 C00386430
 *** Document 28 of 54 1.  FBIS ***
 DOCN 000229542
 PDTG R 04214OZ DEC 94
 FM    FM FBIS LONDON UK
 TO    TO RUCWAAA/FBIS RESTON VA
 RHHJMCY/ JICPAC HONOLULU AI
 RUCMACC/CDR PSYOPGP FT BRAGG NC//ASOF-POG-SB//
 RUCWAAA/FBIS RESTON VA//MIL//
 RUDMONI/ONI SUITLAND MD//214//
 RUDPMAX/FAISA FT BRAGG NC
 RUDPWDC/DA AMHS WASHINGTON DC
 RUEAIIS/STORAGE CENTER FBIS RESTON VA
 RUEALGX/DEFINTAGNCY WASH DC
 RUEBFGA/VOA WASHINGTON DC
 RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC//INR/CEE//
 RUESDJ/FBIS OKINAWA JA
 RUETIAV/MPCFT GEO G MEADE MD
 RUFQBBA/US SURVEY SEC SHAPE BE
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 CLAS UNCLAS 3B/MMU/RUSS 848 864
 SERI SERIAL:   LD0412214094
 COUN COUNTRY: RUSSIA
 SUBJ SUBJ:     NEW TYPE HEAVY CARGO FLYING MACHINE AT TEST STAGE
 SOUR SOURCE:   MOSCOW OSTANKINO TELEVISION FIRST CHANNEL NETWORK 1900 GMT
 4 DEC 94
 ((FBIS EDITORIAL SUMMARY))  A COMPLETELY NEW FLYING MACHINE HAS
 BEEN DEVELOPED IN RUSSIA.   CORRESPONDENT SERGEY FATEYEV REPORTS ON
 *IT FROM THE TYUMEN OBLAST.   HE SAYS IT SEEMS'LIKE AN UFO BECAUSE OF
 ITS UNUSUAL APPEARANCE AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES.   IT CAN LIFT
 AND CARRY LOADS UP TO 300 TONNES, WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR CARRYING
 SUPPLIES TO THE RUSSIAN NORTH AND TO REMOTE MINING OR DRILLING
 SITES; CAN HANG IN THE AIR; LAND ON ANY KIND OF TERRAIN IN ANY
 WEATHER; AND NEEDS 10 TIMES LESS FUEL THAN A HELICOPTER WITH THE
 SAME FREIGHT-CARRYING CAPACITY.   IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE LASAR --
 LETATELNYY APPARAT S AEROSTATICHESKOY RAZGRUZKOY ((FLYING MACHINE
 WITH AEROSTATIC UNLOADING))..  IT IS NOW UNDERGOING TEST FLIGHTS AND
 IS EXPECTED TO BE IN GENERAL USE SOON.   IT COMBINES THE QUALITIES OF
 PLANE, HELICOPTER, AND DIRIGIBLE AND RIDES ON AN AIR CUSHION.   THE
 CHIEF DESIGNER IS ALEKSANDR FILIMONOV.   HE HAS BEEN INVITED TO SHOW
 THE MACHINE AT THE LE BOURGET SALON NEXT YEAR.
 THIS REPORT MAY CONTAIN COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL.   COPYING AND
 DISSEMINATION IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE'COPYRI.GHT
 OWNERS.
 (ENDALL) 041900 ~^ 04/2146Z DEC  WC 180
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