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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A000600170016-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2008
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 15, 1962
• Content Type: CABLE

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TRIG OFFICERS. USAF FOR AFNIEBA, ATTN:
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE NEW HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT. THIS
MESSAGE IN TEN PARTS. PART I. ON 1S JUNE 1962, FTD
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WHICH WAS POWERED BY MORE THAN ONE TURBOJET ENGINE, PRO-
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C0 NT 10 1. NR . I'r)P APUL1- TO
PART 1I. DURING TH1 PI:RTOD 10-12 SIP t'2, FLICHT ACTIVITY
INj)ICATIVF OF AN UNUSUALLY CONFICURFI) SIUPPSONTC, IilGli
ALTITUUF AIRCRAFT ACTIN'' AS A TARGET FOR PPACTI('F 1NTFR-
CFPT'c BY FIG!'T1:RS, TOOK PLACE IN THE. VICINITY OF '!OZUrK
(4347N4436F), AP'IAVIR (14S9N410'r) AND ~A.'i"fPT:nIA
(420'9N4221F). lift' F111 11ALUATION Of THIS ACTIVITY WACI
RFPORTFI) IN TO-FCC TECH BRIEF OATH) 19 SFP 62 AND FTP
N'FFKLY AFROSPACF SYSTF'`IS REPORT 1192 HATFP 21 qrP 62,
PART 111, T1E'I A-1.
PART I I I . PUP I NG A PER IOi) FROM 'I',Y 1902 TI'ROTIG!! LATI
1962, CONSIUERABLF T\TFRFST -zI!nWN BY P1 PcON,:FI, )r
SOVIET AIRIP\MF PLANT 31 IK THI' FI IC!'T TI dTe 01' A NFW
AFRCUYNAMIC V! I'TCI.1 IN THE VICINITY OF A,~TRAK1!AN
(46:n\4SO11) .
PART I V . ALL or Turd ACTIVITIES TOOK PI.ACI I N V. AREA
BCU~UFO BY !I0Zi'0K, APMAVIR, SAk"IRFUTA AND AS'I!'AV1!AN AND
INHICATEP THAT RUFI' MISSIONS MTCI!T ? .VIAL THE VEHICLI OR
VEHICLES 1NVOLVEi). A TWPK RFOIiFST k'Ac T`:TTIATFI) ON
29 NOV 62 TO RFVIr!% 'TNr DUFF '1IS5,10N DATA PI PTTNFNT TO
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TI`.NTATI\'k UI`!FNcIONAI. ANALYSIc AND INDICATION OF TPF
CONFIGURATION. Till P.T. FFPOFT FOLLOWS: PI!nTP A`'ALYSTS
INDI(:ATI.S AIRCRAFT LAI'(7E:, STRATO!!T hTNG TYPE. FOUit
POSSTPLr I-NGT\I:s, VTSIRI.i WIN(; MOUNTEr. OUTFOAPI( ENGINES
APPI P1.R TO III: H0itF THAN 11.1LFl AY OUT I`INC 1, 1 NGTI!. APPPOX-
1`IATI DTMrNcTONC: SPAN 140 TAT., LFN(;TI! 135 FT., NORF. TO
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CE\TI:P 1.1\I IC T\ROAPD IN(;INE 30 E1. HATAr1ON PI'-PAVES
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LOADING AND HIGH ASPECT RATIO WOULD BE THE MOST DESIRABLE
COMBINATION FOR SUCH A VEHICLE. STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS AND
A DESIRE. FOR SLIGHTLY GREATER SPEEDS COULD DICTATE. A
COMPROMISE, RESULTING IN ONLY A MOITERATELY HIGH ASPECT
RATIO FOR SUCH AN AIRCRAFT.
PART VII. CONSIDERING TIIE FIRST CONCEPT, THAT OF A HEAVY
VEHICLE, TIIE OBVIOUS IMPLICATION IS THAT OF A FIRST
GENERATION, NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT. A CONFIGURATION
OF THIS TYPE WOULD PRESENT THE MINIMUM PROPULSION SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS FOR A GIVEN WEIGHT. IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE
VEHICLE WOULD BE FLIGHT TESTED FOR SOME TIME, USING
CHEMICAL FUEL, PRIOR TO INTEGRATION OF THE NUCLEAR
AS TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ROLE AND CHARACTERISTICS ARE LARGELY
SUR`ITSES RUT ARE PRESENTED HEREIN FOR CONSTDERATTON.
PART VI. TIIE LARGE, STRAIGHT WING WITH AN AREA ON THE
ORDER OF 2500 SO. FT. AND NOMINALLY, THOUGH NOT EXCEED-
INGLY, t1IGH ASPECT RATIO OF ABOUT 7.5 CAN APPLY TO SEVERA
DIFFERENT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. IN ONE CASE, SUCH A
WING WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR A SLOW FLYING AIRCRAFT
DESIGNED TO LIFT A VERY HEAVY LUAU OFF THE GROUND WITH
REASONABLE TAKEOFF DISTANCES, CRUISE. AT ONLY NOMINAL
ALTITUDES AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND LAND WITH A HEAVY LOAD. A
SECOND APPLICATION WOULD BE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TO FLY AT
HIGH ALTITUDES AT SUBSONIC SPEEDS. A VERY LOW WING
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BASE CAPARLI: OE HANDLING AN AIRCRAFT IN THE. 300,000 TO
400,000' POUND WEIGHT CATEGORY.
PART VIII. THE SECOND CONCEPT, THAT OF A LARGE, HUGH
ALTITUDE SUBSONIC VEHICLE WITH LOW WING LOADTNGS APPEARS
TO BE A LITTLE MORE LIKELY POSSIBILITY, WHEN THE COINCI-
DENCE OF TIIE INFORkIATION IN PARTS I THROUCI' T I I ARE
CONSIDERED. AN ALTITUDE OF 65,600 FT AND SPEED OF 432
KNOTS WERE REPORTED IN THE FLIGHT ACTIVITY ON 10 SEP 62.
ALTITUDES DERIVED FRO'1 THE 12 SEP ACTIVITY RANGED FRO%f
32,800 FT TO 65,600 FT, A' RE
"UNUSUAL ENGINE ARRANGEMENT" OBTAINED DURING THIS ACTIVIT
AS WELL AS THOSE TO "A LARGE WING" COULD CERTAINLY APPLY
TO TIIE VEHICLE PIIOTOCPAPULD, SINCE LOCATION OF ENGINES
SO FAR OUTBOARIo IS RATHER UNUSUAL.
PART IX. THt: POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD RE
NOTHING 'TORE THAN A BULL, CAMP, CAT, CUR OR COOT HAS
BEEN CONSIDERED. PHOTO ANALYSTS RESI!LT; CO'IPINFp M.'ITH
EXAMINATION OF TRANSPORT ACTIVITY .LAKE SUCH A POtSTBTLITY
RATHER RI:!IOTI.
PART X. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE CONFIGURATION OBTAINED
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