AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH AT ZAVOD NO. 2, KUYBYSHEV

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January 8, 1954
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT CONFIDENTIAL 50X1-HUM This Document contains information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States, within the mean- ing of Title 18. Sections 793 and 799, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited. COUNTRY USSR (Kuybyshev Oblast) SUBJECT Aircraft Production and Research at Zavod No, 29 Kuybyshev DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED REPORT DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT REFERENCES 50X1 8 January 1954 7 50X1 -H UM 50X1 THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 50X1-HUM 50X1 CONTIDENITAI STATE fix ARMY #x NAVY #x AIR #x FBI AEC AUG E4 x ?-4 Sops ??? I ? in ? ? ?11 ? O.. 0...O ?I ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 50X1 40DP/DRITIAL da""s"17117012T 50X1-HUM COUNTRY . USSR (Kuybrithev Oblast) DATE DISTR. .2.3 /1/0\/53 SUSPECT. e 'aircraft Production and Researoh at NO. Of PAGES .6 Zemod No. 20 tuybyiher. PLACE NO. Of BIM ACCUSED s Iurif lawn 50X1 -H UM DATE SUPPLEA4ENT TO ACCANOED ROW NO. DATE Of INFORMATION THUS RI UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 50X1-HUM ZAVOD-NO. 2 NUTOTSRIT0 UJ 012 Jet ft/gine 1. I was deported from Dessau in October 1946 and sent with a group of Junkergs engineer* to &mid No. 29 Kuybyshevv, USSR. The first mission .of this group was to install the equipaent and machines whioh the Soviets took from the Junksrls Dessau plant. This was completed in early 1947 and actual work was then started by this group under Dr. SCUMS (see page 6 for an organisational chart of Nand Nd. 22r. 2. I was assigned to the Dynamics Calculations Drench0 my main work during ai entire stay in the USSR wasconcerned with working out the strength of materials used in the turbine and Compressor wheels of the JUMO 004, 012 and 022 jet engines and TS-1 turbo-starter. Not being a design engineerv I performed the neoeisary calculations and preparation of tables showing strength of materials under high temperature and centrifugal forces. Dr; DEIN3/CE4 in the Preliminary pONPIDBITIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 CONFIDENTIAL -2- Design Section headed by Dr. VOGTS, prepared tables and formulas with which I did the actual oalculauons. I was never directly involved in any laboratory materials testing, but worked only with theory. The information resulting from this work was used as reference material. This was, for the most part, a continuation of the work started in Dessau. Since there were different materials available in the USSR much of the information on German materials had to be ex- tended to include higher temperatures and higher forces. Many charts and material characteristic curves had to be redone. I believe that turbine wheels were built from these calculations and tested but I have no definite information on this. No new information on recent developments in other countries was given me during this phase of my work. 3. ' Early in 1947, Dr. SCHEIBE was given the task of designing a jet engine to satisfy certain specifications handed him by the Soviets. The Preliminary Design Group under Dr. VOGTS was told the engine must produce so much thrust, use so much fuel, have such and such an area, use so .many combustion chambers, eta. I am unable to recall any of these figures. This group then required Ing. DEINHART9 Compressor Section, to produce drawings of the compressor necessary to meet the requirements of the engine. My job was to work out just how thin and what shape the turbine and compressor wheels should be. 4. The JUMO 012 engine was handled in this way. The original design, had already been started in Dessau and all drawings, including some parts were shipped to the USSR. This engine was of the'same type as that suggested by the Soviet speci- ...fications. ito_development,..many_modifications (lighter weight more thrust) were required by the Soviets. Finally im=14.-19499 ton or twelve 'engines had been con- structed and it passed the 100-hour test. Immediately after this, all engines and drawings were taken away. I am unable to recall any performance figures for the 012 but remember that it had ten stages in the compressor and two in the turbine. I also remember the following power ratingss ? Take-off (STARLEISTUNG) 120 %rpower 7,000 rpm Rated power (NENNLEISTUNG) 100 % power 6,500 rpm Cruising (REISELEISTM) 10 % power 6,000 rpm 5. I believe that the 012 was satisfactory for production and that it was put into production. This was the common opinion among all of the engineers who worked on the engine. It was rumored that it was to be manufactured in Besymyanka, but there were no facts to support this. I heard from Ing. xpawin (test stand group) that the engine was installed in an aircraft (type unknown) in Moscow that had been designed by BLADE. I cannot remember the date I heard this. The Germans were told by the Soviets that the Soviets had a native designed jet engine much better than the 0129 but we Germans did not believe this. 022 Turbo-prop engine 6. Work had started on this engine when the 012 work was CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 CONFIDENTIAL -3- terminated. It was understood that this engine was for a bombdr-type aircraft. It was a completely new design Initiated in the USSR and was not a carry-ovur from the Dessau days like the 012 engine. The specification and desierdetails were handled the same As they were for the 01a See paragraph ?17, ranct;I did calculations on the -; turbine and compressor wheels. I have heard, from other returnees since returning to Germany that the engine com- pleted its State tests (100 hours) soon after I left. It had been operated up to 60 or 70 hours when 1 left. I believe 14 complete engines were built at Kuybyshev and all engines after the 6th and 7th were able to run 50 hours. All those after the 10th could operate more than 50 hours. Just prior to my departure, as I had little else to do, I worked in the test stand where the 022 was being run0 my job was to read and record the various manometers and other instruments during testing. I am very vague on performance and character- istics figures of the engine and can only remember (not certain) the following; Specific ?el _siPS/hr consumption Power rating 326 80 565 100 787 120 Comp. states - 14 Turbine stage - 3 Turbine temp. (blade root) 680 to 320?C Turbine temp, center of wheel) 350 C rpm 5,600 cruising power 69500 rated power 6,700 take-off 7. Since ,I worked in the test stand during my last few months, I am able to give a certain amount of detail regarding the test- ing procedure. a. Data taken during the test run included time, baro- metric pressure, air temperature, pressure in cm- . pressor at four points, oil preseure and temperature, oil and fuel consumption, rpm temperature before and after turbine, exhaust gas temperature and thrust (hydraulic method). b. The official test running of the engine was as follows, Warming up Idle to take-off power (69700 rpm) Back to cruise (5,600 rpm) To take-off power Take-off power Rated power (69500 rpm) Cruise power (59600 rpm) 30 minutes(not part of test) 30 - 40 seconds 1 minute 30 - 40 seconds 8 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes This took one hour and was repeated for five hours. 1)-PS is German designation for h.p. CONFIDENTIAL Then the Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 CONFIDENTIAL 50X1 engine was was shut down for two hours, started up and run again for another five hours. This cycle was continued until the engine accumulated 100 hours. The State test was followed by a tear down inspection at which time all wear was carefully recorded and made a part of the final report which was turned in with all teat data sheets. No parts could be removed or adjusted during the State test. All removable items and controls were sealed. There were no attempts to test the engine under extreme temperature conditions or unusual posi- tions. An engine, selected for the State test would have only five or ten hours on it. I never heard of a 200 hour State test run, but I recall that one 012 engine had run over 170 hours total time. During this testing the noise in the test cell was so bad that work was divided into four shifts per r. day, six hours at a time. Testing was carried out night and day. ? 8. I knew of very few malfunctions in the 022 engine during development. Once the propeller flew off as a result of the failure of some reduction gear teeth. Also, the guide vanes in the turbine cracked due to high temperature and engine , vibration. This problem was solved but I do not know exactly how. 9. In mid-1949, I worked on the turbine wheel for a small turbo- starter. This was designed by SCHNEIDER (Preliminary Design) and was called the "T5-1" by both the Germans and Soviets. It was used on all the 012 and 022 engines. It was rated at 75 Pa, employed a radial conressor? and ran at 429000 rpm. The starter itself was started by a 24-volt battery. This was a new piece of equipment and all design work was done in the USSR. ,!V4LUATiON7OF SOVIET ENGINEERS The same'type of fuel (a type kerosene) was used in both the 012 and 022 engines. It came into Krasnaya Glinka b' railway car,, then by tanker truck to Zavod No, 2. These trucks ran day and night. They ran out of fuel only. once. I believe this, uel was different (had an unpleasant :Well) from that %tied in Germany and therefore, believe it to be Soviet prodUOed. This difference in fuel required no change in the. ' engine design. I have no knowledge of fuel additives and knOw nothing of the fuel designations or specifications. 11.t .The Soviets always told us Germans that they had their own jet engines which were, of course, much better, but no one realliTbelieved this. From my oontact,with the Soviet engineers and their equipment, I believe that the Soviets _ wereitOt able to design or produce a jet engine of their own ? design.; However, based on the German assistance between 1946 to the present time, the Soviets could now produce on their own an engine equivalent to the 022. Anything newer or more- advanced was impossible since the young Soviet engineers did nothing but study the German reports. I had heard some- tipe,in-l951 (I think from Otto MUELLER, a returnee) that the Soviets were working in Kuybyshev on a version of a coupled (twin'). 012 engine', aide by side and geared together to run a CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 CONFIDENTIAL -5- 50X1 propeller. I have no other information on this subject. 12. I believe that the Soviet engineers are too specialized and know only their own specific job. The Soviets were amazed . that a German draftsman also _knew something about elec- tricity and mechanics. 13. I had no contact with any Soviet equipment since everything (including nuts and bolts) the Germans used at Zavod No. 2 came from Dessau. At the start of turbine wheel development a 1444 temperature, Sale-proof, 4E12 value steel was used and had the Soviet designation of E1-408. Later a similar steel, designated E1-415 was used. This was comparable to the former German FKDM-10 steel.. The compressor wheels used some other lighter metal. I also recall that non-rusting steel Was used in the 022 jet engine combustion chambers. I have no knowledge of any other metals or alloys used. 14. .1 have no information on guided missiles .in the USSR. I know that the V-1 was tested at Dessau in 1946, but know nothing more. I know that a small group of people who worked on the Junket. IS KM-8 (torpedo motor) went to Odessa in October 1946. The 'group. was headed by Dipl. Ing. STUBEL, but he fled during the move to the USSR. CONFIDENTIAL Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09: CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09 CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 STRESSING. DEPARTMENT Dm Rudolf scseINOST Chief ZAVOD 2 Dr. SCHEIBE.... Collective Leader PRELIMINARY DESIGN Dr. Josef VO6TS Chief FLUID DYNAMICS Dr. frig. SCHULZE Chief comPee.ssoR ine.DEINHART Chief DYNAMICS SECTION DIM.1119.5TUGEL 1 STATICS SECTION Ing. 'NICKEL ARCH VES Dip?. 1,19. Rudolf KERCHER GENERAL ADMINISTRATION pilot. Ins Theo MAAS WORKSHOPS JOHANNES MATERIALS TESTING- trig. ROSSNER EQutPmewr SECTION Ing. SCHOTT A\SSEIVIESLY TEST STAND Ins . Heinz- HENKEL. AS KAN1A GROUP' 010. In5i. MOELLER. OSCILLOGRAPH DESIGN MUELLER ACCESSORIES TESTING. SECTION ,Dr. Phil Ru.Volf SCHMIDT DESIGN Dipl, Ing. Ferdina.nd. BRANDNER, Chief FAILURES TESTING SECTION Ing. WITT narlaccifieri in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/08/09 CIA-RDP81-01030R000100360007-4 TESTI NS. Dipl? Ins. PRESTL Chief