- Myasishchev M-18
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M-18 Role Bomber National origin USSR Manufacturer Myasishchev The Myasishchev M-18 was a design for a Soviet supersonic bomber with a variable-geometry wing.
The project was dropped in favour of the Tupolev Tu-160 program. Although the design was the most successful when competing with the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4, it was dropped as Tupolev had the most potential to go ahead with the supersonic bomber project.this project was not dropped Myasishchev was bankrupt they won the competition the original Tu-160 body looked like that of the vulcan when the company relised they were bankrupt they gave the project to Tupolev who placed the nose of the Tu-160
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