Myasishchev M-50
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The Myasishchev M-50 (NATO reporting name Bounder) was a Soviet prototype four-engine supersonic bomber prototype which never attained service. Only one prototype was built, which was believed to have first flown in 1957.
One writer commented on the M-50 that it was 'an outstanding failure which revealed an embarrassing lack of understanding of the problems of high-speed flight.' [#endnote_] It was a fast jet bomber with four Soloviev D-15 engines, two under the wing and two on the tips of its shoulder-mounted, truncated delta wings.
The second M-50 was designated M-52 and carried Koliesov ND-7F or VD-7F turbojets, around which the aircraft had been designed. The engine installation was modified, and a second tailplane added to the top of the fin. M-52s participated in a Soviet Aviation Day flyby in 1961.
Specifications (M-50A)
External links
- http://www.aviation.ru/Mya/#50
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