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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral
the Myaschischev M-something or other. That last one was an incredibly bad design, IIRC.
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3M is the name.
The design was and IS not that bad. The point was that the plane didn't reach the pre-defined operational radius due to low efficiency of it's engines.
Nevertheless, the 3M is still operational, but not as a bomber anymore. It's used as a tanker or for transport of very specific stuff, e.g. the components of russian shuttle system.