CONDOR A WING GOSTOMEL AIRFIELD, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000200540003-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 30, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONDOR A WING
GOSTOMEL AIRFIELD, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A CONDOR A COMPONENT HAS
BEEN SEEN HERE. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: A MODIFIED COCK WITH A CONDOR A HEAVY JET TRANSPORT
WING PANEL MOUNTED ATOP IS PRESENT. THE MODIFIED COCK (WITH
THIRD VERTICAL STABILIZER AFFIXED) AND THE CONDOR A WING WERE
AT TASHKENT AIRFIELD 25X1
TASHKENT AIRFIELD IS THE FLYAWAY-FIELD FOR TASHKENT 25X1
AIRFRAME PLANT B CHKALOV 84 THE PRODUCTION 25X1
FACILITY FOR CONDOR A COMPONENTS. NORMALLY, CONDOR A
COMPONENTS ARE TRANSPORTED FROM TASHKENT TO KIYEV AIRFRAME
PLANT 473 HE FINAL ASSEMBLY FACILITY FOR 25X1
CONDOR A. (SWN)
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WING PANEL WILL BE LIFTED OFF OF THE
MODIFIED COCK AT GOSTOMEL RATHER THAN AT KIYEV. A FACILITY
CONTAINING TWO OVERHEAD GANTRY CRANES HAS RECENTLY BEEN
CONSTRUCTED HERE WHICH COULD SUPPORT THIS ACTIVITY. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT LIMITED CONDOR A PROTOTYPE ASSEMBLY/REPAIR WILL
BE PERFORMED AT GOSTOMEL. IN THE PAST, ONLY AN ASSEMBLED
CONDOR A PROTOTYPE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN SEEN HERE. (SWN)
Attachment to Z-15992/83
NPIC/PEG (12/83)
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GOSTOMEL AIRFIELD, 12.5 NM NORTHWEST OF KIYEV, IS A FLIGHT TEST
FACILITY FOR THE O.K. ANTONOV EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN BUREAU WHICH
IS COLLOCATED WITH KIYEV AIRFRAME PLANT 473. (SWN)
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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