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# xp250 Molniya-Spiral `50-50`

`MOLNIYA` COMPANY (ORIGINAL PRODUCER) HAND MADE RESIN MODEL OF REUSABLE AEROSPACE SYSTEM(AKS)CONSISTED OF AN ORBITAL MANNED AIRCRAFT WITH ROCKET BOOSTER AND SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT CARRIER. `SPIRAL`IS A PROJECT OPENING THE HISTORY OF AEROSPACE SYSTEMS CREATION. THE WORK AT THE PROJECT BEGAN IN A.MIKOYAN BUREAU 4 YEARS AFTER GAGARIN`S SPACE FLIGHT. THE START OF THE ORBITAL STAGE SHOULD OCCUR AT THE ALTITUDE OF 24-30km ATTHE SPEED OF SIX TIMES HIGHER THAN SOUND SPEED. AFTER FLIGHT COMPLETION A GLIDING DESCENT IN ATMOSPHERE WITH THEAEROPLANE LANDING AT AN AIRFIELD WAS PROVIDED. WITH THE WHOLE SYSTEM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT OF 115 TONS A ONE-SEAT ORBITAL AIRCRAFT HAD WEIGHT OF 10 TONS AND WAS INTENDED FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EXPERIMENTSIN SPACE, REMOTE EARTH MONITORING AND SPACE OBJECTS INSPECTION. IT WAS A VEHICLE WITH LOAD-BEARING FRAME AND WINGS TILTING UPWARD TO EXCLUDE THE DIRECT EFFECT OF THERMAL FLOW IN CONDITIONS OF PLASMA FORMATION AS WELL AS FOR ROLL CONTROL. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT-CARRIER THAT HAD NO ANALOGUES IN THE WORLD REQUIRED A CONSIDERABLE TIME AND CONSEQUENTLY DURING THE TEST AND AT THE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION THE ORBITAL VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE BY A BALLISTIC ROCKET. FOR LANDING APPROACH AND LANDING WORKING UP AS WELL AS STABILITY AND AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS ESTIMATION THE MANNED SUBSONIC ANALOGUE OF THE ORBITAL VEHICLE - `AIRCRAFT 105` WAS BUILD AND MADE 6 TEST FLIGHTS. *Availability and price check by e-mail or call.*
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This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 December, 2002.