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Buran M
Russian intercontinental cruise missile. A government decree on 20 May 1954 authorized the Myasishchev aircraft design bureau to proceed with full-scale development of the Buran trisonic intercontinental cruise missile. The competing Burya design of Lavochkin was launched in July 1957, but the development of unstoppable ICBM's had made intercontinental cruise missiles obsolete. The equivalent American Navaho project was cancelled ten days later. Korolev's R-7 ICBM completed its first successful test flight in August. Buran was being prepared for its first flight when Myasishchev's project was cancelled on November 1957. In an attempt to continue the project, two manned variants were proposed as follow-on projects, to no avail.



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Buran M-40 Russian intercontinental cruise missile, consisting of four M-41 liquid propellant booster stages, and a Mach 3 M-42 ramjet cruise stage.

Buran RSS-52 Russian air-launched test vehicle. Hypersonic ramjet-powered research vehicle proposed by Myasishchev in 1958. This version of the cancelled Buran intercontinental cruise missile would have been air-launched at supersonic speed from a derivative of the M-50 bomber. It would then use its own ramjet to accelerate to hypersonic velocity.

Buran M-41 Nitric acid/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Booster for Buran missile. Four used to boost ramjet second stage to ignition conditions. Masses estimated based on missile known total mass. Specific impulse estimated.

Buran M-42 stage Ramjet missile stage. Boosted by 4 x Glushko-engined boosters. 8,500 km cruise at Mach 3.1 at 18-20 km altitude with 3,500 kg warhead. Wing area 98 square meters; diameter of ramjet 2.0 m. Never reached flight test. Masses estimated based on missile known total mass.

Buran M-42 Russian intercontinental cruise missile. Cancelled 1957. Several variants of the Myasishchev Buran trisonic intercontinental cruise missile M-42 cruise stage were studied, including a piloted version.

Buran M-44 Russian manned ramjet-powered research aircraft. Study 1958. Air-launched derivative of the Buran Mach 3 high altitude cruise missile system, proposed for use as an unmanned high speed research vehicle.

Country: Russia.

1950 December 4 - . Launch Vehicle: Buran M, Burya La-350.
1951 March 24 - . LV Family: Buran M.
1953 January - . LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: EKR.
1953 April - . Launch Vehicle: Buran M, Burya La-350.
1954 March 17 - . Launch Vehicle: Buran M, Burya La-350.
1954 May 20 - . Launch Vehicle: Buran M, Burya La-350.
1955 May 23 - . LV Family: Buran M. Launch Vehicle: Buran RSS-52.
1956 During the Year - . Launch Vehicle: Buran M, Burya La-350.
1957 November - . LV Family: Buran M. Launch Vehicle: Buran M-40.
1958 During the Year - . LV Family: Buran M. Launch Vehicle: Buran RSS-52.

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