Myasishchev M-18
Encyclopedia
The Myasishchev M-18 was a design for a Soviet supersonic
bomber
with a variable-geometry wing.
The project was dropped in favour of the Tupolev Tu-160
program. Although the design was the most successful when competing with the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4
, it was dropped as Tupolev had the most potential to go ahead with the supersonic bomber project.
Supersonic
Supersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound . For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C this speed is approximately 343 m/s, 1,125 ft/s, 768 mph or 1,235 km/h. Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are often...
bomber
Bomber
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:...
with a variable-geometry wing.
The project was dropped in favour of the Tupolev Tu-160
Tupolev Tu-160
The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Although several civil and military transport aircraft are larger in overall dimensions, the Tu-160 is currently the world's largest combat aircraft, largest...
program. Although the design was the most successful when competing with the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4
Sukhoi T-4
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, it was dropped as Tupolev had the most potential to go ahead with the supersonic bomber project.
