TRANSMITTAL OF, 'GAPS IN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ON THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY OF COMMUNIST CHINA'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00231A000100130071-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 30, 1998
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: March 27, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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PPS IN RIMATID
COM MUNI CHINA
AIC1AF INDUSTRY
1. One of the moot iortat reeut topmnt
growth of au indigtocus al ibitr' Intorticn
designation, production, and IA eome cases, otici, o
Communist China is almost total'
lacking. Knowledge of e se
production, and Mut intention of the Chinese Communist aircr
increasing strategic importance to the United States.
2. Inortirn. concerniagthe manufacture of aircr
inadequate. The following summary O information on sire
categories is listed in order of importance. (1) Fighter
fighters is limited to the naval? (N10-17) jet fighter in Mukden
center of the former Japanese aircraft industry lo Manchuria. There is no
informetion concerning the rate of production, cumulative production, or future
production intentions at the Madan plant. (2) Piston transports: Since late 1957
the Colt (An*2) piston transport bat been in series production at Nenchamg Airframe
Plant No. 320. The Chinese Communist press has indicated the Intention to manufacture
the Crate (21.14) piston transport' There are, however, no =vent indications of
this produotions (3) Prototype aircraft and helicopters: During the past 12 maths
the Chinese revealed.the manufacture of several prototype eireraft mama prototype
helicopter. The prototype aircraft are primarily of the piston engine tramport variety,
while the helicopter is probably *Lollar to the Soviet Hound (Ni-4). Although Chinese
intentions to produce the prototype aircraft are as yet unknown, it is believed that
they may enter series production of the helicopter ia 1959. It is assumed that produc
tion will take place in Harbin, the announeed site of prototype construction. (4)
Aircraft engines: VK-1 jet engines are eurrentiy manufacture4 in Nadel. The rate of
production and ouzaaative produotion to date are unknown. While it is believed that
engines are mezseactured in China for the Colt piston transport, the rate of production,
emulative production, and the amount of Soviet fabricatedcomponents are unknown,
The aireraft iadastry of Coemunist China ie largely located in three geographic
entere Nnkden, Nanchang, aad Sim* Of these three centers, much less is known con-
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gaps in information cccerning the aircraft industry of Communist China are to be found.
The amount of inveetment in physical facilities and the cost of aircraft pro-
in Communist China are unknown. A knowledge of these figures would permit a
curate estimate of production, of national etrength, and of future intentions
the aircraft industry.
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b. Clandestine Reports Clandestine report* have been uati'ui in determiniM3
the location and scale of effort at airframm and aircraft engine plants. In the case
f Fresco production at **den, clandeetine reports hove provided the best source of
nformation concerning the plant. Potentially, covert reports offer the beat insight
into aircraft production in Communist China.
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b. What j
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sco have been produced to datet
any indication* that new aircraft will replace the
tch sheet metal or extrusions r s?
d MIO-t17 produced?
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d In the USSR?
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. a new aircraft will replace the Colt_ in
Plant- No4 320?
of the domestically produce
ufactured in the USSR?
b. Do
be producedl
to rely upon Soviet design or do they iat.nd. to enter
%cent field domestically/
a. What engine noddle have been produceW
b., What is the sonth14 rate or wodaction7
there indications of a Change to a different model?
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1.
e airframe and airframe spares costa of the first aircraft
The hundredth aircraft? The thousandth aircraft?
2. What were the armament and a'iarnet mpares costs?
3. Inlet were the electronics and electronics spares costs,
h. What were the engine and engines spares costs?
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