Pic Of The Day-14/02/02!!

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-02-02 AT 04:31 PM (GMT)]SOMETHIN SO AWSOME……

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MYASISHCHEV VM-T ATLANT

HISTORY:
First Flight (M-4/2M) 20 January 1953
(3M/M-6) 27 March 1956
Service Entry

(M-4/2M) 1956
(3M/M-6) 1958

CREW: (M-4/2M) 2 pilots, 6 others
(3M/M-6) 2 pilots, 5 others

ESTIMATED COST:

unknown

AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root TsAGI S-12
Wing Tip

TsAGI R-7

DIMENSIONS:
Length (M-4/2M) 156.40 ft (47.67 m)
(3M/M-6) 169.63 ft (51.70 m)
Wingspan (M-4/2M) 165.79 ft (50.53 m)
(3M/M-6) 174.35 ft (53.14 m)
Height 37.73 ft (11.50 m)
Wing Area (M-4/2M) 3,513 ft2 (326.35 m2)
(3M/M-6) 3,786 ft2 (351.70 m2)
Canard Area

not applicable

WEIGHTS:
Empty (M-4/2M) 175,710 lb (79,700 kg)
(3M/M-6) 164,090 lb (74,430 kg)
Typical Load 352,740 lb (160,000 kg)
Max Takeoff (M-4/2M) 365,745 lb (165,900 kg)
(3M/M-6) 400,800 lb (181,800 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal:
(M-4/2M) 29,500 gal (111,655 L)
(3M/M-6) 34,000 gal (128,690 L)
external: unknown
Max Payload

(M-4/2M) 39,685 lb (18,000 kg)
(3M/M-6) 52,910 lb (24,000 kg)

PROPULSION:
Powerplant (M-4/2M) four Mikulin AM-3D or PD-3M-500/500A turbojets
(3M/M-6) four VD-7 turbojets
Thrust (M-4/2M) 92,595 lb (412 kN) [PM-3D-500A]
(3M/M-6) 97,005 lb (432 kN)

PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude:
(M-4/2M) 575 mph (930 km/h)
(3M/M-6) 585 mph (940 km/h)
at sea level: unknown
cruise speed: 495 mph (800 km/h)
Initial Climb Rate unknown
Service Ceiling 41,010 ft (12,500 m)
Range typical:
(M-4/2M) 4,370 nm (8,100 km)
(3M/M-6) 6,395 nm (11,850 km)
ferry: unknown
g-Limits unknown

ARMAMENT:
Gun up to ten GSh-23 23-mm cannons
Stations one internal weapons bay
Air-to-Surface Missile none
Bomb up to 19,840 lb (9,000 kg) of free-fall bombs or one to two nuclear bombs
Other none

KNOWN VARIANTS:
M-4/2M ‘Bison-A’ First production bomber
3M/M-6 ‘Bison-B’ Improved model with larger wing, longer nose, increased fuel load, new engines, improved navigation system, and in-flight refueling capability; primarily a bomber armed with free-fall bombs but could also be used as a tanker with installation of a refueling package in the bomb bay or for maritime reconnaissance
3MS/M-6 ‘Bison-B’ 3M/M-6 airframes retrofitted with new engine of greater reliability
3MS-2/M-6 ‘Bison-B’ Tanker variant of 3MS/M-6 with refueling drogue extended from the bomb bay
3MD/M-6 ‘Bison-C’ New build model with enlarged wing, new in-flight refueling gear, larger more pointed nose containing a new radar, and larger radome in the tail; primary mission was as a bomber with secondary tanker and maritime reconnaissance capabilities
3MN/M-6 ‘Bison-C’ 3MD/M-6 airframes fitted with new more fuel-efficient engines
3MN-2/M-6 ‘Bison-C’ 3M ‘Bison-B’ bombers converted into dedicated tankers but also including modifications of 3MN ‘Bison-C’
201-M Test aircraft equipped with high-thrust engines
Project 28 Proposed new model with high-altitude cruise capability; cancelled and not built
3M-T or VM-T Atlant

Heavily modified ‘Bison-C’ aircraft rebuilt to carry outsize cargo externally above the fuselage, used primarily to ferry rocket components between manufacturing and assembly facilities, able to transport cargos up to 110,320 lb (50,000 kg); 2 converted

KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:

none

KNOWN OPERATORS:

Russian Air Force
Russian Navy

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