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This CIA-distributed translation, dated 9 March 1993, is the full text of a Radio Moscow World Service English broadcast. It reports that Russia intends to patent a new airliner that air designers have dubbed a flying saucer, with the first test models being assembled at the Saratov aviation plant. The item says several modifications are planned, carrying 20 to 2,000 passengers, and that an air cushion lets the craft take off and land on any ground or on water.
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## UNCLASSIFIED Document 7 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN LD0903132293 DDAT 930309 SLIN Moscow Radio Moscow World Service in English 1200 GMT 9 Mar 93 SUBJ Government To Patent New 'Flying Saucer' Airliner Full Text Superzone of Message 1 [Text] Russia intends to patent a new airliner, dubbed by air designers a flying saucer. The first test models of this plane are being assembled at the Saratov aviation plant. Several modifications of the flying saucer will be provided. Its carrying capacity ranges from 20 to 2,000 passengers. No special airfield is needed for this high speed and economically efficient plane. An air cushion allows it to take off and land on any ground and even in water. (endall) 091200 09/1327z mar WC 115 BT #2172 NNNN
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 1 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.