Sukhoi T-4 Sotka (100) Soviet Heavy Supersonic Bomber flying

One T-4 survives today. Aircraft "101" is on display at the Monino Museum near Moscow. At least two additional prototypes ("102" and "103") were under construction, but only aircraft "101" was completed and flown before the project was canceled in 1974 or 1975. The other two prototypes were scrapped.

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[Modellpecs]

@Capt777harris In a way... Yes. Also, as it was a prototype, and it did fly, so it did achieved a lot. It was made to fly M3, but the project was canceled in favour of MIG-23. Also ballistic missiles appeared, so it was not needed as a bomber anymore. Another important result of this plane is TU-144 itself! Another thig is; Please put a picture of XB-70 (that project was abandoned also) next to a picture of the T-4. Do you really think that it was a copy? :D This is what i ment when i wrote....

[planeguy141]

It looks strikingly similar to the XB-70 Valkyrie.

[Modellpecs]

@Jenbwb Th T4 first flew in 1972. TU-160 came almost 10 years later, in 1981. But it only entered service in 1987!

The TU-160 really had a ancestor. It is called TU-144.

[Jenbwb]

@Modellpecs the project was canceled in favour of TU-160 - slower craft, with less altitude and fly range.

[planeguy141]

@gwsoldier1 the AK-47 was INSPIRED by the STG-44, it was not a copy.

[tht1drnkrussian]

@planeguy141 take XB-70, divide by 2, equals T-4

[Capt777harris]

@Modellpecs Kidding about what? At least tell me what you're talking about.

[Modellpecs]

@Capt777harris Are you kidding?

[Modellpecs]

@hotpocketpoison Oh dear... Every bird flyes. Once there was onley one. Than birds started to copy each other... :D Nose? Only Stoka had variable nose. The canard is positioned here because it have to be there. It is aerodynamics... The wing is a simple triangle on xb. The winglets angle can be changed. Stoka did not have this. Also a few more engine and tail on xb... :D The body? Yeah like fire and water.... :D To see this, you don't have to be an engineer...