Myasishchev M-50
The Myasishchev M-50 (NATO reporting name Bounder) was a Soviet prototype four-engine supersonic bomber prototype which never attained service.
One writer commented on the M-50 that it was 'an outstanding failure which revealed an embarassing lack of understanding of the problems of high-speed flight.' The truth is that little is known about Bounder. It was a fast jet bomber with four engines, two under the wing and two on the tips of its truncated delta wing.
The second M-50 was designated M-52 and carried Zubets engines around which the aircraft had been designed. The engine installation was modified, and a second tailplane added to the top of the fin.
Specifications (M-50)
General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: 57.48 m (188 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 35.10 m (115 ft 2 in)
- Height: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 290.6 m² (3,126 ft²)
- Empty: 85,000 kg (187,000 lb)
- Loaded: 175,000 kg (385,000 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 200,000 kg (440,000 lb)
- Powerplant:
- 2x Dobrynin VD-7M, 156.9 kN (35,300 lbf) thrust each
- 2x Dobrynin VD-7B, 92.1 kN (20,700 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,950 km/h (1,216 mph)
- Range: 7,400 km (4,614 miles)
- Service ceiling: 16,500 m (54,120 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: 602 kg/m² (123 lb/ft²)
- Thrust-to-weight0.29:1
Armament
- 30,000 kg (66,000 lb) of bombs or missiles carried in internal bay
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Designation sequence: M-40 - M-44 - M-48 - M-50 - M-52 - M-53 - M-55
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