Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber (Red Star, Vol. 11) - Softcover

Gordon, Yefim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857801520 ISBN 13: 9781857801521

Publisher: Midland Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

This is the story of the Soviet Union's first intercontinental jet bomber, which was to have become a carrier of nuclear missiles and the Soviet answer to the Boeing B-52. Much to the surprise of many, the little-known Myasischev bureau was chosen to do the job; it had been disbanded a few years earlier and reinstated solely to create such a bomber. Known to the West as the Bison, the new bomber employed many innovative features (including a bicycle landing gear) and was created within the short period of just one year; Western military observers were stunned when the aircraft was formally unveiled at the 1953 May Day parade. The M-4 and the much-improved 3M remained in service for 40 years until retired and scrapped in compliance with the START treaty. The Bison also served as the basis for the VM-T Atlant specialized cargo aircraft designed to piggy-back the Buran space shuttle and components of the Energiya launch rocket. Also described in this book are the many projected derivatives of the M-4 designed in the 1950s, including longrange airliners.

About this edition

• Publisher: Midland Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1857801520
• ISBN 13: 9781857801521
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128