Soviet former Ramjet projects Burya & Buran
(Summary of important details)

Overview

 

Lavotchkin L-350  "Burya"

 Length total: 20.396 m         Max. span: 12.710 m         Mass total: 97.215 t          Cruising velocity,: Mach 3.2         Range: 6500 km

Stages

Length Diameter Wing span

Mass total

Engines

Propellant

Thrust

Spec. Imulse (s)

2 x Booster

19.564 m 1.453 m
 (max.1.717)
12.710 m ?

Isayev S2.1100 (4)

 TG-02/AK-27I

 671.2 kN (SL)

233

Isayev S2.1150 (4)

 672.9 kN (SL)

236

Ramjet

19.998 m 2.213 m 7.746 m ?

Bondaryuk RD-012U

Kerosene/Air

 76 kN

1500

 

Myasischchev M-40  "Buran"

 Length total: ~23.40 m         Max span: ~9.75 m             Mass total: ?                    Cruising velosity: Mach 3.2           Range: ?

 Stages

Length Diameter

Wing span

Mass total

Engines

Popellant

Thrust

Spec. Imulse (s)

4 x Booster (M-41))

19.56 m 1.45 m
 (max.1.71)
~6.40 ?

Glushko RD-212 (4)

TM-185/AK-27H

 559.0 (SL)

227

Glushko RD-213 (4)

 686.5 (SL)

231

Ramjet (M42)

~23.00 m 2.21 m ~9.75 m ?

Bondaryuk RD-018

Kerosene/Air

 98 kN

 ?

Bondaryuk RD-020

103 kN

 ?

Burya
1957 - 1960: 16 Test flights (6 successful)

   
 

    

      

       
S2.1150 and RD-012U engines




 


            

Buran (M-40)
Not finished project; hardly any meaningful or correct informations


     

Buran M40 = M41 Booster (4) + M42 Ramjet


Booster M-41 has three fins


Prototype of Ramjet M42