[FPSPACE] Need Info To Make Bor-4, 5 Scale Model

[JamesOberg@aol.com]

JimO is posting this for Mr. Wentworth, please reply directly to him. 
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Dear Sirs,


I have a small company called Nova Hobbies that produces flying scale model
rocket kits.  I am interested in producing model kits of two Soviet re-entry
test vehicles: the BOR-4 lifting body and the BOR-5, which was a 1/8th scale
sub-scale replica of the Buran space shuttle orbiter.

To produce these model kits, I will need dimensioned drawings (including
sections) of the BOR-4 and BOR-5 vehicles.  I will also need color
photographs and/or color descriptions of them, as well as the dimensions of
the lettering and logos that were applied to the vehicles.  In the case of
the BOR-5, pre-launch photographs would be especially useful because the
recovered BOR-5 vehicles were quite charred.  I have dimensioned drawings of
the full-scale Buran orbiter, but the BOR-5 test vehicles weren't 100%
identical subscale replicas of it (the simulated aft RCS thruster pods seem
to be somewhat differently placed on the BOR-5 craft than on Buran).

I will gladly reimburse you for copies of this material, and I will send you
samples of the kits when they are released.  I have included my postal
address and the BOR-4 & BOR-5 launch dates below.

I would be most grateful to you for your help.




Sincerely Yours,




J. Jason Wentworth  <gida@chugach.net>
PO Box 70547
Fairbanks, AK 99707-0547

The BOR-4 and BOR-5 vehicles were built by NPO Molniya.  Their launch dates
were as follows:


BOR-4

Cosmos 1374 (4 June 1982)
Cosmos 1445 (16 March 1983)
Cosmos 1517 (27 December 1983)
Cosmos 1614 (19 December 1984)


BOR-5

4 July 1983
6 June 1984
17 April 1985
25 December 1986
27 August 1987
22 June 1988
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