Sukhoi Su-9
| Sukhoi Su-9 | |
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 Three Sukhoi Su-9s |
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| Type: | Interceptor |
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| First flight: |
October 10, 1957 |
| Number of pieces: |
~ 1100 |
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The Sukhoi Su-9 ( Russian Сухой Су-9 ) was a single-seat Soviet fighter aircraft that was developed as an interceptor in the 1950s . The design of the Su-9 is very similar to the one chosen for the MiG-21 . Therefore it was given the NATO code name "Fishpot" based on the MiG-21 "Fishbed".
Development and use
The Su-9B was a delta-wing aircraft derived from the test model T-3, its direct prototype was the T-43 . Constructively, the construction of the Su-7B had borrowed a lot , which should streamline production. The Su-9 should be used as an interceptor, especially against bombers in the vast expanses of the Soviet Union. The not yet comprehensive radar reconnaissance of these large areas made it necessary for the Su-9 itself to carry long-range radar systems, in contrast to the significantly smaller but visually very similar front fighter MiG-21. According to this purpose, the entire electronic equipment turned out to be significantly more extensive, even if the range for this task was quite small. According to the philosophy of the time, the installation of barrel weapons was dispensed with and a pure rocket armament was provided. Series production began in 1957. In addition to the Su-9B interceptor version, there was also a two-seater school version Su-9U. A total of about 1100 copies were made.
The Su-9 was not exported, but was also stationed abroad, including in the GDR from 1961 at the latest . The Su-9 was called "Karandasch" (German: "pencil") in the squadrons. In 1967 it began to be partially replaced by the Su-11 , a modernized and, above all, all-weather version of the Su-9, which, however, was produced in far fewer numbers.
Whereabouts
The last copies were taken out of service in the Soviet Union around 1980. Almost 20 machines have been preserved in a non-airworthy condition, mostly near existing or former military airfields:
- in Russia as monuments in Arkhangelsk ( Talagi ) Bobrowka (in Kinel ), Burmistrowo (in Iskitim ), Karmanowo (at Gagarin ), Krasnaya Gorbatka , Kupino , Livny , Otradny , Penza , Stavropol and Toropez well as museum exhibits in Kubinka , Monino ( Central Museum of Air Force ) and Safonovo
- in Belarus as monuments in Homel , Klimawitschy and Krytschau (2)
- in Kazakhstan as a memorial at the airport of the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Versions
- T-405
- Prototype of the Su-9, which is also known as the T-43.
- Su-9 "Fishpot-A"
- First series production
- Su-9B "Fishpot-B"
- Later main production variant
- Su-9U "Maiden"
- Two-seater trainer variant with a smaller fuel tank, which is armed and equipped to the same extent as the Su-9B. 50 machines were produced.
- T-43-1
- Record version
Records
- July 14, 1959: 28,852 m absolute altitude, Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin , T-43-1. That record stood until December 6, 1959, when Lawrence E. Flint, Jr. outbid it with the McDonnell XF4H .
- May 28, 1960: 2092 km / h on a 100 km circuit, Boris Adrianow. The 100 km record (1878.67 km / h) held by an F-105 since December 11, 1959 was beaten. The Su-9 record stood until September 16, 1960 when a Je-66 surpassed it.
- September 4, 1962: 21,170 m altitude in level flight, W. Ilyushin, T-43-1. This record was broken a week later by Pyotr Ostapenko in the Mikoyan-Gurevich Je-166 .
- September 25, 1962: 2337 km / h on a 500 km circuit, Anatoli Kosnow. The 500 km record (1958.2 km / h) held by an F-4 since September 5, 1960 was surpassed. As the record holder, the Su-9 was replaced by a Lockheed YF-12 on May 1, 1965 .
Military users
- 1000 × Su-9 "Fishpot-A / B"
- 50 × Su-9U "Maiden"
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | 17.30 m |
| span | 9.40 m |
| height | 5.00 m |
| Wing area | 25.00 m² |
| Takeoff mass | normal 10,500 kg, maximum 13,500 kg |
| Wing loading | 540.00 kg / m² |
| Top speed | 2340 km / h |
| Marching speed | 1500 km / h |
| Rate of climb | 195 m / s |
| Summit height | 16,800 m |
| Range | 930 km |
| Engines | a TL Ljulka AL-7 F-1, 9810 kp (96.2 kN) with afterburner |
Armament
- Gun loading of 1000 kg at four external load stations
- Air-to-air guided missile
- 4 × APU-68UM launch rails for one Zvezda R-55 (AA-1B "Alkali") each - semi-active, radar-controlled medium-range air-to-air guided missile
- 4 × APU-19/20 launch rails for one Gruschin RS-2US (AA-1A "Alkali" or Kaliningrad K-5M) each - radar-controlled medium-range air-to-air guided missile
- External container
- 2 × drop-off additional tanks ZB-350 for 350 liters of kerosene
The other Sukhoi Su-9
In 1946 there was already a development called Sukhoi Su-9 under the project name K . This machine was similar to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and, like this, was a twin - engine low -wing aircraft .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FAI Record File Num # 10351. (No longer available online.) Fai.org, archived from the original on August 22, 2017 ; accessed on August 22, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FAI Record File Num # 8654. (No longer available online.) Fai.org, archived from the original on August 22, 2017 ; accessed on August 22, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FAI record 8854 ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jefim Gordon : Soviet / russian aircraft weapons since world war two . Midland, 2004, pp. 22 .
