I was inside this Buran, really full of wires and technical stuff. But really modern for a russian space shuttle. Much more modern than other russian planes. Respect.
It obviously was a shape copy of the shuttle, but the Russians redesigned it because of the design problems of our shuttle, such as the poor concept of putting main engines on the orbiter, adding weight, complexity, and stress to the airframe. They also modified the tile system which was simpler and more rugged.
La vraie serait incapable de décoller de cette façon, car elle serait bien trop lourde et ses ailes n'ont pas assez de portance pour permettre une prise d'altitude à cette vitesse...
Celle-ci ne devait pas posséder le blindage thermique de la vraie et servait au essais aérodynamique, selon moi.
@maxgyver75 si c'est la vraie avec ses moteurs auxiliaires. Contrairement aux apparences, Buran n'était pas si lourde que ça, à peine 75 tonnes. Effectivement, c'était un modèle d'éssai aérodynamique car elle aurait été bien incapable de rejoindre la moindre orbite.
True, that is not the orbiter that flew in space, but OK-GLI is a development aircraft from the Buran programme. It had fighter jet engines added to allow it to take-off conventionally, then it would glide in for landing. In that way the developers could test the glide characteristics of the Buran.
OK-GLI is currently at the museum in Speyer in Germany- I was in it yesterday!!!!
Like LOKKHTF says, that's an aerodynamics test article. I just wanted to add that NASA has a roughly equivalanet Shuttle; the Enterprise.
Rather than carrying its own engines, it was mounted on the Shuttle Carrier, then released in-flight! There are videos of the separation elsewhere on Youtube.
Likewise, the Enterprise is not space-worthy. They considered upgrading it, but instead upgraded another test article. This became the Challenger.
Wikipedia (not a great reliable source, but still) tells that Buran has an inboard reactor. Of course, for space flights, Buran takes off vertically, with the help of Energya rocket.
I was inside this Buran, really full of wires and technical stuff. But really modern for a russian space shuttle. Much more modern than other russian planes. Respect.
TheThore 7 months ago
It obviously was a shape copy of the shuttle, but the Russians redesigned it because of the design problems of our shuttle, such as the poor concept of putting main engines on the orbiter, adding weight, complexity, and stress to the airframe. They also modified the tile system which was simpler and more rugged.
rickcain2320 9 months ago
fuck the sssr
xpalata 9 months ago
i wonder how awesome the thing controlled, i would love to do a back flip in the thing lol
screamjackson 11 months ago
Ce n'est pas la vraie navette.
La vraie serait incapable de décoller de cette façon, car elle serait bien trop lourde et ses ailes n'ont pas assez de portance pour permettre une prise d'altitude à cette vitesse...
Celle-ci ne devait pas posséder le blindage thermique de la vraie et servait au essais aérodynamique, selon moi.
maxgyver75 1 year ago
@maxgyver75 si c'est la vraie avec ses moteurs auxiliaires. Contrairement aux apparences, Buran n'était pas si lourde que ça, à peine 75 tonnes. Effectivement, c'était un modèle d'éssai aérodynamique car elle aurait été bien incapable de rejoindre la moindre orbite.
rugbytlse 7 months ago
no thats a buran test the soviet space program have made 2 Burane One for the test and the other like the american shuttle!
SoviMusic 2 years ago
@SoviMusic Wrong, 5 shuttle were produced + 8 test vehicles.
rugbytlse 7 months ago
Phail shuttle.
StormyP101 2 years ago
This is Buran shuttle you dumb. Buran can fly like any aircraft, unlike american's shuttle.
Dumb ass.
forveilthomas 2 years ago
That's not Buran. Buran used to take off like the NASA shuttles, vertically.
foucdeg 3 years ago
True, that is not the orbiter that flew in space, but OK-GLI is a development aircraft from the Buran programme. It had fighter jet engines added to allow it to take-off conventionally, then it would glide in for landing. In that way the developers could test the glide characteristics of the Buran.
OK-GLI is currently at the museum in Speyer in Germany- I was in it yesterday!!!!
Absolutely awesome.
LOKKHTF 3 years ago 2
Buran have reactors for the take off and lift off not like NASA shuttle
boulerosesdu94 3 years ago
je crois que j'ai vu une vidéo de son décollage a dos de fusée comme les navettes de la NASA, pourtant...
foucdeg 3 years ago
Like LOKKHTF says, that's an aerodynamics test article. I just wanted to add that NASA has a roughly equivalanet Shuttle; the Enterprise.
Rather than carrying its own engines, it was mounted on the Shuttle Carrier, then released in-flight! There are videos of the separation elsewhere on Youtube.
Likewise, the Enterprise is not space-worthy. They considered upgrading it, but instead upgraded another test article. This became the Challenger.
Frapazoid 2 years ago 2
Wikipedia (not a great reliable source, but still) tells that Buran has an inboard reactor. Of course, for space flights, Buran takes off vertically, with the help of Energya rocket.
crysis5 2 years ago
Lann Siee Sİkikler
0zqur34 3 years ago
cool
crazyMP3 3 years ago
ok...
cutepenguinsinger 3 years ago
Sweet! The space shuttle can now fly instead of gliding down to Earth like a glorified brick!
guitarinjustin1 3 years ago