Sukhoi P-42
Sukhoi T-10-15 "P-42" | |
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Type: | Experimental fighter plane |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
1986 |
Commissioning: |
- |
Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Sukhoi P-42 test aircraft ( Russian Сухой П-42 ) is a record-breaking version of the Su-27 . With the P-42 a total of 27 climb time records and height records were set.
Name P-42
The FAI reported designation of the aircraft was chosen to camouflage the secret aircraft development in memory of the role of Soviet aircraft in the fighting for Stalingrad. "P" (Russian. "П") denotes " Перелом " (" Великий перелом ", large turning point , transcribed perelom ) and stands for the break-up of Army Group B at the end of 1942.
history
Two aircraft from the pre-series T-10S of the Su-27 were converted into record aircraft:
The T-10-15 P-42 (serial number 05-01) was to be used with the R-32 engine - a more powerful version of the Saturn AL-31 F - for climbing time records. The take-off mass of this aircraft could be reduced by about 2 t to 14,100 kg through measures such as the use of light metal for the nose cone, expansion of essential parts of the avionics , unadjustable air inlets, so that with 2 × 133 kN engine power the thrust-to-weight ratio about 1 .93 was. As a result, the speed of sound could also be achieved in a vertical climb .
Flight records were set by WG Pugachev , NF Sadownikow, OG Zoi and EI Frolow. The climbing time records set in 1975 with the F-15 at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 km altitude were exceeded by the P-42. With a total of 27 world records, the P-42 holds second place among the supersonic aircraft (after the MiG-25 with 29 world records , including 3 absolute records).
The second record aircraft was the T-10-20 (05-05) with a fuel capacity of 12,900 kg (Su-27: 9,400 kg). The planned range record attempts in the FAI category C1 were not tackled.
Records
Class C-1h (takeoff weight 12,000 - 16,000 kg)
date | Aircraft type | pilot | Kind of record | Values achieved | FAI category | FAI ID | Status (June 16, 2015) |
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October 27, 1986 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Ascent time to 3,000 m | 0 min 25 s | C-1h | current | |
November 15, 1986 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Climbing time to 6,000 m | 0 min 37.05 s | C-1h | 3761 | current |
March 10, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Ascent time to 9,000 m | 0 min 44.18 s | C-1h | 3767 | current |
March 10, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Climbing time to 12,000 m | 0 min 55.54 s | C-1h | 3768 | current |
March 23, 1988 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Ascent time to 15,000 m | 1 min 10 s | C-1h | current | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 3,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 28 s | C-1h | current | |
April 19, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 6,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 38 s | C-1h | current | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 9,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 48 s | C-1h | current | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 12,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 59 s | C-1h | current |
Class C-1i (takeoff weight 16,000 - 20,000 kg)
date | Aircraft type | pilot | Kind of record | Values achieved | FAI category | FAI ID | Status (June 16, 2015) |
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May 20, 1993 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Height with 1000 kg payload | 22,250 m | C-1i | current | |
May 20, 1993 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Maximum payload at 15,000 m | 1015 kg | C-1i | current | |
May 20, 1993 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Ascent time to 15,000 m | 66 s | C-1i | current | |
May 20, 1993 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Climbing time to 15,000 m with 1000 kg payload | 66 s | C-1i | current |
Class N, group №3
date | Aircraft type | pilot | Kind of record | Values achieved | FAI category | FAI ID | status |
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June 10, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | height | 19,335 m | N | obsolete | |
April 11, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Ascent time to 3,000 m | 0 min 26 s | N | obsolete | |
March 31, 1988 | T-10-15 | Frolov | Climbing time to 6,000 m | 0 min 37 s | N | obsolete | |
March 31, 1988 | T-10-15 | Frolov | Ascent time to 9,000 m | 0 min 47 s | N | obsolete | |
March 11, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Climbing time to 12,000 m | 0 min 58 s | N | obsolete | |
March 11, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Ascent time to 15,000 m | 1 min 16 s | N | obsolete | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 3,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 28 s | N | obsolete | |
April 19, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 6,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 38 s | N | obsolete | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 9,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 48 s | N | obsolete | |
May 17, 1988 | T-10-15 | Zoi | Climbing time to 12,000 m with a 1000 kg payload | 0 min 59 s | N | obsolete |
Class C-1, group №3
date | Aircraft type | pilot | Kind of record | Values achieved | FAI category | FAI ID | Status (June 16, 2015) |
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October 27, 1986 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Ascent time to 3,000 m | 0 min 25.37 s | C-1 | 3760 | obsolete |
November 15, 1986 | T-10-15 | Pugachev | Climbing time to 6,000 m | 0 min 37.05 s | C-1 | obsolete | |
March 10, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Ascent time to 9,000 m | 0 min 44.18 s | C-1 | obsolete | |
March 20, 1987 | T-10-15 | Sadovnikov | Climbing time to 12,000 m | 0 min 55.54 s | C-1 | obsolete |
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data T-10-15 |
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crew | 1 |
length | 19.65 m |
span | 14.70 m |
height | 5.87 m |
Wing area | 59.02 m² |
Wing extension | |
payload | |
Empty mass | |
Takeoff mass | 14,100 kg (26,600 kg for T-10-20) |
Marching speed | |
Top speed | |
Service ceiling | |
Range | |
Engines | 2 × R-32 |
Thrust |
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Armament | - |
Whereabouts
The T-10-15 is located on the Sukhoi site in Zhukovsky near Moscow. The T-10-20 was converted to the pre-production version T-10KTM of the Su-27K with foldable wings and tailplane for a potential aircraft carrier use and after the end of the test it was parked on the Chodynka field in Moscow. In 2012, WW Sadoroschni took the aircraft over to his private museum near Medyn (Kaluga Oblast).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Рекордный самолёт П-42. In: nsadovnikov.su. Retrieved September 12, 2017 (Russian).
- ↑ a b c Martin Rosenkranz, Georg Mader: The Flanker prototypes, pre-series machines and "Maschinen zbV" In: airpower.at. Retrieved September 12, 2017 .
- ↑ П-42. (No longer available online.) In: propro.ru. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017 ; Retrieved September 12, 2017 (Russian).
- ^ Records. In: su-27.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017 (English).