RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 18, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, USSR
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THIS PROTOTYPE
AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED.
SINCE IT WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED HERE 25X1
THE RAM Q IS AT THE EAST END OF THE OLD RUNWAY NEAR THE NEW
ILYUSHIN AREA, WITH ONE POSSIBLE SERVICE VEHICLE NEARBY. THE
AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE A TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE
NACELLES AT THE ROOTS OF THE MID-MOUNTED WING. PRELIMINARY
MENSURATION INDICATES THAT EACH NACELLE IN 25X1
LENGTH IN WIDTH. THIS FEATURE WAS NOT VISIBLE 25X1
ON THE PREVIOUS IMAGERY OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO CANVAS COVER.
THE RAM Q IS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND CONFIGURATION TO THE U.S.
GRUMMAN A-6 INTRUDER, A NAVY ATTACK AIRCRAFT.
TEST CENTER. THIS IS THE FIRST OBSERV TION OF THE AIRCRAFT
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE RAM Q, A POSSIBLE NEW FIGHTER/ATTACK
AIRCRAFT, IS OBSERVED WITHOUT CANVAS COVERING AT THIS FLIGHT
(SWN) RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, 21 NM SOUTHEAST OF MOSCOW,
IS ONE OF THE TWO MAIN FLIGHT TEST CENTERS IN THE SOVIET UNION
SUPPORTING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF NEW SOVIET
AIRCRAFT AND MODIFICATIONS TO AIRCRAFT.
3.I I COORDINATES 55-34-19N 038-09-23E
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These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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