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The Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Russian: Молот (Hammer), NATO reporting name Bison, USAF code 'Type 37') is a four-engined strategic bomber, designed by Vladimir Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a bomber capable of attacking targets in North America. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages NATO reporting names are unclassified Code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc ( Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw pact An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input A strategic bomber is a heavy type Aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance onto a distant target for the purposes of debilitating an enemy's Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev (Владимир Михайлович Мясищев (1902–1978 was a Soviet Aircraft designer Major General of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The Myasishchev design bureau was formed to build such a bomber. V M Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau (Экспери­мен­тальный Машин­ост­роительный Завод им

Myasishchev M-4
Myasishchev M-4

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History

First flying soon after the first flight of the B-52 Stratofortress, the M-4 initially impressed Soviet officials, however, it soon became clear that the bomber had an insufficient range to attack the United States and still return to the Soviet Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Only several of the original production M-4s were actually put into service. Mass production (also called flow production, repetitive flow production, series production, or serial production) is the production of

The M-4 was first displayed to the public in Red Square, on May Day, 1954. Red Square ( Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is the most famous City square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1954: Events January January 10 - BOAC Flight 781, a De

To remedy this problem, the Myasishchev design bureau introduced the '3M', known to the West as the 'Bison-B', which was considerably more powerful than the previous version. This new model first flew in 1955. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1955: Events February February 26 - George F Among other things, two of the five original gun barbettes were removed to lighten the aircraft.

This time, it was not the Air Force (VVS) that wanted the 3M, but rather Naval Aviation (AV-MF). The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы ( Voenno-Vozdushnye Soviet Naval Aviation ( Авиация военно-морского флота in Russian, or Aviatsiya Voenno-Morskogo Flota, literally "aviation Though it could still not bomb Washington, D.C., the 3M had a sufficient range to fulfill the need for a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information In 1959, the 3M broke numerous world records, however, it was thought by the West (and would continue to be thought so until 1961) that the 3M was the original M-4, meaning that the capability of the M-4 was vastly overestimated by Western intelligence agencies. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1959: Events Unknown The Canadian Golden Hawks aerobatic team The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1961: Events February February 1 - Trans-Canada Air Lines become An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to the Information gathering (known in the context as " intelligence "

In the early 1960s, the 'Bison-C', with a specialised search radar, was introduced. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships By this time, many of the original M-4s had been converted to 'M-4-2' fuel tankers for aerial refueling. Fuel is any material that is burned or altered in order to obtain energy Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is Later, 3Ms were converted to '3MS-2' and '3MN-2' tankers as well.

Neither the M-4 nor the 3M ever saw combat, and none were ever converted for low altitude attack, as many American B-52s were, nor were any ever exported to the Soviet Union's allies. The ComBat was an Aluminium Cricket bat and the subject of an incident that occurred at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December 1979. Altitude is the Elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural data

Production of the Bison aircraft stopped in 1963, by which time 93 of them had been built. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1963: Events January January 7 - Aeroflot commences direct The last aircraft, an M-4-2 fuel tanker, was withdrawn from service in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

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Operators

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Specifications (Myasishchev M-4)

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References and notes

  1. ^ Originally measured as 8,750 kgf

External links

See also

This list of the military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS includes experimental prototype and operational types regardless of
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