RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, USSR

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CREST [1]

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NGA Records (Formerly NIMA) [2]

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4

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December 28, 2016

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February 4, 2011

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Publication Date:

December 18, 1982

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REPORT

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 Copy Attachment to Z-11797/82 NPIC/PEG (12/82) RAM 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 COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED 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. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080003-4