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Sukhoi Su-7B
Fighter · USSR · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, the soon-introduced Su-7B series became the main Soviet fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the 1960s. The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity, but its Lyulka AL-7 engine had such high fuel consumption that it seriously limited the aircraft's payload, as even short-range missions required that at least two hardpoints be used to carry drop tanks rather than ordnance.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USSR
- Status
- Retired
- Engine
- 1× afterburning turbojet
- Thrust / Power
- 66.6 kN
- Length (ft)
- 55
- Wingspan (ft)
- 31
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 19709
- MTOW (lb)
- 33532
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 57743
- Range (mi)
- 1025
- Max Speed (mph)
- 715
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (70 rounds per gun, 140 rounds total); Hardpoints: 4 × under-wing & 2 × under-fuselage stations for 2000 kg of disposable stores. 2 × reserved for 2300 L drop tanks