Sukhoi Su-24

Sukhoi Su-24

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The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather tactical bomber developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It was the first of the USSR's aircraft to carry an integrated digital navigation/attack system.[1]

The Su-24 started development in the early 1960s and entered full production in 1967. Production ceased in 1993. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces, Syrian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Algerian Air Force and various other air forces to which it was exported. Learn More

Aircraft Specifications

Country: Russia

Manufacturer: Sukhoi

Year: 1974

Number Built: 1400

Active: Yes

Powerplant: 2 x Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojet engines

Number of Crew: 2

Length: 22.53m

Height: 6.19m

Vertical Stabilizers: 1

Wingtype: Swing

Wingspan: 17.64m

Wing Area: 55.20m²

Gross Weight: 38,040kg

Max Speed: 1,654 km/h (Mach 1.34)

Range: 615km

Thrust to Weight Ratio: 0.60