Myasishchev M-18
| Industry | Aerospace, Defense |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Soviet Union |
| Products | Military aircraft, including bomber designs |
The Myasishchev M-18 represented a Soviet concept for a supersonic bomber featuring variable-sweep wing technology.[1] This design emerged in response to a 1972 Soviet initiative aimed at producing a new strategic bomber capable of multiple missions, supersonic speeds, and equipped with variable geometry wings, targeting a top velocity of Mach 2.3. This effort was intended as a countermeasure to the U.S. Rockwell B-1 Lancer program. Ultimately, the M-18 project was discontinued in favor of the Tupolev Tu-160 development. Although the M-18 demonstrated superior design qualities relative to both the Tu-160 and the Sukhoi T-4,[2] the Tupolev design was ultimately favored due to its greater viability for advancing the supersonic bomber program.[3][4]
By 1973, Tupolev was tasked with developing a new aircraft concept derived from the initial Myasishchev design.[3]
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