Aeroplane: Sukhoi Su-7U (NATO: Moujik)
USRR
fighter-bomber
1969
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Span
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9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
Length
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17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
Take-off weight
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Maximum speed
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2,070 kph |
Ceiling
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17,000 m (55,760 ft) |
Range |
1000 km (540 NM) |
Armament
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two 30 mm NR-30 cannons, 500 kg of attached bombs and rocket launchers |
Powerplant
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AL-7F1-250 turbojet, thrust with afterburner: 9600 kG (21,164 lbf) |
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In order to facilite the training of Su‑7 pilots, a new two-seat combat-training variant, the Su-7U version was developed in the branch construction bureau in Komsomolsk in 1966. It was a long-awaited, but much-delayed construction. It differed from the fighter-bomber variants in construction changes caused by fitting a two-seat cockpit and the attached weapons payload was decreased to 500 kg.
By the end of 1966, production of the export Su-7UMK version started, for countries operating the Su-7BMK. Poland bought eight Su-7U in 1969, 1971, 1976, 1977 and 1984. The Su-7 was operated by Polish military aviation untill 1990.
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