Title

R&D in Soviet Aviation

Creator

Alexander, Arthur J.

Date

1970

Identifier

AD0716410

AD0716410

Abstract

Research, design, development, and manufacture of Soviet aircraft are concentrated in the Ministry of Aviation Industry. However, the various functions are performed by administratively separate organizations. The present structure can be traced back to 1939, when a reorganization of the industry raised a number of young individuals to positions of authority following a period of intense purges. Information flows link the separate organizations. Research institutes provide design bureaus and manufacturing plants with handbooks of aerodynamic forms and structures and lists of approved materials and manufacturing techniques. Design starts with a small, short-term effort called the pre-project, which takes only a few months to prepare. Simplicity, commonality, and design inheritance are important features of design practice

Date Issued

1970-11

Extent

50

Corporate Author

Rand Corporation

Corporate Report Number

R-589-PR

Contract

F44620-67-C-0045

DoD Project

Project Rand

Distribution Conflict

No

Access Rights

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE AND SALE; ITS DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Report Availability

Full text available by request

Provenance

Borg-Warner

Type

report

Format

50 pages ; 28 cm.