Sukhoi Su-17 (1949)
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Type | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Sukhoi |
Status | Prototype only, never flew |
Number built | 1 |
The Sukhoi Su-17 (Aircraft R) was a prototype Soviet fighter. The name was later reused for an entirely different fighter-bomber, see Sukhoi Su-17.
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[edit] Development
The Su-17 was designed to closely match the theoretical TsAGI calculations for supersonic performance. The aircraft had a 50° swept wing fitted with air brakes and boosted controls. A unique feature was that in addition to an ejection seat, the entire nose section of the aircraft could separate from the rest of the airframe.[1] The project was canceled with no flights due to ongoing difficulties with the development of the jet engine.
[edit] Specifications (Su-17 as designed)
Data from Shavrov[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 15.25 m (50 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.95 m (32 ft 8 in)
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 27.5 m² (296 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6240 kg (13,760 lb)
- Loaded weight: 7390 kg (16,290 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Lyulka TR-3 turbojet, 45.1 kN (10,135 lbf)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1152 km/h (622 knots, 716 mph, Mach 1.07) at 10000 m (32,800 ft)
- Range: 1080 km (585 nm, 670 mi)
- Service ceiling 14500 m (47,570 ft)
- Time to altitude: 3.5 min to 10000 m (32,800 ft)
Armament
- 2× 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon, 80 rounds each
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shavrov V.B. (1994). Istoriia konstruktskii samoletov v SSSR, 1938-1950 gg. (3 izd.) (in Russian). Mashinostroenie. ISBN 5217004770.
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