V. M. Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau
Myasishchev M-55 "Mystic-B"
Myasishchev M-55
"Mystic-B"
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| Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica at MAKS Airshow 2001 | |
| Role | High-altitude reconnaissance |
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| Manufacturer | Myasishchev |
| First flight | Subject 34: December 1978 M-17: 26 May 1982 M-55: 16 August 1988 |
| Status | Potentially returning to service |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Number built | Subject 34: 1 M-17: at least 2 M-55: 5 |
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Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B)
The Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B) is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed by OKB Myasishchev in the Soviet Union, similar in mission to the Lockheed ER-2, but with a twin-boom fuselage and tail surface design. It is a twin-engined development of the Myasishchev M-17 Stratosphera with a higher maximum take-off weight.
Design and development
During the 1950s and 1960s the United States instituted several programs using high-altitude reconnaissance balloons, released over friendly territory to ascend into the jetstream and be transported over the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China.
Subject 34
To combat these high-altitude balloons, Myasishchev proposed Subject 34 a single-seat turbojet-powered twin-boom high-aspect-ratio aircraft. Armament of the single-seat balloon interceptor was to have been two air-air missiles (AAM) and two GSh-23 cannon with 600 rounds per gun in a dorsal turret. Before Subject 34 could be developed into operational hardware, the threat receded due to the success of the Keyhole reconnaissance satellites of the Corona program and the emergence of the Lockheed A-12.
Operators
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Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B)
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Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B)
General Info
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- Crew: 1 (M-55UTS: 2)
- Length: 22.867 m (75 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 37.46 m (122 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
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Powerplant
- Empty weight: 13,995 kg
- Gross weight: 23,400 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 23,800 kg
- Fuel capacity: T-8V aviation jet fuel 7,900 kg (17,400 lb) initially, 8,300 kg (18,300 lb) later
- Powerplant: 2 × Soloviev D-30-V12 low-bypass turbofan, 93.192 kN (20,950 lbf) thrust each
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Performance
- Never exceed speed: 332 km/h (206 mph, 179 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
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- 750 km/h at 20,000 m
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- Range: 4,965 km
- Endurance: 6.5 hours at 17,000 m
- Service ceiling: 21,500 m
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Myasishchev
M-17 M-55 Geofisika
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