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13-461: S13 may refer to: Aviation [ edit ] Beriev S-13 , an abandoned Soviet reconnaissance aircraft project Fokker S-13 , a German trainer Letov Š-13 , a Czechoslovakian fighter aircraft SIAI S.13 , an Italian reconnaissance biplane Sikorsky S-13 , a Russian aircraft design proposal SPAD S.XIII , a French biplane fighter Automobiles [ edit ] Nissan Silvia (S13) ,

26-603: A swamps and tall-herb fens community in the British National Vegetation Classification system S13: Keep away from food, drink and animal feedingstuffs , a safety phrase S13, a star orbiting Sagittarius A* Vessels [ edit ] Brazilian submarine  Rio de Janeiro  (S13) HMCS  Renard  (S13) , an armed yacht of the Royal Canadian Navy HMS ; Osiris  (S13) ,

39-1259: A Japanese sports car Nissan 240SX (S13) , a sports car sold in North America Rail and transit [ edit ] Lines [ edit ] S13 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) , Germany S13 (ZVV) , Zürich, Switzerland Line S13 (Milan suburban railway service) , Italy Locomotives [ edit ] Sri Lanka Railways S13 , a diesel multiple unit Stations [ edit ] Iyo-Izushi Station , in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan Mizuho Undōjō Nishi Station , in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Otaru-Chikkō Station , in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Sōgō Undō Kōen Station , in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Sumiyoshi Station (Tokyo) , in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan Roads [ edit ] S13 highway (Georgia) County Route S13 (California) , United States Science [ edit ] 40S ribosomal protein S13 British NVC community S13 ,

52-726: A better solution. For short-term, ad hoc reconnaissance, the Soviet Union, like the United States with the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird , preferred high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, such as the Tsybin RSR . Although no S-13 aircraft was actually completed, the S-13 program gave valuable insights into alloys, materials and processing methods that were subsequently utilized in new Soviet aircraft designs. Parts of

65-718: A submarine of the Royal Navy Soviet submarine  S-13 USS  S-13  (SS-118) , a submarine of the United States Navy Other uses [ edit ] S13 (classification) , a disability swimming classification S-13 rocket , a Soviet air-to-ground rocket weapon Shayetet 13 , a unit of the Israel Defense Forces S13, a postcode district in Sheffield, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

78-545: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Beriev S-13 On 1 May 1960, Francis Gary Powers flew a U-2 espionage mission from northern Pakistan over the Soviet Union . While flying over the Urals , the aircraft came within range of Soviet surface-to-air missiles . The U-2 was hit by an S-75 Dvina missile (NATO code name: SA-2 Guideline) and broke apart, but

91-723: The Hope Valley ) and north-west Nottinghamshire (including Worksop ), plus a small part of West Yorkshire . The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million. For 1857–1868 an S sector of the London postal district existed. Similarly, there were also S-prefixed postal districts in the compass-based system used in Glasgow: Glasgow S1, S2, S3 and S4 , which later became G41 to G44. Three postcode districts were split and separated into ten new postcode districts. These were: The S64 district covering

104-554: The U-2 shootdown, the wreckage was examined by Soviet aviation specialists. The investigation, conducted by Georgy Beriev of OKB-49 at Taganrog , led to a decision of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on 28 June 1960 that the aircraft and its Pratt & Whitney J75-P-13 engine should be copied. OKB-16 in Kazan , led by Professor F. Zubets, reverse-engineered the engine under

117-790: The U-2 were exhibited in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces at Monino in Moscow. General characteristics Performance S postcode area The S postcode area , also known as the Sheffield postcode area , is a group of postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight post towns . These cover most of South Yorkshire (including Sheffield , Barnsley , Rotherham and Mexborough ), parts of north Derbyshire (including Chesterfield , Dronfield and

130-585: The debris remained relatively intact. The Soviet Union had its own comparable high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-25RW , but for political reasons this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was not used outside the borders of the Soviet Union and its main function was to emulate the U-2 to train Soviet air defence forces. The Yakovlev Yak-25RV was unable to reach the U-2's ceiling of 21,335–25,900 m (69,997–84,974 ft). After

143-594: The designation RD-16-75. On 23 August 1960, the USSR Council of Ministers ordered five aircraft (to be designated S-13), two of which were to be made available to the Air Force after completing trial flights. The timetable was very tight, as it was planned to examine all the components of the U-2 and to copy them while following the standards of Soviet military aviation, including the AFA-60 camera system. The S-13

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156-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S13&oldid=1122858834 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

169-498: Was to be used for aerial reconnaissance, for weather research and as a balloon interceptor. On 1 April 1961, the first fuselage was completed. However, on 12 May 1962 the Council of Ministers cancelled the project with immediate effect, when it was realized that the United States and its allies, like the Soviet Union, could shoot down slow-moving targets even at high altitude. For large-scale, long-term surveillance, spy satellites were

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