Su-9 Samolyet K
The Sukhoi Su-9 (Russian: Самолёт K, lit. 'Aircraft K'; USAF/DoD designation: Type 8) was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II. The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines. The design was heavily influenced by captured German jet fighters and it was subsequently redesigned to use a Soviet copy of the German Jumo 004 turbojet. The Su-9 was slower than competing Soviet aircraft and it was cancelled as a result. A modified version with different engines and a revised wing became the Su-11 (Samolyot KL), but this did not enter production either. The Su-13 (Samolyot KT) was a proposal to re-engine the aircraft with Soviet copies of the Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet as well as to modify it for night fighting, but neither proposal was accepted.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Sukhoi
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1946-11-13
Specifications
- Max speed
- 478 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 42,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,985 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,951 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × RD-10 turbojets
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 34.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 36.8 ft
- Height
- 11.8 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.