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Product Identifiers
PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100764361821
ISBN-139780764361821
eBay Product ID (ePID)27050069456
Product Key Features
Book TitleMyasishchev M-4 and 3 m: the First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary Science, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, History
AuthorYefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight72.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-943649
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal623.74634
SynopsisWhen the Myasishchev design bureau was reborn in 1951, it was immediately tasked with creating a high-speed strategic bomber to balance the threat posed by NATO's heavy bombers, notably the B-52. Designated M-4 and code-named "Bison" by NATO, the new four-turbojet bomber was developed within an incredibly short time--just one year. It made use of many innovative features, including a bicycle landing gear, and was designed around the most powerful jet engine of the day. It became the progenitor of a small family of bombers and refueling tankers, including the much-improved 3M and its versions. Many of the intended versions never materialized, and the Bison had its share of problems, but it came at just the right time, providing a valuable nuclear deterrent, and remained in service for 40 years until retired in compliance with the START treaty. The book charts the first Soviet strategic jet bomber's development and operational history. It includes the story of how the 3M was adapted to carry components of the Energiya/Buran space transport system as the VM-T Atlant outsized-cargo transporter.
LC Classification NumberUG1242.B6
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- 05. Mai. 2023
A comprehensive monographic treatment of the USSR's first intercontinental jet bomber
Although this book shares the same title as a Red Star Series volume about the Myasishchev M-4 (NATO codename), it is basically an expanded version of the 2003 book published by Yefim Gordon. Of all the chapters of this book, Chapter 3 is a pretty lengthy section because it covers all built and unbuilt variants of the M-4, including the baseline M-4 (Bison-A), the improved 3M (Bison-B), the 3MD cruise missile carrier (Bison-C), the VM-28 , the M-29 passenger airliner and military transport, proposed M-4 versions for ASW, minelaying, and reconnaissance, and even a seaplane version of the 3M. Chapter 4 provides a technical description of the M-4, while Chapter 5 provides a synopsis of the M-4's operational career, and Chapter 6 discusses the VM-T variant of the M-4 for carrying rocket stages and the Buran space shuttle to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Interestingly, the end of Chapter 6 covers a number of unrealized schemes for using the M-4 as a carrier aircraft, including a proposal to use the M-4 as a carrier aircraft for the M-17 spyplane and the 3M2 design studies for superheavy twin-fuselage aircraft designed to carry bulky space vehicle systems below an arched wing center section. The end of this book comprises a specification table for specific M-4 variants, an appendix listing all M-4s built, and another appendix recording accidents involving the M-4. Although the aftershocks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year mean that Americans who visited Russia before the invasion will be bittersweet at the federal government's ban on US airlines flying to Russia, this book about the Soviet Union's first intercontinental jet bomber is something worth reading for American nationals who are fascinated by the strategic military prowess of the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation during the Cold War and beyond.
Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 15. Mai. 2024
In depth history of the M-4 & 3M aircraft type
Excellent accounting of the Myasishchev Bomber. The only drawback is it does not have an Index.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
