Myasishchev M-18

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M-18
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Type Bomber
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Myasishchev

The Myasishchev M-18 was a design for a Soviet supersonic bomber with a variable-sweep wing. [1] The aircraft was developed in response to a Soviet 1972 program for a new multi-misson, supersonic, variable geometry wing strategic bomber, with a maximum speed of Mach 2.3, as a response to the U.S. Rockwell B-1 Lancer program. The project was dropped in favour of the Tupolev Tu-160 program. Although the design was the most successful compared to the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4, [2] it was dropped as Tupolev had the most potential to go ahead with the supersonic bomber project. [3] [4]

In 1973, Tupolev was assigned the development of a new aircraft based on the Myasishchev design. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Buttler, Tony; Gordon, Yefim; Gordon, E. (2004). Soviet secret projects: Bombers since 1945. Midland. pp. 149, 151. ISBN   9781857801941 . Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ↑ Sergeyev, Pavel (30 April 2008). Белый лебедь [White Swan]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  3. 1 2 Russia Air Force Handbook. USA: International Business Publications. 7 February 2007. p. 154. ISBN   9781433041150 . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Pike, John; Vick, Charles; Jacubowski, Mirko; Garrett, Patrick (2000-08-08). "Tu-160 BLACKJACK (TUPOLEV)". Federation of American Scientists. Maintained by Steven Aftergood. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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