Soviet Bomber Projects

overscan · March 09, 2004, 12:49:19 AM

The Bartini A57 (late 1950s) was an intercontinental flying boat bomber:

It was considered as a host for the Tsybin RS recce/bomber:

overscan · March 09, 2004, 12:59:04 AM

Tysbin RS

Improved 2RS

Further development- RSR

Final version- R-020

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:02:01 AM

Myashishchev M-30 nuclear bomber project (late 50s)

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:03:54 AM

Myashishchev M-32

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:06:08 AM

M-50 "Bounder"- this one was built and flew, albeit badly

The M-52 was an attempt to rectify the many faults of the M-50.

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:07:18 AM

Myashishchev M-54- Hustlerski perhaps?

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:09:50 AM

A great amount of study was put into the M-56 project

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:12:36 AM

M-57 was a flying boat I believe:

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:14:34 AM

M-59 was another advanced bomber study

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:16:36 AM

M-60 was another atomic powered bomber design:

A floatplane version:

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:21:21 AM

At this point, Krushchev closed down Myashishchev OKB, in order to concentrate on his favoured ICBMs. All documentation was passed to Tupolev.

Tupolev "125" (Tu-125) bomber

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:24:11 AM

Tu-135 shows clear parallels to the M-56

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:26:05 AM

An early Tu-22M ("145") study shows clear "Blinder" ancestry

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:29:01 AM

Sukhoi's T-4 design was a Mach 3 medium range bomber made largely from titanium. A prototype flew but proved unsuccessful.

overscan · March 09, 2004, 01:30:50 AM

Sukhoi redesigned the T-4 with a VG wing as the T-4M.