Sukhoi Su-9 (1946)
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Su-9K |
This article describes the first aircraft to carry the Su-9 designation. For the later supersonic interceptor, see Sukhoi Su-9.The
Sukhoi Su-9, or model
K was an early jet fighter aircraft built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II. While it bore a superficial resemblance to the
Messerschmitt Me 262, it was not related to that aircraft. The first flight took place on
November 13 1946 and trials the following month proved promising. Rather than put it into production, however, Sukhoi abandoned it to develop a refined version instead, designated the
Su-11 (1947). Not to be confused with the later 1960s
Su-11.
Note: Some aviation texts suggest that
Josef Stalin rejected the Su-9 due to derogatory comments by
Aleksandr Yakovlev, calling the Su-9 "just another copy of the Me 262."
{{Aircraft specification|
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>crew=One | length main=10.55 m | length alt=34 ft 2 in | span main=11.20 m | span alt=36 ft 9 in | height main=3.72 m | height alt=12 ft 2 in | area main=20.2 m² | area alt=217 ft² | empty weight main=4,060 kg | empty weight alt=8,950 lb | loaded weight main=5,890 kg | loaded weight alt=12,990 lb | max takeoff weight main=6,380 kg | max takeoff weight alt=14,070 lb | more general= | engine (jet)=Tumanskii RD-10 | type of jet=turbojets | number of jets=2 | thrust main=8.8 kN | thrust alt=1,980 lbf | max speed main=885 km/h | max speed alt=553 mph | range main=1,200 km | range alt=750 mi | ceiling main=12,800 m | ceiling alt=41,984 ft | climb rate main=83.3 m/s (other sources: 20 m/s) | climb rate alt=16,400 ft/min | loading main=291 kg/m² | loading alt=60 lb/ft² | more performance= | armament=
* 1x 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon with 40 rounds
* 2x 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 machine guns with 200 rounds
* Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of bombs{{aircontent|related=Su-11 -Su-13|similar aircraft=
*Messerschmitt Me 262 - The world's first operational jet-fighter aircraft.
*Gloster Meteor - The first Allied operational jet-fighter aircraft.
*Bell P-59A
*Nakajima Kikka|see also=
*Heinkel He 178 - The world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power.
*Heinkel He 280 - The first turbojet-powered fighter aircraft built in the world.|sequence=Su-6 -Su-7 -Su-8 -Su-9 -Su-10 -Su-11 -Su-12
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