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NPO Molniya

Coordinates: 55°50′28″N 37°26′55″E / 55.84111°N 37.44861°E / 55.84111; 37.44861
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NPO Molniya
Company typeOpen joint-stock company
IndustryScience and production
FoundedFebruary 26, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-02-26)
Headquarters,
Russia
ProductsAircraft
OwnerRostec (60%)[1]
Websitenpomolniya.ru

55°50′28″N 37°26′55″E / 55.84111°N 37.44861°E / 55.84111; 37.44861 NPO Molniya (lightning) (Russian: Научно-производственное объединение «Молния») is a Russian scientific and production enterprise, founded on February 26, 1976. Currently part of Rostec.[1]

Space systems

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At present, NPO Molniya is working on reusable launch systems for space applications.[citation needed]

Aircraft

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Triplane Molniya-1

The NPO Molniya Molniya-1 is a three surface design with single pusher propeller and twin tail booms. In the late 1990s, the company proposed a number of larger types based on the three surface configuration.[2][3]

  • Molniya 400 - a proposed jet cargo aircraft or airliner with a high-mounted wing and powered by two PS-90A turbofans. Freighter version would have had a rear fuselage ramp.
  • Molniya-1000 Heracles - a proposed super heavy freighter to replace the VM-T Atlant and An-225 as a space load carrier. Unusual twin open fuselage design with the shuttle or other payload carried between the fuselages. A high mounted wing with six turbofan engines was proposed, it would have been capable of carrying a 450,000kg load. Displayed as model at the 2003 Paris Air Show[4]

Ownership

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Since September 2018 the controlling (60%) stake belongs to the Kalashnikov Concern.[5]

Products

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Aircraft

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Manned Spacecraft

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Список аффилированных лиц". e-disclosure.ru. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Molniya" Research & Industrial Corporation
  3. ^ Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
  4. ^ "Popular Mechanics". Hearst Magazines. February 2004.
  5. ^ "«Ростех» и «Калашников» подписали договор о продаже создателя «Бурана»". РБК (in Russian). 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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