PRODUCTION OF AIR FORCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT BY ZEISS FIRM, JENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R004900060004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SLCR 'T/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1A
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
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COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
DATE DISTR.
14 April 1950
SUBJECT
Production of Air F orce Training
Lquipment by Zeiss Firm, Jena
NO. OF PAGES
1
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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The following original records were procured at the Zeiss Firm
In JESNA:
1o Proposal by the Zeiss Firm for the packing of the A-i k and
A-1 p sets (Annex 1)
2. Protocol of a conference held on 14 'eptember 1949 (Annex 2,
protocol in Russian with a German translation of the Russian
original),
3. Pages 53 through 118 of the description of the A-1 k and
A'-1 p sets, in Russian (Annex 3).
4. A short description, in Russian, of the L-1 set, without the
Annexes mentioned in this description (Annex 4).
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as The report confirms the production of a radar training set
and two fighter pilot training sets. The information is rarti-
cularly valuable since it is accompanied and borne out by original
material.
bo The description of the fighter pilot training; equipment
has 120 pages in i:ussian of vlbich only the second part dealing
with the required calculations, could be procured due to the spe-
cial security measures taken at the Zeiss Firm. The description
in Russian of the radar training; set is incomplete (see Annex 4).
.. The orders for such training equipment reveal the special
efforts taken by the ,oviets in bringing their training; and air
defense measures abreast of modern warfare,
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4 Annexes: Original documents from the Zeis:r F3rrn;. MA
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General Data on the A-1 k and A-1 n sets
1. Attached are pages 53 through 118 of the original nus sian des-
cription of the two sets, The total description has 120 pages.
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a ono a rman vers on:
".Description of the i1-l k and A-1 P Training Sets, Cinemato-
graphic, respectively Paneratic Projection.".
The :t-1 set is to teach a pilot student the right approach
of and the firing et a target whip: flying a fighter plane,
The instructor is in a position to control the manipulations
of the student and to alter the di~'ections of the tare et with
regard to both courne and speed. l'he student,. who is seated
in a simulated cockpit, has to operate all the control`' of a
fighter plane. He sees the targe l., as an image of an air-
craft on a screen. He may observe it either with his naked
eye or through a sight. :since the seat on which the stut?ent.
is seated does not move the target image- on the screen mast
perform all the mcve nts requirt d to produce the sensations
experienced when approaching a stationary or moving target in
a flying plane,
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