| Technical data | |
|---|---|
| Type | M-4 'Bison-A' |
| Function | bomber |
| Year | 1955 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Engines | 4*8700kg Mikulin AM-3D |
| Speed | 900km |
| Ceiling | 13000m |
| Range | 11000km |
| Armament | |
| Guns | 10*g23mm |
| Bombs | 10000kg |
M-4 / Mya-4 / 2M, V.M.Myasichev 'Bison'
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Four-engined, swept-wing jet bomber. The engines were buried in the wing roots. An unusual feature for such a large aircraft was the bicycle landing gear, with small stabilizing wheels at the tips of the drooping wings, and a nosewheel leg which was extended at take-off to achieve the correct angle of incidence.
It is said that A.N.Tupolev selected turboprop engines for the Tu-95 intercontinental bomber because it was known that the range requirement could not be fulfilled with jet engines. V.M.Myasichev had the bad luck to prove this. The M-4 was short on range.
Production was limited and the aircraft were used as patrol aircraft and tankers, once the ICBM's replaced bombers as delivery vehicle for nukes.
Military designation - 2M
| Modifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3M; |
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M-201 - ?; |
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VM-T, Heavy back-load transport. Used for Buran/Energia program. |
More Links...
- M-4
- M-4, 3M at the Virtual Aircraft Museum
- M-4, Myasichew 'Bison'
- Mya-4, Myasichew
- 2M, Myasichew "Bison"
- M-4 Molot
- ... at North American Special Operations Group
