Graceful Airplanes, pt 9 - Myasishchev M-55 Mystic 2.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman]

[Jeff Lewis]

Question:

Is this the Russian version of the American U-2?

Thanks for the answer.

Jeff Lewis

[John Szalay]

"Jeff Lewis" > wrote in
news:op.t8kpgme2nod14t@braintrust:

> Question:
>
> Is this the Russian version of the American U-2?
>
> Thanks for the answer.
>
> Jeff Lewis
>

IIRC:
one of several, another being the Yak-26 Mandrake"
according to Jay Miller..

[Mitchell Holman]

"Jeff Lewis" > wrote in news:op.t8kpgme2nod14t@braintrust:

> Question:
>
> Is this the Russian version of the American U-2?
>

Yep. And better looking, too.


http://www.fas.org/irp/world/russia/program/m-17.htm


> Thanks for the answer.
>
> Jeff Lewis

[Michael Huber[_2_]]

John Szalay wrote:

> Yak-26 Mandrake

Sure you don't mean the Yak-27? The Yak-26 was a bomber variant of the
Yak-25, and never entered service. The Yak-27, however, was a high-altitude
reconaissance variant.

[J.F.]

I am also deep into RC Airplanes. I try to build one every winter. I built
a Boomerang this year in a 60 size. I didn't use the turbine engine due to
the cost so I installed a ducted fan instead. The plane flys great and is
scary fast.

J.F.

"Bruce R" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> A good friend of mine flies an R/C jet (with a real turbine engine) with
> a
> 14/b thrust rated engine. It's called the Boomerang and bears a striking
> resemblance to this aircraft.
>
>
> Bruce
>
>

[John Szalay]

Michael Huber > wrote in
:

> John Szalay wrote:
>
>> Yak-26 Mandrake
>
> Sure you don't mean the Yak-27? The Yak-26 was a bomber variant of the
> Yak-25, and never entered service. The Yak-27, however, was a
> high-altitude reconaissance variant.
>

Jay Miller calls it the 26 however he also believes it may be called
the Yak-25RD according to his book on the U-2, perhaps I need a newer
edition of this book.

"lockheed U-2 page 118 Jay Miller 1983 edition.

[Bob Harrington]