EXPANSION OF AL QAHIRAH (CAIRO) AIRCRAFT PLANT, HULWAN, EGYPT

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: August 1, 1963
• Content Type: BRIEF

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EXPANSION OF AL QAHIRAH (CAIRO)
AIRCRAFT PLANT, HULWAN, EGYPT
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T''lej Expansion of Al Qahirah (Cairo)
Aircraft Plant, Hulwan, Egypt
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Geo Coords:
29-50N 31-19E
References: USATM Series 50, SheeC 50447-12/9MA (S)
NPIC Project No J-249/63
This aircraft plant, which is reported to
25X1 D produce a' f
t
r rames, engines, and rockets, has
expanded considerably since Mission -
Five buildings have been built
or enlarged (Figure 1). A large fabrication an~i
is now com-
pleted. This building is-d, the main
portion measuring approximately 670 by 360
feet and the ell 260 by 160 feet. A building
(item 2) north of the L-shaped building was also
under construction and is now completed. It
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COMDR No: publication No; 25X1A
NPIC/R-175/63
Date:
gust 1963
measures approximately 320 by 240 feet. The
smallest building in this group (item 3), meas-
new since
(item 4) measures
l~by 50 feet, is entirely
Another new building
approximately 320 by 100
feet. A fifth building (item 5) has been doubled
in size and now measures approximately 320
by 120 feet. These additions have increased the
floor space by approximately 417,000 square
feet, a significant increase in production capac-
ity within less than a year.
FIGURE 1. AL QAHIRAH (CAIRO) AIRCRAFT PLANT, HULWAN, EGYPT
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