Sukhoi Su-17 (1949)

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name =Su-17
type =Fighter
manufacturer =Sukhoi



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status =Prototype only, never flew
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number built =1
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variants with their own articles =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.

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.cite book|author=Shavrov V.B.|year=1994|title=Istoriia konstruktskii samoletov v SSSR, 1938-1950 gg. (3 izd.)|publisher=Mashinostroenie|language=Russian|id=ISBN 5217004770] The project was canceled with no flights due to ongoing difficulties with the development of the jet engine.

pecifications (Su-17 as designed)

Aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
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crew=One
length main=15.25 m
length alt=50 ft 0 in
span main=9.95 m
span alt=32 ft 8 in
height main=
height alt=
area main=27.5 m²
area alt=296 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main=6240 kg
empty weight alt=13,760 lb
loaded weight main=7390 kg
loaded weight alt=16,290 lb
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engine (jet)=Lyulka TR-3
type of jet=turbojet
number of jets=1
thrust main=45.1 kN
thrust alt=10,135 lbf
max speed main=1152 km/h
max speed alt=622 knots, 716 mph, Mach 1.07
max speed more=at 10000 m (32,800 ft)
range main=1080 km
range alt=585 nm, 670 mi
ceiling main=14500 m
ceiling alt=47,570 ft
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*2× 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon, 80 rounds each
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*Time to altitude: 3.5 min to 10000 m (32,800 ft)

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