RSS-40 Buran
Illustration — Myasishchev RSS-40 Buran The Buran (named for the Buran wind) cruise missile, designation M-40 (М-40) sometimes referred to as RSS-40, was a Soviet intercontinental cruise missile by Myasishchev capable of carrying a 3,500 kg hydrogen bomb payload. The project was canceled before flight tests began. It is unrelated to the later Buran reusable orbiter.
RSS-40 Buran
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Illustration — Myasishchev RSS-40 Buran The Buran (named for the Buran wind) cruise missile, designation M-40 (М-40) sometimes referred to as RSS-40, was a Soviet intercontinental cruise missile by Myasishchev capable of carrying a 3,500 kg hydrogen bomb payload. The project was canceled before flight tests began. It is unrelated to the later Buran reusable orbiter.
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The project was authorized on 20 May 1954, parallel to the development of the Burya missile. The development however, began in April 1953 as a rocket-aircraft system by Myasishchev OKB with internal designation M-40. The project was canceled in November 1957, when two prototypes were just ready for flight testing, in favor of the R-7 Semyorka, since ICBMs were considered unstoppable. Like the Burya, the Buran consisted of two stages, the booster rockets designated M-41, and the cruise missile stage designated M-42.
General characteristics
General characteristics
• Function: Nuclear cruise missile • Launch mass: 125000 kg • Total length: 24.0 m • Launch platform: Launch pad • Status: Canceled before first flight tests
Launch vehicle (M-41)
Launch vehicle (M-41)
• Engine: 4× RD-213 • Thrust: 4× 55 t • Length: 19.1 m • Diameter: 1.20 m • Oxidizer: Liquid oxygen • Combustible: Kerosene
Cruise missile (M-42)
Cruise missile (M-42)
• Engine: 1× RD-020 ramjet • Speed: Mach 3.1–3.2 • Range: 8,500 km • Flight altitude: 18–20 km • Warhead: thermonuclear, 3500 kg • Length: 23.3 m • Diameter: 2.40 m • Wing span: 11.6 m • Wing area: 98 m 2
Comparable missiles
Comparable missiles
• SM-62 Snark • SM-64 Navaho • Burya
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