Bartini A-57
Role	Strategic bomber
National origin	Soviet Union
Designed by	Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Status	Cancelled
Number built	None

The Bartini A-57 was an experimental Soviet bomber of the mid-1950s that was designed by Robert Ludvigovich Bartini to take-off and land on water. The aircraft was never put into production.

The A-57 was equipped with a thruster facing downward to assist its take-off from the surface of the ocean. It was intended to refuel from submarines out at sea. The bomber had a long, slender delta wing. It was tested in wind tunnels, but the project was scrapped in 1957 before actual production could begin.

[edit] References

• Robert Ludvigovich Bartini information in Russian. Retrieved 14-Feb-2005.
• A-57 bomber page on sergib.agava.ru database for Soviet Aircraft (English)
• A-57 strategic bomber page on ctrl-c.liu.se

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