NPO Molniya sub-orbital interceptor

Otherwise to the solution. This problem approached the design project leader of NPO "Molniya" Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy. Drawing on experience of starting "Bors", he proposed to throw interceptors to the targets in 15-25 minutes on... rockets! In this case the need for a constant patrol of interceptors in air at large distancies from the boundaries was eliminated - the start (more precisely, launch) could be achieved already after the detection of aerial targets by the existing PVO long-range radar equipment. Approach time nevertheless was less than what was required for the enemy bomber to fly from the moment of its detection to the boundary of launch of cruise missiles. Moreover, the attack of this interceptor, which fell directly from space onto the flying bomber, would be for it absolutely sudden, since because of the transient nature of attack from the upper hemisphere the attacking interceptor was not revealed to the crew of the bomber until practically the launch of "air-to-air" missiles. It was assumed that after the fulfillment of interception the interceptor would return to its airfield in the near-boundary zone of our territory, in this case a radius of its action proved to be in effect equal to flying range.
To unroll this aviation-missile air defense system, which consists of several launchers, was proposed first of all in the most dangerous and least protected direction - northern. In case of the realization of this project not one American bomber, which flies to us using the shortest direction, could cross the boundary of the north pole...

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For example, the design project leader of OKB Sukhoi Mikhail Simonov proposed the design of unique aviation air defense system, which had to bear duty on the distant, oceanic boundaries, destroying enemy bombers long before their approach to our boundaries. This aviation system had to be the re-equipped carrier aircraft An-225 "Mriya", in which on wing would be based two modified interceptors Su-27. Structurally fastening system Su-27 to "Mriya" had to allow fighter pilots to be located inside "Mriya", and occupy their places in the cockpits of interceptors only upon the alarm signal. Following the detection of enemy both Su-27s started engines, took off from the wing of carrier aircraft, intercepted the targets and after this again returned to the wing of An-225, achieving a refueling, rearmament and performing other necessary operations during rest of fighter pilots inside "Mriya". This project did not obtain approval from the side of glavkoma PVO, since arose the fear that the combination of An-225 + 2 Su-27 will grow prettier by target for the air defense weapons of enemy, placed on submarines.

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TsrJoe said:

is the volume still avaliable ?

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