ya-gabor Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Single space flight in automatic mode with no crew. Best regards Gabor Edited November 16, 2018 by ya-gabor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick4350 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 7/15/2018 at 8:16 PM, Phil Gollin said: . I thought the space version of Buran was going to have either tiles or panels for thermal protection - the underside moulding seems to be perfectly smooth. . Worn away by space dust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, ya-gabor said: There was a MiG-25 chase plane with secondary flight controls to intervene if anything went wrong The source of information please? To the best of my knowledge the chase plane, MiG-25PU-SOTN piloted by Magomet Tolboev with observer/TV operator Sergey Zhdanovsky did NOT have any means to control the spacecraft. The only means of remote intervention known to me was a self-destruction system www.buran.ru http://www.buran.ru/htm/flight.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya-gabor Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, Pin said: The source of information please? To the best of my knowledge the chase plane, MiG-25PU-SOTN piloted by Magomet Tolboev with observer/TV operator Sergey Zhdanovsky did NOT have any means to control the spacecraft. The only means of remote intervention known to me was a self-destruction system www.buran.ru http://www.buran.ru/htm/flight.htm If you say so . . . Have to dig out the big book published in Russia 1997 on the whole Buran development. And read all the 438 pages of it. Come to thing of it. Nooooooo, I dont think I will waste time on this. Simply no point, and will simply retract everything I have written above. Only add that the flight of two orbits around Earth was on 15th November 1988. The book falls open anyway at the chapter of ejection seat development all the rest is uninteresting. . . Best regards Gabor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 3 hours ago, ya-gabor said: The book falls open anyway at the chapter of ejection seat development all the rest is uninteresting. . . http://www.buran.ru/htm/katapu.htm Jokes aside - "www.buran.ru" is THE ultimate Buran site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 FWIW, the Central House of Aviation in Moscow has a mock-up of the Buran cockpit...... No ejection seats though.... Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotey Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) This seat have K-36RB (РБ in Russian) name. BTW - its 5 time were launched at space, but never installed at Buran - its were inside of head section of missile (on place of system of emergency saving) and tested during launch unnamed spaceships Progress 38-41. Edited November 17, 2018 by kotey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya-gabor Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Early cockpits still had KM-1M seats installed. The really interesting thing on Ken's photo is the X shaped white cylinders (left lower corner in the photo) which are the extended power rocket motors of the Zvezda ejection seat for Buran to get the seat in a safe distance from Buran. Best regards Gabor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The most interesting detail on this cockpit mockup photo, IMO, are the levers in the middle. Unlike The Shuttle Buran was supposed to be able to perform powered landing by means of two AL-31 turbofans both sides of the tail fin. These engines may be installed or not depending on the mission profile, so on the first (and the last) Buran spaceflight they were not installed and their placements were covered with thermoblankets as visible on this scheme: and on The Real Thing: The engines were installed on BTS-O2 atmospheric testing vehicle however their thrust was not sufficient for the take-off therefore two additional engines were added in side nacelles On this picture of BTS-2 1 - cover that would block engine intake on lift-off and on the orbit 2 - "stock" spaceworthy turbofans 3 - additional AL-31 used during take-off With atmospheric engines installed the orbiter would look like this: Thrust levers in the cockpit (I think this is 02 article): Buran during assembly - engine logements are clearly visible both sides of the fin above orbital maneuvering engine bulks 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 17 hours ago, Mick4350 said: Did it ever see its potential ? It only ever flew into orbit once so the answer has to be "No". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Whats the reason for those double hatches (also found in the NASA shuttle)? /André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 20 minutes ago, Andre B said: Whats the reason for those double hatches I assume you are talking about cargo bay doors. The shiny things are actually radiators to emit extra heat into space 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Or perhaps he's talking about the double windows at the rear of the crew compartment, uppermost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, pinky coffeeboat said: Or perhaps he's talking about the double windows at the rear of the crew compartment, uppermost? These are docking windows to control approach during manual docking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) And a dedicated Soyouz set from Armata-Models Source: https://www.facebook.com/Armata.Models/posts/2013765372044493 V.P. Edited December 10, 2018 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Russian review. Jeff Edited December 23, 2018 by pinky coffeeboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 No thermal tile decals included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Yes, I noticed this too. In fact that was one feature I was looking forward to seeing. I don't speak or understand Russian so he may have explained their absence. I do like the resin Soyuz spacecraft though. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotey Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Profipack model - with some resin parts and enlarged decal will release in 2019. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 9:41 PM, ya-gabor said: chapter of ejection seat development "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" 😁😁😁 ...О.К.!...O.K.!, it's not a Kenny, just dummy "Ivan Ivanovich", but they killed him anyway! 😁 B.w. good story about this "Ivan Ivanovich" for Buran K-36RB (on Russian): http://www.buran.ru/htm/memory23.htm On 12/10/2018 at 11:33 AM, Homebee said: And a dedicated Soyouz set from Armata-Models Soyuz is all the same from the series "What If "... it would be better if they made a combat couple 😁 of space-interceptor "50-22": and "Attack orbital plane": Resource: http://www.buran.ru/htm/spiral.htm B.R. Serge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Other Russian review. B.R. Serge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Hah... I remember trying to scratch-build one as youngster based on some drawings published in a Romanian modelling magazine (Modelism). It was showing the Buran attached to the carrier (?) but cannot recall all the details... PS. I found the cover! It was the February issue of 1989... Memories, memories.... Edited December 30, 2018 by armored76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Dedicated PE set by Mikrodesign - ref. MD144222 Sources: https://microdisign.ru/products/1-144/buran-ark https://vk.com/microdisign?z=album-113356638_261225136 V.P. Edited March 11, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemming Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Got the kit now from Russian seller at ebay. Kit is looking okay, but will badly need thermal tile decals. Looking forward to those mentioned. Dare I mention a need for a 'Orbiter Attachment Fixture Kit' for the big Revell transport aeroplane? 🙂 Flemming 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Ark Models now has only one way for a decent response to these competitors' intrigues - to make a model Soviet Space Shuttle not only Buran with the launch tower, but also with the model of the entire Baikonur cosmodrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur inside the box! 😁😁😁 B.R. Serge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now