YAK-17

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000100110002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
Hungary
YAK-17
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1. the length of the fuselage of the YAK-17 to be about 25 feet,
t e ng span 30 feet, the intake diameter about 32 inches, and the
exhaust diameter about 24 inches. A screen located within the nose air
intake prevented seeing any divider for passing engine air around
the CockOit, seeing any dive brakes, or stall fences on
the wings or radio antenna.
26 The guns were located high on both side* of the nose with the inspection
-doors adjacent.
these were
6.5 cm "rocket cannons". no gunsight.
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The YAK-17 was started by an unusual procedure ffee Enclosure (Af. One
mat rolled up a cart of four standard oxygen flasks to within about 12
feet of the nose of the airplane. Each flask, about 60 inches long and
9 inches in diameter, was filled with air of about 150 atmospheres
pressure. the flasks contained compressed air because
the Hungarian color code is as follows red band, air; blue band,
oxygen; yellow 4rid, hydrogen; and white band, carbide. At this time
the pilot remairied seated in the plane while a man placed a plate in
the nose air intake and gave the plate a half turn to lock it in place.
He then opened the four valves simultaneously, at which time there were
sounds of .hiss* air and a whining turbine for 30 or 40 seconds. A
man then gave the plate a half turn and removed it from the nose of the
plane. The jet engine turbine continued to whine and the pilot then
taxied the airplane for a take-off.
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ketch of starting device for YAK-17 aircraft
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