The Soviet Stratospheric Planes

[PilotJedi]

The Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B) is a high altitude geophysical research aircraft developed by OKB Myasishchev in the Soviet Union, similar in purpose to the Lockheed ER-2, but with a twin boom fuselage and tail surface design. It is a twin-engined development of the Myasishchev M-17 Stratosphera with a higher maximum take-off weight.

The first aircraft of this series took off August 16, 1988. By 1993, there were six examples built.

Full album is here: http://www.aviationcv.com/pilot-forum/Thread-The-Soviet-Stratospheric-Planes

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
PilotJedi > wrote:

> The Myasishchev M-55 (NATO reporting name: Mystic-B) is a high altitude
> geophysical research aircraft developed by OKB Myasishchev in the Soviet
> Union, similar in purpose to the Lockheed ER-2, but with a twin boom
> fuselage and tail surface design. It is a twin-engined development of
> the Myasishchev M-17 Stratosphera with a higher maximum take-off
> weight.
>
> The first aircraft of this series took off August 16, 1988. By 1993,
> there were six examples built.
>
> Full album is here: http://tinyurl.com/myr3pz2

.... sometimes referred to as the "Usky-Twosky."