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A line-up of flightless supersonic strategic bombers, sandwiched between the M-50 and the Tu-160.

The M-50 ‘Bounder’ (right) and its subsonic brother, the 3M ‘Bison-B’ at the Zhukovsky test centre.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев 3М - РоссияRussia - 1955 Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

The M-50 in the Monino museum as ‘Blue 12’.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

We can speculate why the M-50 prototype was numbered ‘023’ - 2+3=5 and read backwards gives us 50.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

The M-50, then with its side number ‘023’, rolled-out from GAZ-23 in Moscow-Fili. Note the opened hatches of the pilots’ cockpits under the nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Early model of the M-52 with Zubets RD16-17 turbojets. Outer engines are fitted to the wingtips. Note also a small stabiliser at tailfin tip.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Myasishchev M-61 winged stand-off missile between the undercarriage bays of the M-52.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Many variations of the M-50 project were considered before metal aircraft came into being. Here are two with a swept wing and different arrangement of engines. Note also the very large fuel tanks under the wings.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Steps to the Tu-160 a flightless M-50 project

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Myasishchev M-50 ‘Bounder’.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-50 / М-52 - РоссияRussia - 1959

Окончательный вариант М-56
Final layout of M-56 with six engines in common block under the wing centre section very much resembles the XB-70 Valkyrie.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-56 / М-57 - РоссияRussia - 1960

The M-57 of 1960 is the last Myasishchev project before the design bureau dissolved. It is a large all-wing, twin-tailfin aircraft. The only evidence of its existence is this 5ft (1.5m) long model which survived in one of the design bureau rooms.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-56 / М-57 - РоссияRussia - 1960

Tupolev Tu-135 with a single Kh-22 missile under the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Туполев Ту-135 - РоссияRussia - 1960

Four-engined M-53 supersonic passenger derivative of the M-56.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-53 / М-55 - РоссияRussia - 1960

Design of the Myasishchev M-70 intercontinental bomber flying-boat.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-70 - РоссияRussia - 1957

Бомбардировщик А-57 с самолетом-снарядом РСС
Bartini A-57 intercontinental supersonic flying-boat with RSS missile on the engine compartment.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Бартини А-57 - РоссияRussia - 1957

Bartini A-57.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Бартини А-57 - РоссияRussia - 1957

The T-4 with lowered nose in the museum of the Russian Air Force at Monino.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Сухой Т-4 / 100 - РоссияRussia - 1972

Самолет Т-4 ("101") в цехе окончательной сборки ОКБ.
Sukhoi T-4 (100) under construction.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Сухой Т-4 / 100 - РоссияRussia - 1972

Standard weapons for Sukhoi bombers (from left to right): T-4 (100) armed with two long-range Kh-45 ASMs suspended under the fuselage; T-4M armed with eight Kh-2000 short-range attack missiles; T-4MS (200) with two Kh-45s inside the fuselage and two more at external hardpoints; and T-4MS as an air defence suppression aircraft carrying 24 Kh-2000s.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Сухой Т-4 / 100 - РоссияRussia - 1972 Сухой Т-4МС / 200 - РоссияRussia - 1972

The T-4MS (Izdeliye 200) variable-geometry all-wing bomber.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Сухой Т-4МС / 200 - РоссияRussia - 1972

Sukhoi T-4MS (200).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Сухой Т-4МС / 200 - РоссияRussia - 1972

This Tsybin NM-1, flight tested between 1959-1960, was a technology demonstrator for both the RSS stand-off missile and RSR reconnaissance aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Цыбин П.В. НМ-1 - РоссияRussia - 1959

НМ-1 на испытаниях.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Цыбин П.В. НМ-1 - РоссияRussia - 1959

This swing-wing canard bomber is the second of four considered layouts (note small 00000002 number on the tailfin root) of the Myasishchev M-20 intercontinental Mach 3 bomber of 1968.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-18 / М-20 - РоссияRussia - 1972

The fourth and final design of the M-20 bomber. This model can also be considered as a model for the M-18 because the only difference between the two aircraft was the internal construction, with aluminium used instead of titanium and steel.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-18 / М-20 - РоссияRussia - 1972

Wing of the M-20-4 (M-18) in fully swept back configuration.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Мясищев М-18 / М-20 - РоссияRussia - 1972

Tsybin RSR R-020

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Цыбин П.В. РСР (Р-020) - РоссияRussia - 1960

Tsybin RS in its first layout with canards and the tail comprising the winged bomb.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Цыбин П.В. РСР (Р-020) - РоссияRussia - 1960

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