airraft identification

[dirky dirk]

Any ideas,

i was having a mooch round an airport in Moscow and found this at an airshow




https://www.google.com/maps/@55.5678946,38.1432538...

[Dr Jekyll]

Looks like a Myasishchev (spelling?) M4 bomber fitted with a cargo pod. Used for transporting bulky components for their space program.

[dukeboy749r]

Wow - a constant source of surprises. The 'creativity' behind the Iron Curtain was amazing. A pity some of it that was viable never got further due to the then thinking/financial pressures.

[rjfp1962]

They even made their own "Concorde", namely the Tupolev-144 "Concordski"!

[Eric Mc]

Indeed it is a Myasichev M-4.

In the same way that the US adapted the 747 to carry the Space Shuttle Orbiter and converted the Boeing Stratocruiser to the Super Guppy for spacecraft components , the Soviets adapted some aircraft to carry outsize components for their space programme.

[GT03ROB]

Eric Mc said:

Indeed it is a Myasichev M-4.

In the same way that the US adapted the 747 to carry the Space Shuttle Orbiter and converted the Boeing Stratocruiser to the Super Guppy for spacecraft components , the Soviets adapted some aircraft to carry outsize components for their space programme.

Looks inconceivable that could get off the ground

[FourWheelDrift]

rjfp1962 said:

They even made their own "Concorde", namely the Tupolev-144 "Concordski"!

Go to the OPs link and turn to the right

[rjfp1962]

FourWheelDrift said:

Go to the OPs link and turn to the right

Ooop's!! I'll add this one instead...! Beriev Be-200 Amphibian!

[Leon R]

rjfp1962 said:

They even made their own "Concorde", namely the Tupolev-144 "Concordski"!

That is actually a TU-144LL which is even cooler.

Note the U.S and Russian flags on the tail.

[dirky dirk]

There is some belting gear there looking on google earth

[AJB88]

Leon R said:

That is actually a TU-144LL which is even cooler.

Note the U.S and Russian flags on the tail.

Yep that's 77114, 77115 in the Google maps image above is stored with 77115 or was at least.

I've seen 77112 in Germany.

Edited by AJB88 on Friday 2nd October 15:21

[LotusOmega375D]

Eric Mc said:

Special Long Range Bison?

[Boom78]

GT03ROB said:

Looks inconceivable that could get off the ground

Indeed!! Can you imagine the doubts the test pilot was having walking up to that thing on its first flight.

[Eric Mc]

I think it is carrying the liquid oxygen tank for one of these -

[Yertis]

dirky dirk said:

Any ideas,

i was having a mooch round an airport in Moscow and found this at an airshow




https://www.google.com/maps/@55.5678946,38.1432538...

That's like a weird, in a parallel-universe RIAT

[GliderRider]

The Myasishchev M-4 load carrier is known as the VM-T 'Atlant'. It was used for carrying Energia boosters and later the Buran Space Shuttle to Baikonur. The VM-T was replaced in this role by the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

Both Atlants survive. One is owned by the Central Aero Hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) and lives at the nearby Gromov Flight Research Institute (now Zhukovsky International Airport). The other is at Dyagilevo airbase in Ryazan.

[CanAm]

AJB88 said:

Yep that's 77114, 77115 in the Google maps image above is stored with 77115 or was at least.

I've seen 77112 in Germany.

Sinsheim I assume. There can't be too many lying around. Unfortunately I felt too mature to take the slide down.

[AJB88]

CanAm said:

Sinsheim I assume. There can't be too many lying around. Unfortunately I felt too mature to take the slide down.

Yeh its the only one out of Russia.

I had always wanted to see it but discovered it by accident when on a road trip last year, was driving a long and was like I'm sure that's a Concorde, then I saw the Tupolev and was like oh wow were stopping here.

[williamp]

GT03ROB said:

Eric Mc said:

Indeed it is a Myasichev M-4.

In the same way that the US adapted the 747 to carry the Space Shuttle Orbiter and converted the Boeing Stratocruiser to the Super Guppy for spacecraft components , the Soviets adapted some aircraft to carry outsize components for their space programme.

Looks inconceivable that could get off the ground

Fil it with helium. Easy

[silverfoxcc]

Those undercarriage wheels!!!!!!!!!