AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANTS NO 26A AND 26B NEAR UFA, USSR

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• Document Release Date: November 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: June 1, 1964
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AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANTS NO 26A AND. 26B NEAR UFA, USSR
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Aircraft Engine Plants NQ 26A and 26B are
situated 7.5 and 6.5 nautical miles (nm) respec-
tivelv northeast of the center of the city of Ufa,
USSR (Figure 1). Plant No 261 occupies an area
of approximately 335 acres, and Plant No 26B
occupies approximately 250 acres. Multiple rail
spurs from the Ufa-Chelyabinsk main line enter
each plant area. The two plants are about 2 nm
apart, Plant No 26A being east and slightly south
of'Plant No 26B. The production facilities of the
two plants are believed to be interrelated, and
their-combined production is believed to include
jet, turbojet, and cruise missile engines of
various types.
Basic knowledge of the Ufa plants was de- 25X1 D
rived from No
usable. TALENT or KEYHOLE photography of the nevi n
plants was available until
the fair-quality KEYHOLE photography from
provided the basis for limited
photographic interpret nt KEY-
HOLE photography of
reveals considerably more detail of the
major facilities of the two plants than could
be seen previously and permits a more defin-
itive analysis than has been possible with photog-
raphy from earlier missions.
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AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT NO 26A
Aircraft Engine Plant No 261
is situated at 54-47N 56-07E ('Figures
2 and 3). As of this plant con-
sisted of 17 major buildings and numerous
smaller buildings with a total roof coverage of
approximately 1,578,120 square feet. Measure-
ments of the major buildings are presented in
the tabular inset of Figure 3.
Between
was obtained and
increase at Plant No 261 of more than 350,000
square feet of roof coverage. Most of this in-
crease was accounted for by the addition of the
large assembly building (item 1, Figure 3),
the administration building (item 10), and a long
narrow building (item 5).
Approximately 12 buildings were observed
on the photography that had not
been visible on earlier photography. Buildings 25X1 D
6 and 17, Figure 3, were erected after M25X1 D
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buildings may have been built during the period 25X1 D
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but it is more likely that most of them previously
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of the 12 newly observed buildings totals more
than 80,000 square feet. -
The functions of various buildings compris-
ing Plant No 26A are shown on Figure 3.
Building 7 is a complex structure with a three-
level roof. The engine test and assembly build-
ing (item 3) has a high section in about the mid-
dle of its south side from which rise three
apparently rectangular stacks that are probably
vents for L-type engine test cells.
AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT NO 26B
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is situated at S4-4T 56-041'1 Figures 4 -:isted of 11 major buildings and' numerous
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smaller buildings with a total roof coverage of
about 1,943,700 square feet.
there was an increase of about
570,000 square feet of roof coverage. including
the addition of a new building for jet engine
testing (item 10, Figure 5), a large assembly
building (item 4), and a number of small build-
ings in the Administration Area.
The principal riew Construction since=
consists of two large 'buildings
(items 6 and 11, Figure 5) which provide roof
coverage of approximately 230,000 square feet.
Building 6 is an additional assembly building.
The function of building 11 is difficult to deter-
mine:''. It appears to have a sloping roof with
the higher end on the,', east and with the lower
western end terminating close to the engine
test facility (item 10).
Seen for the first time on the
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n addition to buildings 6 and --
11, are seven small buildings and six.vertical
above-ground tanks (Figure 5). These may also
be rrew corrstrution. Alssnewly observed -are
seven tall stacks or vents, each of which is
separate from but centered in front of each one
of the seven bays of the engine test facility
(item 10).
The continued expansion of the aircraft
engine plants at Ufa, particularly of Plant No
26B, indicates an increasing level of activity in
the production of aircraft and/or missile en-
gines. No available photographic data indicate
the types or quantities of engines produced.
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