Molot M-4 / Mya-4/ 3M
Myasishchev 'Bison'
| Specifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Designation | M-4/2M | 3M/M-6 | 3MS/M-6 | 3MD/M-6 |
| US-Designation | Bison A | Bison B | Bison B | Bison C |
| Remarks | Basic Aircraft | Slightly lager and improved | Slightly changed nose and tail radome | |
| Design Bureau | Myasishchev | |||
| Manufacturer | Plant Nr. 23 Moscow | |||
| Development Began | 3/24/1951 | |||
| First Flight | 1/20/1953 | 3/27/1956 | ||
| Series production | 1954-1963 | |||
| Date Deployed | 1956 | 1958 | ||
| Crew | 8 men | 7 men | ||
| Power Plant | Four AM-3, or Four RD-3M-500, or Four RD-3M-500A |
Four VD-7 | Four RD-3M-500A | Four VD-7B |
| Thrust | 8,750kg 9,500kg 10,500kg each |
11,000kg each | 10,500kg each | 9,500 kg each |
| Length | 47.67m | 51.7m | ||
| Height | 11.5m | |||
| Wingspan | 50.53m | 53.14m | ||
| Wing surface | 326.35sqm | 351.7sqm | ||
| Speed Cruise [km/h] | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| Speed Maximum [km/h] | 930 | 940 | 925 | 925 |
| Ceiling | 12,500m | |||
| Altitude Over Target (m) | 12800 | 12725 | 12725 | |
| Weight (empty) [kg] | 79700 | 74430 | ||
| Operational Wt. Empty (kg) | 69500 | 71800 | 71800 | |
| Fuel Capacity (gal) | 29,500 | 34,000 | 34,000 | |
| Fuel Weight | ||||
| Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight [kg] | 165900 | 181800 | 181800 | |
| Normal load | 5,000kg | 5,000kg | 5,000kg | 5,000kg |
| Maximum load | 18,000kg | 24,000kg | ||
| Operational Range | 8,100km | 11,850km | 9,440km | 10,950km |
| Operational Range with refuelling | 8,100km | 15,400km | 12,400km | 13,600km |
| Unrefueled Combat Radius (kmi) | 4500 | 5000 | 5000 | |
| Maximum Range | ||||
| Armament: | 18.000kg of free falling bombs | Free falling bombs with a caliber of up to 9.000kg when carrying a load of 24.000kg, two nuclear bombs with ha weight of 2.000kg or one 4.000kg bomb | ||
