MIG-105 "Lapot/EPOS" 1976
The program was also known as EPOS (Russian acronym for Experimental Passenger Orbital Aircraft). Work on this project finally began in 1965, two years after Dyna-Soar's cancellation. The project was halted in 1969, to be briefly resurrected in 1974 in response to the U.S. Space Shuttle Program. The test vehicle made its first subsonic free-flight test in 1976, taking off under its own power from an old airstrip near Moscow. It was flown by pilot Aviard G. Fastovets to the Zhukovskii flight test center, a distance of 30.5 kilometres (19.0 mi). Flight tests, totaling eight in all, continued sporadically until 1978. The actual space plane project was cancelled when the decision was made to instead proceed with the Buran project. The MiG test vehicle itself still exists and is currently on display at the Monino Air Force Museum in Russia.(wiki)
Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Predecessor MIG-105
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- Wingspan 45.2ft (13.8m)
- Length 52.4ft (16.0m)
- Height 19.8ft (6.0m)
- Empty Weight 46,245lbs (20,976kg)
- Loaded Weight 61,538lbs (27,913kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.227
- Wing Loading 48.6lbs/ft2 (237.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,266.4ft2 (117.7m2)
- Drag Points 6504
Parts
- Number of Parts 136
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 688
the desc makes no sense if its a "EPOS" then why is it an experimental passenger orbital aircraft if anything it would be an "EPOA"