NEW BEAR F VARIANT, TAGANROG AIRFRAME PLANT DIMITROV 86, USSR

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CIA-RDP78T05698A000300010083-3
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December 28, 2016
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August 16, 2011
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83
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Publication Date: 
November 8, 1977
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution- Proprietary Information Involved USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . .- This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... TT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 National Photographic Interpretation Ce nter Top ecr IMAGERY INFORMATION REPORT NEW BEAR F VARIANT, TAGANROG AIRFRAME PLANT DIMITROV 86, USSR (S) 8 NOVEMBER 1977 (TSR) A detailed analysis of a new variant of the BEAR F aircraft at Taganrog Airframe Plant Dimitrov 86, USSR, has been completed. (TSR) Features distinguishing this BEAR F variant from other pre- viously identified BEAR F variants were observ d ese ea ures include a high-lift type of wing on a stretched BEAR uselage, standard BEAR landing gear pods, air scoops on either side of the forward fuselage section, and the lack of bullet-shaped, horizontal stabilizer tip podC In odditi aI- ---- 1 o on the top of the fuselage; an two s e f antennas. a teardrop-shaped bliste a standard fuel transfer conduit (TSR) With the addition of this new BEAR F variant, there are at least eight different BEAR F configurations. 25X1 25X1>X1 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES 47-11-50N 038-52-20E Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/17: CIA-RDP78TO5698A000300010083-3