One of my favourite aircraft is the
Mjasishifchev M55 Geophysica NATO code name M55 Mystic.
There are PSS plans out there for this one but if I was to build my own motor glider this would be it at about the 2-2.5M size. A free design called Big Brother with simillar configuration and Easyriser from Jamara are both known for there easy flying characterstics and modest power requirements I love the plan form of this aircraft's wings in particular.
The M17 was the first off the board as a Russian equivalent to the sort of U2 role....it didn't really perform with its single engine so was re designed and re engined emerging as the twin engined M55 Mystic or Geophysica a high altitude research plane. I will put up the links and you can explore yourselves.
http://avia.russian.ee/air/russia/index.html Look for Mjasishifchev M55 Geophysica http://air.top81.cn/others/eng/m17.htm includes brief low res video of take off
http://emz-m.ru/Histor-e.htm http://emz-m.ru/M55-e.htm Manufaturers site well worth looking at
http://emz-m.ru/M55x-e.htmat
http://www.answers.com/topic/myasishchev-m-55 http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/m55-01.htm http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v4/v4n1-2/balloons.html .....a strange days tale of coldwar arms
Pictures
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true give it time to load the pages..fantastic pics at large size...full screen members only.
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...ka/walk218.htm http://www.bubbamoose.com/monino_mystic.html
Pss Model
http://www.pjmodelclassics.be/ look in plans for M55 Mystic...small but perfectly formed.
Linear Mode
