TSAGI PLANT AND MOSCOW/RAMENSKOYE AIRFIELD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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critL;Lne test stand', 2.0x20x20 meters:, A plaLforla vith
.nently ?coupled 'ay so,ral non -'as on top of -the test stand,
nthO .;rol;nd floor of the bulle!in,, lott,'i roar was heard
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nfirth; TrorL on aircraZt 171.iic"i arrived ;:t the plart fron
ant-2 lirobably ounstn:ction if individual airframes for jet
5 to 10 jt en: thes vere truei7L12 to tin al-Pfield ever: reek...
these jt on nes also arrived h, rr.I, frmt the north
cnc?.too at the test stand,
daTtun 1.;It': about v,,ortcers, inc:udin; 5o percent
h lO0 tu 200--:ac ter stretch of the runwa7 at Ole
or6truc'tion rTas still in .oroLress.,, The lunway 7.ras about
10 r.etors cw hic a concrete 3-urface 10 to 15 on ick on a stone base,.
runway, aUout Lauters lonL, was farther so;',.-,11? pnrallel to -r.,he
runwac,,, It vas also beinL used as a taxivrtky'
l'rf I dump "l_n the southeastern corn c r of the field had
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AzoNvist of the United States.
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tank trucks which drew their gasoline from the fuel dump.
70 There were four 3.anearsocach of about 8040 meters, in the soyth-
western corner of the field, No aemunition or supply dumps were
seen,
A tent camp for about 400 pilot students was near the tank dump
About 150 planes were stationed at the field in September 1949,
Aircraft at the field included about 30 to 40 jet fighters with
swept-back.mthes, engine in fuselage; about 20 jet fiehters; vings not
swept back, eneine in front section of fuselage, step in fuselaee; ?
about 10 jet fiLeters, same figuration as those jest mentioned, but
two eneines4 and about 12 four-enginc aircraft, peesunably an
American type, The slim fuselaee and the nose projecting far beyond the
wires was noted. The planes had single rudder assemblies, erd many
gun stations. The remaining planes were of various typea and included
German aircraft.,
10- Mere were frequent faulty take-offs which damaged the planes. Three
crashes were observed. Once a plane slid off while banking, and twice
p:enes cane down with burning ergine. The planes concerned were
sineJe and twin ere_ine jet fighters.
11. A total of 2,020 to 3,000 persons worked in two shifts at the Tsagi Plant,
!:Ost of them arrived by bus from oscow, and were very well dressed,.
12 eireraft shipmonts arrived twice a week by special trailer The wings
were diemantled,
13. The jet Lighters, both with and without srpt-.back designs, climbed very
steeply after take-off to an altitude of 6,000 to 7,000 meters, They re-
krnod after one hour, These planes frequently cave in for a landinf in
a very steep glide and fron a great altLtuec, the,
jot JeDines were fitted with two cannons located at about the wing roots
of the undersee of the fuselaee,
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16p There waz1 production or asseribly of jet planes ard repair of aircraft which
were teed to the plant from the airfield..
Since the presence of Cernan engineers en the plant was a well-knamn fact,
it was rumored that German engineers were also employed as test pilots*
Except for one woreshoe thu pleet was completely-rebuilt after 19,45.. Th
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construction work was not yet completed,
17, There were two railroad tracks which allegedly led ;-,o TJamenskoye, One of
the si,ers was coneleteu in 1949.
Airerngt observed included a jet plane with engine under the fuselage, ele-
vator assembly sob at two-thirds of rudder assembly, wings not swepe back
and a twin-jet plIno?wines with pronotneed sweep-back, one engine in each
pine, projectine only slieetly beyond icadine edge but far beyond trailing
edge of --nga. Double rudder assembly, oval-shaped, el.3vator assembly in
dihedral, Pointed rear of fuselage projected beyond 6evator asseehly.
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A contra:: hea7,1.47.: plant and a transforr.:er plant were built north-
east of the Thal Plant. These installations torked for the
Pia/It anC, the Liet,lement,
20, A se4-,tieuk:nt for GerrIall enuineers was northwest of the plant,
2L It ms rumored that the new build :nes at the Tsai T'lant were to be
provided -pith very deep baserients so that work can be continued
even in the event of aerial attacks? The 'undereround pagsageway
between the plant and the factory- field was also mentioned,
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