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According to the Airliners.net forum, they are fairings that cover hardpoints used for attaching outsize loads.

Outsize loads that cannot fit into the capacious cabin (including Buran and Energiya components) are carried 'piggyback', the load supported on two main attachments above the center section. These supports and other smaller ones along the fuselage top are faired over when not in use.

The text is quoted from aeronautics.ru (web archive link).

Please note that the two large ones were not used for carrying the Buran space shuttle, as shown in the photo posted below. (More pictures here.)

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  Very interesting, thank you! I really want to know what the red teardrop shaped tank is, with some weird mini-buran?!
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According to the Airliners.net forum, they are fairings that cover hardpoints used for attaching outsize loads.

Outsize loads that cannot fit into the capacious cabin (including Buran and Energiya components) are carried 'piggyback', the load supported on two main attachments above the center section. These supports and other smaller ones along the fuselage top are faired over when not in use.

The text is quoted from aeronautics.ru (web archive link).

Please note that the two large ones were not used for carrying the Buran space shuttle, as shown in the photo posted below. (More pictures here.)

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$endgroup$

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  Is there any evidence of them ever being used outside of the Buran program? Or a photo of them being used with the Buran?
  $endgroup$
  – zymhan
  23 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I don't know about actual use. There's a schematic here that shows other loads mounted on top.
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  23 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Very interesting, thank you! I really want to know what the red teardrop shaped tank is, with some weird mini-buran?!
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  – zymhan
  22 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Had I scrolled further I would have realized that it is the MAKS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAKS_(spacecraft)
  $endgroup$
  – zymhan
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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23

$begingroup$

According to the Airliners.net forum, they are fairings that cover hardpoints used for attaching outsize loads.

Outsize loads that cannot fit into the capacious cabin (including Buran and Energiya components) are carried 'piggyback', the load supported on two main attachments above the center section. These supports and other smaller ones along the fuselage top are faired over when not in use.

The text is quoted from aeronautics.ru (web archive link).

Please note that the two large ones were not used for carrying the Buran space shuttle, as shown in the photo posted below. (More pictures here.)

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$endgroup$

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  Is there any evidence of them ever being used outside of the Buran program? Or a photo of them being used with the Buran?
  $endgroup$
  – zymhan
  23 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  I don't know about actual use. There's a schematic here that shows other loads mounted on top.
  $endgroup$
  – Bram
  23 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Very interesting, thank you! I really want to know what the red teardrop shaped tank is, with some weird mini-buran?!
  $endgroup$
  – zymhan
  22 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  $begingroup$
  Had I scrolled further I would have realized that it is the MAKS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAKS_(spacecraft)
  $endgroup$
  – zymhan
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

$begingroup$

According to the Airliners.net forum, they are fairings that cover hardpoints used for attaching outsize loads.

Outsize loads that cannot fit into the capacious cabin (including Buran and Energiya components) are carried 'piggyback', the load supported on two main attachments above the center section. These supports and other smaller ones along the fuselage top are faired over when not in use.

The text is quoted from aeronautics.ru (web archive link).

Please note that the two large ones were not used for carrying the Buran space shuttle, as shown in the photo posted below. (More pictures here.)

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