The M-40 (Buran) , sometimes designated the RSS-40 (RSS-40) is an intercontinental cruise missile (MCR) of the surface-to-surface class , developed by the Myasishchev Design Bureau from April 1953 to February 1960.
| M-40 (Buran) | |
|---|---|
 Cruise missile M-40 (Buran) in the starting position | |
| Type of | intercontinental cruise missile |
| Developer |  OKB Myasishchev |
| Manufacturer | OKB Myasishchev |
| Chief Designer | G.N. Nazarov |
| Status | Museum piece |
| Units produced | 2 |
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Creation History
The first steps to create an intercontinental cruise missile M-40 ("M" - Myasishchev, "40" - the number of the project) began with development work in April 1953. They received the status of a state order by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of May 20, 1954 and August 11, 1956. G.N. Nazarov was appointed the chief designer of the entire project, which received serial number 40. The creation of the march stage , project 41, was led by GD Dermichev. Creation of starting accelerators , project 42, A.I. Zlokazov [1] .
General Information
At its core, the M-40 rocket is a vertically taking off unmanned aircraft with a triangular wing and a sweep of 70 °. The cross tail is equipped with aerodynamic rudders. As a propulsion engine used ramjet engine (ramjet), developed in the design bureau MM Bondaryuk . The fuel was placed in annular fuselage tanks [2] .
To start and accelerate to the launch speed of a supersonic sustainer engine, four accelerators were used - liquid rocket engines , developed in the design bureau of V. P. Glushko , which were shot using.
Astroinertial navigation consisting of a gyro-inertial navigation system developed under the direction of G. Tolstousov, with astrocorrection from stellar sensors , created under the guidance of R. Chachikyan [3] was used to guide the rocket at the target during the flight.
Performance characteristics
Data source: the book The Long Path to the "Bure" [4] .
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Starting weight, kg | 175,480 |
| Weight of charge, kg | 3,500 |
| Full length, m | 27.35 |
| Height, m | 7.15 |
| Flight performance | |
| Control system | astronavigation |
| Airspeed, Mach number | 3.1 |
| Projected range, km | 8,000 |
| Projected ceiling, km | 17.0–36.0 |
| Fuel components | |
| Oxidizing agent | Nitric acid (AK-27I) |
| Fuel | Kerosene + Tonka |
| Boosters | |
| Quantity, pieces | four |
| Length m | 19.1 |
| Case diameter, m | 2.2 |
| Traction at launch, tf | 4 × 70,071 |
| March stage | |
| Weight, kg | 60,000 |
| Length m | 23.3 |
| Case diameter, m | 2.35 |
| Wingspan, m | 11.35 |
| Wing area, m² | 98,662 |
| Marching engine | RD-018U |
| Diameter of the engine, m | 2 |
| Engine thrust | 10.6 |
Development Fate
Despite the successes in the construction of the M-40 missile, it did not come to flight tests. This is due to the advanced creation of the first Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile R-7 . By the Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR N138-48ss of February 5, 1960, the development of the Buran ICC was discontinued [5] .
See also
- Storm (rocket)
Notes
- ↑ M-40 “Buran” Strategic cruise missile // Website Testpilots.ru
- ↑ John Pike, Charles Vick, Mirko Jacubowski, and Patrick Garrett Burya La-350 Buran RSS-40 // Website Fas.org , July 29, 2000
- Experimental Machine-Building Plant (OKB-23) / Buran.ru Website
- ↑ Yevstafyev, M. D. The Long Path to “Bure” (on the creation of intercontinental cruise missiles “Burya” and “Buran”) // - Moscow: University Book, 1999. - 112 p. shooting range 1000 ISBN 5-89522-059-2
- ↑ Igor Afanasyev “Work to stop. Materials to destroy ”// Aviation and Cosmonautics, N 4 (April) 1993