This Day in Aviation History

October 27th, 1959
First flight of the Myasishchev M-50.

The Myasishchev M-50 (NATO reporting name Bounder) was a Soviet prototype four-engine supersonic bomber which never attained service. Only one prototype was built, which was believed to have first flown in 1957. The M-50 was constructed by the Myasishchev design bureau.

It was a fast jet bomber with four engines: two Dobrynin VD-7 and two VD-7F turbojets. Two engines were located under the wing and two on the tips of its shoulder-mounted, truncated delta wings.
The second M-50 was designated M-52 and carried Zubets 16-17 turbojets, around which the aircraft had been designed. The engine installation was modified, and a second tailplane added to the top of the fin. M-50 participated in a Soviet Aviation Day flyby in 1961. M-52 was completed but was not flight tested.

Like most of the early 1960s supersonic strategic bomber projects, the M-50/52 program was terminated due to the development of the ICBMs and the priority assigned to the Soviet space program…..

Source:
Wikipedia, Myasishchev M-50: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasishchev_M-50

YouTube, Myasishchev M-50 NATO Code: Bounder “Discovery Wings”:   Myasishchev M-50 NATO Code: Bounder

YouTube, Myasishchev M-50 “English”:
Myasishchev M-50

YouTube, М-50.mp4 “Russian”:
М-50.mp4

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