Aircraft data[]
Category. | Statistic. |
---|---|
First flight on. | 1955. |
Retired on. | 1990 (finally with Poland, Syria and Czechoslovakia). |
Major contractor(s). | Sukhoi OKB. |
Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | 5kt, 10kt? and 15kt? Nukes. |
Fight ceiling. | 17,600 m (57,740 ft). |
Top speed. | 1,150 km/h (620 kn, 715 mph, Mach 0.94) at sea level. |
VTOL. | No. |
Range. | 1,650 km (890 nmi, 1,025 mi). |
Crew. | 1 or 2 (instructor and trainee) on training models. |
Nationality(s). | Soviet. |
Class. | Fighter-Bomber/Ground Attack. |
Rate of climb. | 160 m/s (31,500 ft/min). |
Links. | https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/rds-4.htm, https://cmano-db.com/weapon/2721/, https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/rds-4.htm#:~:text=Miniaturization%20of%20nuclear%20charges%20allowed%20creating%20the%208U69,fighter%20in%20a%20special%20version%20of%20the%20E-7N., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-7, http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/museum/su7/, https://wiki.baloogancampaign.com/index.php/DataWeapon?ID=1001501 and http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=69. |
History[]
On 14 May 1953, after Joseph Stalin's death, the Sukhoi OKB was reopened and by the summer, it began work on a swept-wing front-line fighter. The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity, but its shortcomings included short range and low weapon load. It carried a 5kt nuke as well it's conventional armament and guns.
The Sukhoi Su-17 was a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed from the Sukhoi Su-7.