Category: USSR
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Sukhoi Su-15 (1949)
Sukhoi Su-15 (1949) The Sukhoi Su-15 was an early Soviet jet fighter prototype developed in the immediate post-war period. It must be distinguished from the later supersonic interceptor that shared the same designation. One of the most distinctive aspects of the Su-15 lay in its propulsion arrangement. It was powered by two Klimov RD-45 turbojets,… Read more
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Sukhoi Su-7 (1944)
Sukhoi Su-7 (1944) The Sukhoi Su-7 (1944) was a high-altitude interceptor prototype, derived from the Su-6 ground-attack aircraft. The Su-7 was a mixed-power aircraft, with a Shvetsov ASh-82FN piston engine with two TK-3 turbochargers in the nose and a Glushko RD-1-KhZ rocket engine in the tail. This mixed power approach was intended to solve the problem of intercepting… Read more
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Sukhoi Su-11 (1947)
Sukhoi Su-11 (1947) The 1946 Sukhoi Su-11 was an advanced iteration of early Soviet jet fighter design, developed by the bureau of Pavel Sukhoi as a follow-on to the Su-9. Conceived during a period of rapid technological transition, the aircraft embodied both incremental refinement and significant redesign as Soviet engineers grappled with the aerodynamic and… Read more