M-60 Strategic bomber

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In the fifties began the designing of M-60 from the Miasitsev design office (OKB-23). According to estimates, the range should be 25.000 km, while the service ceiling 16.500 m. The propellant system of the bomber, was developed by Lyolylka (now SATURN) in collaboration with the University on the development of nuclear powered reactors, led by academic AP Aleksandrov.

The aircraft has a large triangular wing with no horizontal tail , with two large vertically stabilizers. The aircraft would be equipped with four jet engines, under the wing and two engines on the wingtips (nuclear-powered). This combination was selected so that the jet engines would be used only for take off/landing, while the nuclear ones for the main cruise. The bomber did not exceed the design stage. Another version was developed as well, the M-62 (probably based on the M-60) with global range.

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