BACAU AIRFRAME PLANT ROMANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T01184A000200230001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 1, 1979
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC
I NTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
BACAU AIRFRAME PLANT
ROMANIA (S)
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BACAU AIRFRAME PLANT, ROMANIA (S)
ABSTRACT
1. (TSR) This is the initial NPIC report on Bacau Airframe Plant, the largest airframe plant
in Romania. The plant comprises 73 buildings and structures, of which 66 are considered signifi-
cant, and contains 101,525 square meters of floorspace. A location map, three annotated photo-
graphs, and a table of descriptive and mensural data are also included in this report.
INTRODUCTION
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2. (TSR) Bacau Airframe Plant is situated on level terrain 1 nautical mile 25X1
(nm) south of Bacau on the northeast edge of Luizi Calugara Airfield at 46-31- 25X1
20N 26-55-10E (Figure 1). Lizi Calugara Airfield serves as the test and flyaway field for the
plant. A limited amount of plant expansion is possible, primarily to the north and east.
BASIC DESCRIPTION
Facilities
3. (TSR) Bacau Airframe Plant (Figure 2) occupies an area of approximately 34.2 hectares
and consists of two functional areas-an administration/engineering area and a production/repair
area.
4. (TSR) The administration/engineering area (Figure 2 and Table 1) occupies an area of
approximately 3.2 hectares and is secured by a 3-meter-high wall. Access to this area is restricted
to two vehicle entrances and one pedestrian entrance, all on the southern boundary. This area
consists of 11 buildings with a total floorspace of 13,072 square meters. It contains two four-story
administration buildings (items 6 and 7), four engineering buildings (items 5, 8, 9, and 11), a shop
building (item 4), a quarters building (item 2), a security building (item 10), and two storage
buildings (items 1 and 3).
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Table 1
Buildings and/or Structures at
Bacau Airframe Plant, Romania
(Items Keyed to Figure 2)
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Administration/
Engineering Area
(Items 1 through 11)
Production/
Repair Area
(Items 1 through 55)
13 Shop bldg
a Engr sec
b Shop sec
c Shop sec
d Shop sec
14 Warehouse
a Warehouse sec
b Spt sec
c Spt sec
15 Foundry
a Spt sec
b Foundry sec
Dimensions*
(m)
L W
Total
Floorspace Remarks
(sq m)
2,277 4 stories; building face
elevator on south side
2,277 4 stories; building face
elevator on south side
1,191 2 stories; south section
is single story
150 Minimum height
394
173 Maximum heightL--F-
pressure bottle immediately
north; elevated pipeline
serves item 9
69 Height at eaves
108 Minimum height
892 Mast-mounted R-400 antenna
and mobile control van
positioned immediately
northeast of the north edge
of the building; north wing
is communications related
701 Height at eaves; floorspace
includes two small annexes,
each approximately 6 x 3 m
498 Gas bottles immediately
west; 3-bay cooling tower
immediately southeast;
incinerator immediately east
Dimensions*
(m)
384 Vehicle apron on west side
marked with parking lanes
335
1,111
668
686
3,234 Average height
44
55
375
1,281
16 Shop bldg
a Shop sec
b Engr sec
c Spt sec
17 Stor bldg
18 Commo bldg
20 Admin bldg
21 Subassembly bldg
a Subassembly sec
b Engr sec
c Shop sec
d Spt sec
22 Spt bldg
23 Engine test bldg
26 Admin bldg
a Admin sec
b Admin sec
c Admin sec
27 Water treatment bldg
a Treatment sec
30 Shop bldg
a Shop sec
b Spt sec
34 Engr/shop bldg
a Shop sec
b Engr sec
c Spt sec
35 Shop bldg
a Shop sec
b Admin sec
37 Bldg ucon
39 Stor bldg
40 Engine test cell
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Total
Floorspace Remarks
(sq m)
414
250
78
34 In separately walled
compound; guyed mast
adjacent to bldg
3,820
310
436
43
154
1,352
Within separately fenced
POL storage facility
containing 20 buried tanks
2,192 4 stories; building face
elevator on north side;
5-m-diam parabolic
dish antenna on roof
125 3 stories
631 3 stories
377 Water tower with
~iam tank is
immediately northeast
1,535 4 stacks on roof
160
176 2 associated POL tanks
immediately north
2,705 13 vent stacks on west side
1,094 3 stories
450
176 Partially underground
83 2 stories
55 2-bay cooling tower
immediately north;
new water tank ucon
immediately south
overall;
L-type with sheltered exhaust
and a secondary air intake
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(TSR) which provided the best coverage of the installation,
was used as the primary mission for this report. Other selected imagery was also reviewed.
MAPS OR CHARTS
SAC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0251-10, scale 1:200,000 (UNCLASSIFIED)
DOCUMENTS
1. DOI). IIR 1-521-0260-78, Locations of Military and Industrial Installations in Bacau (C), 3 Apr 78 (CONFIDEN-
3. DOI). IIR 1-521-0285-78, Repair and Overhaul of Military Aircraft at Aircraft Repair Plant in Bacau (C), 6 Apr
78 (CONFIDENTIAL[
4. DOI). IIR 1-521-0261-78, General Data on Production o Aircra t Repair Plant in Bacau (C), 3 Apr 78 (CONFI-
DENTIAL
5. DOI). IIR 1-521-0291-78. Bacau Airframe Plant-Production of Yak-58 Aircraft for the USSR (C), 6 Apr 78
(CONFIDENTIAL)
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*Extracted material is not in COMINT channels.
REQUIREMENT
Project 130046NE
S Comments or queries regarding this report are welcome. They may be directed to
Warsaw Pact Forces Division, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC,
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