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The aircraft carried a total of 1,350 kilograms (2,980 lb) of fuel in two bladder tanks, one each ahead and behind the pilot. The low-mounted, straight wing had a single-spar and a slight dihedral of 4°20'. The outer flaps were split and could act as air brakes. The Su-9 was the first Soviet aircraft to use hydraulic-powered controls. [3]
Prototype model of the Su-9. Su-9 Production variant, about 1,100 built. Su-9U Training variant, mounting the standard avionics suite without weapon systems or hardpoints. About 50 units were manufactured. T-431 A specially modified Su-9 for setting the world record for absolute height in 1962. Sukhoi Su-11 A upgraded design based on the Su-9.
Name NATO Designation Name Type Description Number Built Maiden Flight Introduction Years of Production Retired Su-2: None reconnaissance aircraft, light bomber 910 August 25, 1937 1939, December 1937–1942 1944 Su-7: Fitter A ground-attack aircraft 1,847 September 7, 1955 1959 1957–1972 - Su-9: Fishpot B interceptor fighter aircraft 1,150
Sukhoi and this team later focused on development of variants of the Su-2, the prototype cannon-armed Sukhoi Su-1 (Su-3) fighter, as well as the Sukhoi Su-8, which to serve as a long-range ground-attack aircraft for the Soviet Air Forces, but was later discarded as the Soviet Union was winning the Eastern Front.
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An image shared on X claims to show the USS Harry S. Truman under attack. Verdict: False The image is from Reddit and shows a hypothetical hypersonic missile attack on an aircraft carrier. Fact ...
Family of observation and attack aircraft; composes of the A-3, the main attack version, XA-4, and A-5 and A-6 with more powerful engines. Fokker XA-7: Fokker-America: 1931 1 Curtiss A-8: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company 1931 1932 13 Lockheed Y1A-9: Detroit Lockheed: A version of the Lockheed YP-24 that specialized in ground attack. 1931 1
The plane, which crashed onto southbound Interstate 75 at about 3:10 p.m, destroyed at least two vehicles in a fiery explosion, roughly 4.7 miles from the airport.