Molniya-400

Re: Molniya Lightning 400

Hi Everyone!

I found a fairly good basic three-view of this aircraft.

I'm not too clear as to whether this violates the author's copyright, so please remove this three-view if it does!!!

Thanks!!

Chuck

SOURCE:
The Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995
pg. 249
Author: Bill Gunston
 

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Molniya-400

Dimensions external:
Wing span: 42.7 m (140 ft 0 in)
Length overall: 41.5 m (136 ft 3 in)
Height overall: 15.56 m (51 ft .75 in)

Weights and loadings:
Max payload, normal: 30,000 kg (66,135 lb)
Max payload, overload: 50,000 kg (110,230 lb)
Max fuel: 48,500 kg (106,920 lb)
Max take-off weight, normal: 109,800 kg (242,065 lb)
Max take-off weight, overload (load factor limit 2.25): 121,100 kg (266,975 lb)

Performance (estimated):
Max level speed: 502 kts (930 km/h;578 mph)
Normal cruising speed: 410-432 kts (760-800 km/h; 472-497 mph)
Take-off run, normal take-off weight: 1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Balanced runway length, overload: 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Range with max payload, normal take-off weight: 2,699 n miles (5,000 km; 3,106 miles)
Range with max payload, overload: 1,619 n miles (3,000 km; 1,864 miles)
Range with max fuel, normal take-off weight: 6,047 n miles (11,200 km; 6,959 miles)

Power plant: Two Aviadvigatel PS-90A turbofans; each 156.9 kN (35,275 lb st)

Source:
Jackson, Paul ed. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1995-96 Jane's Information Group Ltd 1995 p. 363
 
Hi,

I know that off topic,but instead to open a new one,does any one
hear about Molniya-5 (maybe Molniya-500) ?.
 
hesham said:
I know that off topic,but instead to open a new one,does any one
hear about Molniya-5 (maybe Molniya-500) ?.
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I've only ever heard of Molniya-1 (developed from the Tsyklop project), Molniya-100, Molniya-300, Molniya-400 and Molniya-1000 Gerakl (Heracles). I'm attaching a composite image I made of all those designs. Beside these, there was also the RADEM experimental aerospace system, a technological demonstrator for advanced launch systems.

SEE ALSO: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/myasishchev-aircraft.779/post-86195

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Nice find my dear Dan,

and maybe my dears Flateric,Borovik and Ucon can provide us with addition
Infos or more designs for aircraft (not spacecraft).
 
Many thanks my dear Boxkite,

and there are also; Mercury-M,a cargo/passenger and excutive and
Vityaz heavy lift aircraft.
 
hesham said:
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Cool! So Molniya-3 and -5 DID exist after all.
boxkite said:
There was a Molniya Aist-2 display model shown in JAWA 1997/98 (p425), photographed by Paul Jackson.
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I wonder if this may have been an NPO Molniya planned modification of the existing Aeroprogress T-411 "Aist-2" (23 examples of which were produced by MiG). For the record, Aeroprogress DID have a twin-engine T-411 project designated T-412, but it had tricycle gear.
 

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hesham said:
and there are also; Mercury-M,a cargo/passenger and excutive and Vityaz heavy lift aircraft.
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I do not know about the Vityaz, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Mercury-M was just a version (perhaps military?) of the Aeroprogress (later Aviatekhnika) T-440 Mercuriy business twin.
 

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Vityaz was to be powered by four Saturn AL-34(-1?), the world's first turboprop engine with a recuperator for recovering and reusing waste heat from combustion - ДРТД in Russian (see website above). I would like to know from our Russian forum members what this abbreviation stands for.

The engine was developed, but never went into production.

Source: АЛЕШИН, А. (Гл. Ред.): Авиадвигатели “Сатурна”. Москва: Полигон Пресс, 2003 (ISBN 5943840168)
 
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