M-4 'Bison'
Strategic Heavy Bomber

M-4 'Bison' Bomber
Designer: Myasishchev Design Bureau
Russian Designations: 
M-4
M-4a
Popular Name: "Molot" (Hammer)

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Strategic Heavy Bomber

Year Adopted:

1957 (developed in 1954)

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete

Armament:

10 x 23mm guns
22,000 lbs (10,000 kg) of bombs

Engine:
(Bison-A)

4 x Mikulin AM-3D turbojet engines producing 19,180 lbs of thrust each.

Crew:

6

Wingspan:

167 feet, 7.5 inches
(50.48 meters)

Length:

154 feet, 10 inches
(47.2 meters)

Height:

46 feet
(14.1 meters)

Maximum Speed:

560 miles per hour
(901 kilometers per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

350,000 lbs (loaded)
158,750 kg (loaded)

Ceiling:
42,650 feet
(13,000 meters)
Range:
(Unrefueled, with 10,000lbs of bombs)
6,835 miles
(11,265 km)

M-4 'Bison' Strategic Heavy Bomber

 

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