Tag: bomber
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Bolkhovitinov S Sparka High Speed Bomber
Bolkhovitinov S Sparka Light Bomber The Bolkhovitinov S Sparka (Russian for “Twin”) was Soviet twin-engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft prototype that first flew on 29 January 1940. The two engines were placed in tandem, with each driving a propeller mounted on the nose. The first prototype was only fitted with one engine and had Read more
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Myasishchev M-4 Bison Soviet Bomber
Myasishchev M-4/3M Bison Soviet Bomber Vladimir Myasishchev’s team built the M-4/3M series (NATO reporting name Bison) to give Long Range Aviation the reach to threaten North America. The first M-4 flew on 20 January 1953; service entry followed in the mid-1950s. Despite impressive payload and speed for its time, early M-4s fell short on intercontinental Read more
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Bolkhovitinov DB-A Russian Heavy Bomber
Bolkhovitinov DB-A Russian Heavy Bomber The Bolkhovitinov DB-A (Dal′niy Bombardirovshchik — “Long-Range Bomber”, Academy) was a Soviet four-engine heavy bomber developed in the mid-1930s by a design team at the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy under the leadership of Viktor Bolkhovitinov. Intended to replace the ageing Tupolev TB-3, the DB-A featured stressed-skin construction, improved aerodynamics, and Read more