TYPE EF-150 AND DSF-346 AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION AT ZAVOD NO. 1 PODBEREZHE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013100210010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUPPLEMENT TO
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
to In the fall of 19l~$, Op~rt;pp~r ~o~IStruktsione~ Byura- (~cperimental I1?ai~n
Bwreat~) (OKIi 1)g tha Juruiers delxl~?t:~nt ~f :'lant Pia 1 in Ivankovo Podberezhe
(~~?~5~P3/37?09~1a) was issued. an orclar by the :fir Tni.stry in ?.:osco~r tv devolor~ a
borxbar having the folla4ving perforr.Iance data and c?~aracteristics: ;ros: reeiglit
about ~0 tons3 speed about 19000 kn,/h,and a ran~a of tt,0a0 kno ~'},~ aircraft
designed by the 013 l ryas a iaicl~~ring >~.onaplanQ tivith swept-baclt rrin~;s,? tllc
elevator assez~b].y ryas hin~;~ed to the upper edt Q of the vertical fin at a dihedral
anglev Tho P-1~0 vas pov~ereci by t~vv y~~, r~n~ines c~hicla ~Qnerat?cl a thrust of
~900a kp and ~vera to provide a speeal. of 19000 kr~,/ho .The experinent~, l model tiros
inspected and ap?roved in January 190, except for some minor modifications ~n
the arrange:aient of the instriulents in the cockpit, 'i'vvo airfrar~?~es were ordared to
be used in Leslie; and- for stress analysis ~r ~u~ust 1950, the- first fuselage
vas about 6d pereen~ completed and the construction of ti10 wings a:~cx the tail
asye:ubly bras starteda Pr~:lir~inary.tests with the servo control zvcre almost
cornpletedo `The great difficulties which were ?ncoantered during tlio ~?~relir~~nart,,r
experi,~u~nts with the densely riveted fuselage sections to be ,:?;tilizad as feel
tank^ were eliminated by tlu~ust 1950e
2s .The cockpit was a separate structural part faireel into the fusela~;ea The
pressurized cabin had a::~ole spa ca and r~s equi,~;xid ivitl>. ejector seats for a crc~
of thre:.>e (1) Z`h? entire length of the coc'scpit roof could be rariav?d, ~1lthou;;lz
the P~2.>0 was first planted to havo a control colui~n9 tho uervo control system
z`?quired the3 i-nstaltation of a control sticks Tlie stan~;arci instra::iont a~ne3.:inclucle~
com.;~~.ete aquipr.~ent for instru-~ent flyin~a The oa~oratinL 1GVer for tl~e enfiy~ies a~x?
landin,, 4;ear .ra: on t?ze left sid?, an arran~,v:tent rJhic'a -gas sir.:a.lar to that cif the
Jt~8~3a The rai~aclt with the pilot, also operated a
rsmote controlled ~;un station located on top of t'ie ~'use3ago. Tee co.:~:~ander, rJho
sat in t?ze noaa, had all the ir-?ortant instru::ents on-the left side of his spat?
- This seat could be ,jettisoned tl~rou;h tllc botton of t.xe fusela~eo The bo:ab sxht
vas develoaed in ~osco~r by ~er:~an saecialists fro^~ ~:onaa (`) Thare r:as a
plexiglass radar blistor on t.'-na be71y of t.u~ ~~la~nv uzu.3.Qr the coclc~if,a
30 'i'he fuselage, rr'~ich .~~as oval in shapcj, had a total ?engtrz of abo~.xt 2~s :-leters? -The
densely riveted portion of tre fuselage trhich eras to be used as fuel tar~'.~ took
about taro-thirds of tlua upper eras; section vi' the fusels a axu :tended lilcc~
the bo:~b -bay for about 12 ruetors in lengtho The fuel tank teas sulxliviccec? by
bullchoadsa The lar`e hydraulic bomb bay door eras to be oporatocl by the pilot by ,
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I ~~as previ s y re~ortecl t,'-~at t:~Ie coc~.;~a.t accom~cx'atc~. a crc~t of four
t~ ~ ~.:j~; rc:,,arzea iSO~o si,h#, is pas: ibly of the Lafte?-C ty~r:. This bo.Ib si;azt :7as
cor.I~leteci after t}ae :Rar by t'ze Lei.
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ants in .Tenn,
(3) It is doubtEr3 that t:zy bo::Ib baur is 12 ;:.eters len~,~ ..it~z re._;~+r ci. to t'_Ie space
noodeu to ke~~p the taiic.o lanci~:z- .;ear, t?ze ~:~reviousl~~ re ~ortec; Zele,
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retracted .. to give. ttld aircraft s rn~re favoralle aiz~,le of inch;anceP The
outri~:;er landing.-;ear retractrxi into tsle 4n~ine :iacel~.e^,. l~z~ ~?rin-;s zvere
Go~a3.ete~ in t :ze fa11 of 1?O but Mac? to be rec