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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-318 Letayushchiy Gigant

119k DestinyAviation  7.9 years ago

-"Letayushchiy Gigant" translates to: "Flying Giant"

Controls:
-VTOL+1 up to retract gear
-VTOL+2 to rotate bomb bay
-3&4 to drop nuclear bombs

History: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-318 was meant as a long-range nuclear bomber to be used by the Soviet Air Force. It could carry two nuclear bombs internally and competed with the _________, another long-range Soviet bomber. It housed a crew of four (pilot, co-pilot/navigator, radio operator, and tail gunner). It was never used in combat and only saw prototype phase before the project was scrapped.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 89.4ft (27.3m)
  • Length 110.1ft (33.6m)
  • Height 30.4ft (9.3m)
  • Empty Weight 32,251lbs (14,628kg)
  • Loaded Weight 53,004lbs (24,042kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.271
  • Wing Loading 44.6lbs/ft2 (217.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,188.2ft2 (110.4m2)
  • Drag Points 15165

Parts

  • Number of Parts 276
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,120
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    Looks amazing, unfortunately the part of the project being terminated is quite a shame. Would be nice to see this flying alongside my nearing-completion KXB-95 Crusader heavy bomber.

    7.9 years ago
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    34.0k BoxGlow

    Cool idea

    7.9 years ago