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| Technical data | |
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| Type | M-17 'Mystic-A' |
| Function | balloon interceptor |
| Year | 1978 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engines | 1*117.7kN Kolesev RD-36-51V |
| Wing Span | 40.32m |
| Length | 22.27m |
| Height | 4.87m |
| Wing Area | 137.7m2 |
| Max.Weight | 18400kg |
| Speed | 743km/h |
| Ceiling | 21550m |
| Range | 1315km |
| Armament | 1*g23mm |
A high-altitude aircraft with an high-aspect ratio U-2 like wing and twin tail booms. The obvious role is reconnaissance, but the M-17 was in fact designed to hunt reconnaissance balloons --- in the '50s and also in the '80s, the US used high-altitude balloons for recce missions over the USSR. The later M-55 or M-17RM was twin-engined and optimized for reconnaissance.
A two-seat version is under development and will enter service in 1997.
| Modified January 25, 1996 |
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