NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFRAME PLANT CHKALOV NO 153 NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR

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August 1, 1964
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Approved For Release 200 TO/P4 :S19def78TO5161A000100010037-8 CIA/PIR-22/64 August 1964 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT 0 Copy 5 Pages NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFRAME PLANT CHKALOV NO 153 NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD TOP SECRET GROUP 1 E.clud.b f.om a darngrod~nq and decl... al~corio. Hpproveu ror r:eiease Luusiuai i 4: t iA-r(ur t o i uo i o i HUUU i uuu i uus t -o 000, Approved For ReIeT_Q03FaQRE I -RDP78T05161A0 100010037-8 25)1 CIA/PIR-22/64 NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFRAME PLANT CHKALOV NO 153, NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR Novosibirsk, USSR (Figure 1). The plant is adjacent to Novosibirsk Airfield Northeast and is served by major roads and rail spurs. Novosibirsk Airframe Plant Chkalov No 153 was observed on photograph fro Figure 3). that time the plant contained approximately 2,459,315 square feet of floorspace. Acompar- ison of the earlier photography with that from reveals 25 additions containing approximately 693,875 square feet of floorspace (Figures 2 and 3). The additions include a final assembly hall (item 1, Figure 2 and Table 1), a repair hangar (item 7), a workshop/machine shop (item 10), and a subassembly/machine shop under con- struction (item 15). The hangar (item 8, Fig- ure 2 and Table 1), two workshops (items 13 and 14), and the warehouse (item 16) have also been expanded since= 25 was in an early sta e in complete by and was 25 The expansion 25 of the two workshops and the warehouse was 25 Approved For Reler(q 00rklq The construction of the final assembly hall 25 25X Approved For RRf a WNTS CIA-RDP78TO5161 000100010037-8 25X Table 1. Description of Facilities at Novosibirsk Airframe Plant Chkalov No 153 (Items are keyed to Figure 2) Dimensions (ft) Floorspace (sq ft) Floors pace (sq ft) Final assembly hall 775 x 190 12 Administration buildi ng, Irreg ular x 70h three stories Workshop/machine shop Irregular 140,040 13 Workshop 640 x 170 108,800 Final assembly hall 1,150 x 105 120,750 14 Workshop 640 x 145 92,800 x 40h 15 Subassembly/machine shop 925 x 340 314,500 Subassembly section Irregular 580,000 under construction Subassembly/machine shops Irregular 382,800 16 Warehouse 600 x 130 78,000 Workshop Irregular 45,600 17 Workshop/warehouse 640 x 100 64,000 Repair hangar 160 x 11.0 17,600 18 Foundry Irreg ular 30,275 Hangar Irregular 77,600 19 Workshop 290 x 100 29,000 Workshop 380 x 185 70,300 20 Workshop 330 x 100 33,000 Workshop/machine shop 375 x 265 99,375 Total floorspace of numbered buildings 2,5 Administration building, Irregular 96,350 Total floorspace of other buildings 556,150 two stories Total floorspace of plant 3,153,190 Dimensions (ft) Road Fence Double fence Building Building under construction Approved For"ssn@5 '9l 25 25 25 TOP SECRET Approved For Release ZUU.3105/14: CIA T05161A000100010037-8 25X1 25X1 25X1 -3 TOP SECRET - Approved For Release 2003/05/14: CIA-RDP78T05161A000100010037-8 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For ReIeIQEbcF3,~Dfi1 E E -RDP78T05161A CIA/PIR-22/64 and was complete The repair hangar and the The construction of the subassembly/machine shop was evident in it appears that the building will be completed in the near future. Novosibirsk Airfield Northeast, which serves the plant as a test and flyaway field, has two serviceable northeast/southwest concrete runways. The shorter runway was extended from 6,600 feet to its present dimensions of Construction of the longer run- way had begun by0 the runway now appears to be complete, with overall dimensions of 9,500 by 250 feet. The two runways are joined by four crossovers and are connected by taxiways to the airframe plant. One probable BADGER, 25 fighters, 3 medium straight-wing and 3 small straight-wing aircraft were observed at the airfield in I I 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Approved For Relaps4p ~ f " k?f 25 Approved For Release 200W0F14$ff[TP78T05161A000100010037-8 Approved For Release 20037W4S RP78T05161A000100010037-8