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 | ||
| M-4 ( series ) | Tu-95 | 3M | Tu-95M | 3MS | 3MD | B-52A | ||
| Year of issue | 1953 | 1954 | 1956 | 1956 | 1957 | 1960 | 1954 | |
| engine's type | AM-3A | TV-12 (NK-12) | Vd-7 | NK-12M | RD-3M-500A | VD-7B | J-57P-3 | |
| Thrust (power), kgf (hp) | 4 x 8700 | 4 x (12000) | 4 x 11000 | 4 x 15000 | 4 x 9500 | 4 x 9500 | 8 x 4400 | |
| Aircraft length, m | 47,665 | 46.17 | 51.7 | 46.17 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 49.1 | |
| Wing span, m | 50,526 | 50.04 | 53.14 | 50.04 | 53.14 | 53.14 | 56.39 | |
| Empty weight, kg | 79,700 | 77,480 | 74 430 | 79,600 | 75 740 | 76 800 | 79 380 | |
| Take-off weight, kg | 184,000 | 172,000 | 202,000 | 182,000 | 192 000 | 192 000 | 158,700 | |
| Maximum bomb load, kg | 18 000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 17 800 | |
| Maximum speed, km / h | 930 | 920 | 940 | 910 | 925 | 925 | 980 | |
| at altitude, m | 7500 | 7000 | 8500 | 7000 | 8500 | 8500 | 11 000 | |
| Flight range with a load of 5000 kg of bombs, km: | ||||||||
| without refueling | 8100 | 13,460 | 12,000 | 14 960 | 9400 | 10 950 | .. | |
| with refueling | 15,400 | 12 400 | 13 600 |
9600 with 11.3 tons of bombs |
