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Last November, I visited the Central Museum of the Russian Air Force in Monino. My son-in-law and his mother were with me. My eldest daughter did not come with us because since 2022, she does not like to visit museums of equipment and weapons.
After this walk through the open-air museum, I promised my son-in-law's mom that I would share photos with her, but I was in absolutely no mood to do this while listening to the news about Ukraine. Two days ago, my matchmaker asked me to give her photos again, so I decided to process them.
Photographing in such museums can be a difficult task, because the objects are located very close to each other, and some planes are very large and it is very difficult to fit them into the frame.
The day turned out to be very cloudy, while we were getting to the museum and walking around it, dusk began to fall.
Tu-16 long-range bomber (NATO classification - Badger) is a Soviet heavy twin-engine multi-purpose jet aircraft. It was produced in various modifications, including a bomber, a rocket-carrying variant, a tanker aircraft, and an electronic warfare aircraft. It was produced from 1953 to 1963 and operated in Russia until 1993. According to Wikipedia, this aircraft is still in operation in China.
The outdoor exhibition begins with the bombers. I noticed that long-range bomber aircraft are represented by Tupolev Design Bureau aircraft. The whole life and fate of all Soviet military designers was not easy. Almost all of them were in prisons during Stalin's rule. But I'm not going to talk about this dark side, I just came to enjoy the aesthetic appearance of the aircraft, some of which were not even put into mass production.
TU-22 SuperSonic Long-range Bomber (NATO classification - Blinder)
This aircraft was intended to replace the Tu-16 fleet. In this article, I will not talk about the characteristics of aircraft; they can be found on Wikipedia, especially since such large aircraft are produced in small quantities, and each aircraft has its own characteristics.
The appearance of this aircraft, its swept fuselage, indicates its high-speed abilities.
TU-22M SuperSonic Long-range Bomber (NATO classification - Backfire)
Further development of the TU-22 aircraft. This aircraft was produced from 1971 to 1993. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 2000 km/h. It turns out that this plane can fly from my house to Moscow in 30 minutes.
Compared to its predecessor, the aircraft has large air intake chambers. This is the main difference in appearance.
It's a very interesting aircraft, unlike the Tupolev planes.
This is a unique prototype of the supersonic strategic bomber M-50A, which was developed in 1958 at the Myasishchev Design Bureau.
This machine weighs 118 tons with a length of 58 meters and a wingspan of 27 meters. According to the initial design, the take-off weight of this hulk was 238 tons, of which 70% was occupied by fuel.
The bomb bay of the aircraft was supposed to contain bomb armament with a total weight of up to 30 tons, or one 16-ton supersonic guided cruise missile.
This aircraft made its first flight in 1959, and 19 test flights were made. In 1961, all work on this bomber was discontinued.
A unique and one-of-a-kind experimental supersonic strike and reconnaissance bomber of the T-4 missile carrier, or simply the "Product 100".
This missile bomber was designed to destroy aircraft carriers. This single copy was built in 1971. By my time standards, it was already during my lifetime, which means not so long ago.
This missile carrier was supposed to cover distances up to 6,000 km at speeds up to 3,200 km / h, and to switch to supersonic flight mode, its nose cone rose to the operating position, covering the windshields. What does it remind me of? Passenger planes TU-144 and Concorde.
On August 22, 1972, the T-4 made its first test flight, but in 1976 all work on this project was stopped due to the huge fuel consumption.,
Истребительная улица.
I thought that this museum would feature not only Soviet ones, but I was mistaken.
Usually, Soviet literature or cinema mentions the massive Soviet MiG-15 jet aircraft that were used in the Korean War. But I hadn't heard about the SU-9 jet fighter before (NATO classification - Fishpot). Where do such names come from?
One of the first Soviet triangular-wing aircraft, the world's first fighter-interceptor, was created as an integral part of a single interception complex. In 1960, the Su-9 aircraft was involved in the fight against Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which regularly flew over the territory of the USSR.
Aircraft of this type were actively used to intercept automatically drifting balloons. There is a known case when a Su-9 K-5 missile hit a balloon flying at an altitude of 26 km.
Su-25 Grach (NATO classification - Frogfoot) is a Soviet armored front-line attack aircraft.
This aircraft appeared during the Soviet-Afghan War and received its first baptism of fire in Afghanistan, and is still used in military conflicts around the world.
In the background, a TU-144 passenger jet stands behind the SU-25.
TU-144 vs Concorde? These were aircraft of the same class, both have long been out of service, but comparisons and disputes are still going on.
MiG-15 (NATO classification - Fagot) - the most massive jet combat aircraft in the history of aviation, which was in service with many developing countries of the world.
15,560 units were produced, excluding the production of modifications in China, where they are still partially used.
An analogue of experimental piloted orbit aircraft EPOS 1976
On the banner next to it, I read:
Was tested to exercise approach system and to assess stability and control capability of the aircraft. It was dropped from the height of 5500m (carrier aircraft TU-95)
TU-95 (NATO classification - Bear) - soviet and russian turboprop strategic bomber-missile carrier, the world's fastest aircraft with turboprop engines. The aircraft was put into service in 1956 and is still being upgraded and used in various modifications. It was a Soviet symbol of ensuring military-strategic parity in the Cold War. It remains in service as a carrier of cruise missiles, including such as the X-101, due to lower fuel consumption than jet aircraft, and most importantly, greater stealth from SBIRS satellites.
The B-12 (Mi-12) helicopter was developed as a superheavy transport helicopter with a payload capacity of at least 30 tons for transporting components of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and two prototypes were built.
On August 6, 1969, the B-12 lifted a load of 44,205 kg to a height of 2,255 m, setting a world record for helicopter payload.
Here is another unusual helicopter.
The YAK-24 is a "flying wagon" created in the USSR in the design bureau of the famous aircraft designer Yakovlev.
I can't understand why the Design Bureau built a helicopter. This bureau has always built and is still building airplanes.
In 1955, the Yak-24 was demonstrated in Tushino, and on December 17, 1955, it set two world records for payload capacity, lifting a 2,000kg load to a height of 5082m; a 4,000kg load to a height of 2900m.
This aircraft was built for military purposes, but later it was even used in civil engineering. When I was a kid, I saw a feature film where a helicopter YAK-24 lifts a stuck truck out of the river and lowers it onto the shore.
That's the kind of walk we had.
When I wrote this post, I remembered that there are also closed pavilions housing Soviet aircraft from the period of the Second World War. If this post is interesting, then I will show you the first part of our walk.
Friends, goodbye! Until the next walk.
Well. I wish all my friends, observers, and readers wonderful walks on Wednesdays. And also on Sundays and any other day!
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