/ On large-scale photography of August 1967, approxi-
mately 36 probable STYX missile crates were identified adjacent
to a hangar/workshop.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRFRAME
PLANT 116
The first photographic coverages of Airframe Plant 116 were
obtained in April 1954 4/ and December 1956. No additional photog-
raphy was obtained until September 1961, the date of the first
KEYHOLE mission over this installation. Since that date Plant 116
has been imaged on 28 photographic missions. The interpretability
of the small-scale photography has varied greatly from mission to
mission; however, recent excellent large-scale coverage has been
obtained
have both yielded a great amount of detail about the plant.
1954-1956
Arsenyev Airframe Plant 116 was first observed on large-scale
photography of April 1954 and more than 2 years later on photog-
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FIGURE 1. LOCATION OF ARSENYEV AIRFRAME PLANT 116, USSR.
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raphy of December 1956. In 1956 the plant contained approximately
790,000 square feet of roof cover. Facilities identified at the plant
in 1956 included a final assembly/subassembly building (item 40),
an engine test building, an administration building, a checkout
hangar, 10 workshops, several warehouses, and support buildings.
The only significant change observed in the plant during this 2-
year period was the construction of a storage tank in the northeast
corner.
1956-1961
The first KEYHOLE photography of Plant 116 was obtained on
The interpretability of this cover-
age was poor and precluded the identification of all but gross
features. The only changes discernible were the addition to a
workshop (item 28) and the initial construction work on an addi-
tion to the final assembly/subassembly building (item 40).
1962
Better quality photography permitted the identification of several
small support buildings on photograph Construc-
tion was continuing on the final assembly/subassembly building.
In August, construction was noted on an addition to a shop build-
ing (item 33). By November 1962, the new subassembly section
(item 40c) was almost completed.
1963
was the only photographic coverage
of the plant during 1963. The additions to the final assembly/sub-
assembly building appeared complete when observed at that time.
Roof cover of this building had been increased by more than 70
percent, making the overall dimensions for this building
Construction was continuing on the
addition to the shop building (item 33b). Discernible footings indi-
cated that this building would be almost 800 feet in length upon
its completion. A small support building (item 34) was identified
for the first time.
1964
Several small new support buildings were identified on photog-
raphy of February 1964. An engine test building had been razed to
provide space for the large new addition to the shop building
(item 33b). This construction appeared to be complete when ob-
served in November. The size and roof configuration indicated that
this building would be utilized as a machine shop and subassembly
area. Footings observed on the southeast side of the final assem-
bly/subassembly building (item 40) indicated further expansion.
1965
The new subassembly section (item 40e) which was under con-
struction in November 1964 was completed 1 year later in November
1965. As seen in December, construction was begun on a contig-
uous final assembly hall (item 40d).
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Pipeline
= Overhead crane
Construction activity
? Guard tower
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STORAGE
TANK
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Item
Description
Dimensions *
(ft)
Roof
Cover
Explanatory
L W
H
(sq ft)
Notes
Support bldg
Bldg probably complete overhead crane
Support bldg
Support bldg
Warehouse/workshop
Storage shed
directly in front of bldg
Warehouse 110 x 45x
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Warehouse 110 x 45x
15 4,950
Warehouse 110 x 45x
15 4,950
Warehouse 110 x 45x
15 4,950
10 Warehouse 110 x 45x
15 4,950
11 Warehouse 110 x 45x
15 4,950
12 Warehouse 110 x 40x
15 4,400
13 Warehouse 110 x 40x
15 4,400
14 Warehouse 110 x 40x
15 "oil
15 Workshop
16 Heat treatment bldg
Small section added to S end between 1956 and 1962',
roof vents visible on N end of bld
17 Support bldg
g
18 Support bldg
Small addition added between 1963 and 1964
19 Support bldg
20 Support bldg
21 Support bldg
A probable sawdust burner on W end
22 Workshop
Stockpiles of wood near bldg indicate that it may be
23 Support bldg
involved in crate manufacture
24 Support bldg
25 Support bldg
26 Support bldg
SmalL addition erected between Dec 56 and Jun 63
27 Warehouse/workshop
28 Workshop
Length overall; center section added
29 Heat treatment bldg
between 1956 and 1961; bldg consis s o various shop
sections and prob also used for shipping and receiving
30 Storage bldg
31 Storage bldg
Length aprx
32 Hangar/workshop
High-bay section 40 ft high
33 Subassembly bldg/machineshop
a
Engine test bldg removed by Feb 64 to permit
new construction; 33b apparently complete
b
34 Support bldg
35 Machineshop
Measurements overaLl; admln section on W end is
36 Workshop
37 Workshop
38 U/I bldg
Covered conveyer/pipeline connects this bldg to
39 Poss test bldg
another small structure, On size
Structure with unusual irregular shape; large-
40a Final assembly/subassembly bldg
diameter pipe parallels E slue of bldg and
enters structure on N; N section has hangar
doors for aircraft entry
b Subassembly section
c Final assembly hall
d New final assembly hall
Considered complete
Considered complete
Considered complete
height measured
Subassembly section u/c
41 Support bldg
to eaves; door opening 145 ft wide; does not
appear to be operational
Two bays being added to this section; additional
construction activity visible adjacent to it
42 Storage yard
43 Heat treatment bldg
44 Admin bldg
Footing for new wing present in 1956; poor inter-
pretability of photography made impossible the
establishment of a completion date until Feb 64
45
New section,__________ erected between 1956 and
46 Support bldg
1961; small stacks along E side; bldg does not
appear to be active
47 Support bldg
48 Flight operation bldg
Length measurement overall
49 Final checkout hangar
*Horizontal measurements less than 50 ft are accurate to withill
are accurate to within? 5 ft or 5%, whichever is greater.
and vertical measurements are accurate to within t 5 ft; all other measurements
**Unless otherwise noted, the date first observed is the first date the item was recognizable as a structure and is also the date apparently complete; the
date apparently complete is the first date the structure outwardly appeared complete, although it may not be related to the date the structure was operational.
FIGURE 3. LAYOUT OF AIRFRAME PLANT 116.
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1966
No significant changes were observed at the plant during 1966.
Construction was continuing on the new final assembly hall. The
taxiway to the airfield and parking areas was improved.
1967
The final assembly hall was completed by August 1967. The
recently completed subassembly section (item 40e) was again
undergoing expansion. A concrete apron was being constructed
from the taxiway to the final assembly hall doors.
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FIGURE 4. PERSPECTIVE OF SS-N-2 STYX CRATE.
REFERENCES
MAPS OR CHARTS
ACIC. USATC, Series 200, Sheet 0282-22
DOCUMENTS
1. AFIC. Control No 1452707, Study S-13-61, USSR Airframe Plants, 10 May 61 (SECRET)
2. "New Light Plane," Soviet News, 14 Dec 66 (UNCLASSIFIED)
3. CIA. OCI 0333/62, PLR USSR, Guided Missiles Production, 8 Mar 62 (SECRET)
4. USAF. DPIR Functional Analysis (BB) No. 163, Aircraft Assembly Plant, Semenooka x'116, Mar 56 (TOP
SECRET WINDFALL, subsequently changed to TOP SECRET CHESS) Note: This report is based on
photography of April 1954.
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