Boeing B-52 Stratofortress vs Myasishchev M-4 / 3M (Bison) Comparison

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Subjects

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
High-Altitude, Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber

Myasishchev M-4 (Bison)
Strategic Heavy Bomber

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

YEAR
1955 [Diff.0 yrs]

CREW
5

CREW
8

PRODUCTION
744 units [Diff.+651]

PRODUCTION
93 units [Diff.-651]

Dimensions

LENGTH
160.9 ft (49.0 m) [Diff.+1.1 ft]

LENGTH
159.8 ft (48.7 m) [Diff.-1.1 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
185.1 ft (56.4 m) [Diff.+19.3 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
165.8 ft (50.5 m) [Diff.-19.3 ft]

HEIGHT
40.7 ft (12.4 m) [Diff.-5.6 ft]

HEIGHT
46.3 ft (14.1 m) [Diff.+5.6 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

Myasishchev M-4 (Bison)

Weights

EMPTY WT.
172,743 lb (78,355 kg) [Diff.-2,965 lb]

EMPTY WT.
175,708 lb (79,700 kg) [Diff.+2,965 lb]

M.T.O.W.
487,993 lb (221,350 kg) [Diff.+87,854 lb]

M.T.O.W.
400,139 lb (181,500 kg) [Diff.-87,854 lb]

Installed Power

8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines developing 17,000 lb of standard thrust each.

4 x Mikulin AM-3A turbojet engines delivering 19,280lbf of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
595 mph (958 kph) [Diff.+7 mph]

SPEED
588 mph (947 kph) [Diff.-7 mph]

RANGE
10,088 miles (16,235 km) [Diff.+5,055 miles]

RANGE
5,033 miles (8,100 km) [Diff.-5,055 miles]

CEILING
54,954 ft (16,750 m) [Diff.+18,865 feet]

CEILING
36,089 ft (11,000 m) [Diff.-18,865 feet]

Armament

Mission-specific armament can include any of the following:

20 x AGM-86B ALCM cruise missiles (internal).
20 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (internal).
2 x AGM-86B ALCMs cruise missile (external).
2 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (external).
Free-Fall Nuclear Bombs.
12 x AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
12 x AGM-142A air-to-surface missiles.
AGM-86C CALCM cruise missiles.
"Joint Direct-Attack Munitions" (JDAMs).

Up to 51,570lb (340kg) of ordnance carried.

STANDARD:
9 x 23mm NR-23 cannons OR 6 x 23mm AM-23 cannons across dorsal, ventral and tail emplacements.

OPTIONAL:
Up to 4 x cruise missiles carried across four external hardpoints.

Up to 52,910lbs of conventional and nuclear-tipped munitions as needed.

Going Further

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