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remained minimal, and its operational radius was limited. Furthermore, rotation speeds were even higher than the Su-7, which was already high at 360  km/h (225  mph). Unlike the Su-7, which had cumbersome controls but docile handling characteristics, the "Fishpot" had light and responsive
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on Soviet territory on May 1, 1960. The Su-9 was unarmed and was directed to ram the U-2. One ramming attempt was made, but the Su-9 missed the U-2 due to the significant difference in the speed of the two planes. Due to the Su-9's lack of fuel, the pilot elected to break away from the U-2 and
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for absolute height, at 28,852 m (94,658 ft). In November of the same year, Ilyushin set several new sustained speed/altitude records in the same aircraft. This record was later broken on December 6, 1959, by Commander Lawrence E. Flint Jr., who performed a
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continue with the original flight plan. Its pilot, Captain Igor Mentyukov, later claimed that his slipstream caused the U-2 to break apart. He discounts the official version that the U-2 was shot down by an
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flight regime. Its greater volume also allowed a modest fuel capacity increase compared to the Su-7. The Su-9 was capable of Mach 1.8 at altitude or about Mach 1.14 with missiles. However, its
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The Su-9 was developed from earlier work on a developmental aircraft designated T-3, to which the Su-9 was nearly identical. Internally at Sukhoi, the Su-9 was known as the T-43.
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2 × under-fuselage hardpoints for drop tanks and 4 × under-wing hardpoints for 500 kg (1,100 lb) of disposable stores , with provisions to carry combinations of:
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nations. The remaining Su-9s and later Su-11s were retired during the 1970s. Some were retained as test vehicles or converted to remote-piloted vehicles for use as
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became the Soviet Union's primary storage facility for the Su-9 as it was phased out, and by 1981 at least 243 Su-9 aircraft were observed parked at Bobrovka.
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Being an interceptor, the Su-9 was used in routine patrols and interdictions over the Soviet Frontiers. The most widely known involved in the interception of
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The combat record of the "Fishpot" is poorly documented. It is possible that it was involved in the interception (or even shoot-down) of
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Antonov, Vladimir; Gordon, Yefim; Gordyukov, Nikolai; Yakovlev, Vladimir; Zenkin, Vyacheslav; Carruth, Lenox; Miller, Jay (1996).
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Training variant, mounting the standard avionics suite without weapon systems or hardpoints. About 50 units were manufactured.
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due to the many similarities in design. The primary distinguishing features are the Su-9's size and its bubble canopy.
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A upgraded design based on the Su-9. It was slightly lengthened compared to the Su-9. However, it was outmoded by the
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The total production of the Su-9 was about 1,100 aircraft. It is believed that at least some Su-9s were upgraded to
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engine, 66.67 kN (14,987 lbf) thrust dry, 94.12 kN (21,158 lbf) with afterburner
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was also produced in limited numbers (about 50 aircraft). It received the NATO reporting name "
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This article is about the supersonic Su-9 "Fishpot". For the earlier subsonic interceptor, see
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2,230 km/h (1,390 mph; 1,200 kn) over 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
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The Su-9's fuselage and tail surfaces resembled those of the Su-7, but unlike the
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armament, although two fuselage pylons were reserved for the carriage of
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to a world record of 98,557 feet (30,040 meters) while piloting an
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missile, explaining that Powers could not have survived such a hit.
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OKB Sukhoi : a history of the design bureau and its aircraft
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1,150–1,250 m (3,770–4,100 ft) without brake parachute
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missions, but no information has been publicly declassified.
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Su-9 from NAPO (Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association)
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The delta wing of the Su-9 was adopted because of its lower
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prototype. The Su-9 was developed at the same time as the
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Index

Su-9
Sukhoi Su-9 (1946)

Interceptor aircraft
Manufacturer
Sukhoi
Soviet Air Defense Forces
1959
Sukhoi T-3
Sukhoi Su-11
ASCC reporting name
engine
missile
interceptor aircraft
Soviet Union

TsAGI
Korean War
1956
Su-7 "Fitter"
Tushino Aviation Day
1959
Su-11 "Fishpot-C"
USSR
client states
Warsaw Pact
unmanned aerial vehicles
Su-15 "Flagon"
MiG-25 "Foxbat"
reconnaissance

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