Buran OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
OK-GLI was the full-scale, jet-powered atmospheric analogue used to validate the Buran orbiter's approach, landing, and automatic flight-control behavior. Built in 1984 with four AL-31-series engines, it completed 25 atmospheric flights through 1989 and is preserved at Technik Museum Speyer.
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- Aliases
- BTS-002BTS-02Buran analogue aircraft
- Family Name
- Buran
- Full Name
- Buran OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- OK-GLI atmospheric test vehicle
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- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- OK-GLI was the full-scale, jet-powered atmospheric analogue used to validate the Buran orbiter's approach, landing, and automatic flight-control behavior. Built in 1984 with four AL-31-series engines, it completed 25 atmospheric flights through 1989 and is preserved at Technik Museum Speyer.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 16.35
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 1,989
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 06:18:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:35:57 UTC
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