DISCLAIMER: The Su-15 was produced in 1962, 7 years earlier than the Chinese J-8.
(and no this is not a suggestion) (although it could be)
The Russians had many an ace up their sleeve, but this may not have been one of them.
Introducing the Su-15/TM.
Initially produced as a literal Russian J-8, but later due to poor take-off performance, its wings were given a redesign on the SU-15 TM which made them look a bit like the wings of the J-7E (a double delta configuration).
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Specs:
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 9.43 m (30 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 36.6 m2 (394 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 10,760 kg (23,722 lb)
- Gross weight: 17,200 kg (37,920 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 17,900 kg (39,463 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-13F-300 afterburning turbojet engines, 40.21 kN (9,040 lbf) thrust each dry, 70 kN (16,000 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
- Maximum speed: 2,230 km/h (1,390 mph, 1,200 kn) with 2 × K-8 or 2 × R-60 air-to-air missiles at 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.1
- Range: 1,380 km (860 mi, 750 nmi)
- Combat range: 725 km (450 mi, 391 nmi)
- Ferry range: 1,700 km (1,100 mi, 920 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 18,100 m (59,400 ft)
- g limits: +6.5
- Rate of climb: 228 m/s (44,900 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 555 kg/m2 (114 lb/sq ft)
Armament
- Guns: 2 × UPK-23 gun pods with 2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons each on fuselage pylons
- Hardpoints: 6 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: UB-16 rocket pods for S-5 rockets
- Missiles:
(Air-to-air Missiles) - Bombs: FAB-500 general-purpose bomb
Avionics
- Radar: «Taifun-M»
- Detection range:
- high-flying targets: 70 km
- low-flying targets: 15 km
- Lock range:
- high-flying targets: 45 km
- low-flying targets: 10 km
- Angular range:
- vertical: +30°/-10°
- horizontal: +/- 70°
- Detection range:
