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NATO reporting name: Flagon
Factory name: «T-58»
Mission: Interceptor of airborne assets of offence.
Chief designers: E.A. Ivanov, N.P. Polenov.
Single-seat fighter-interceptor equipped with two turbojet engines with an afterburner R-11F2S-300 with a total thrust of 12.400 kgf (2x6.200 kgf). The modernized Su-15TMs were equipped with R-13F2-300 (R-13-300 and R-13F-300) engines with a thrust of 6,700 kgf each. The first flight of the T-49 prototype took place in 1958, and how the Su-15 (T-58) took off for the first time in 1962. It was mass-produced by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant from 1966 to 1971. He was in service with the Soviet Air Defence Forces 1967 to 1993. 1300 aircraft of all versions were produced (period 1966-80). Currently, all aircraft have been withdrawn from service.
| Modifications: |
| Su-15 (1966): Serial fighter-interceptor. |
| T-58L (1965-66): Flying laboratory. |
| T-58VD (1966): Based on the T-58D-1, V/STOL interceptor, with three additional and vertically mounted RD36-35 engines with a maximum thrust of 800 kg each. |
| Su-15UT (1968): Two-seat training aircraft based on the Su-15. This version lacks armament and radar. |
| Su-15-98M (1968): Equipped with the "Vozdux-1M" station providing the interception of aerial targets with speeds of 500-2.500 km/h flying at heights from 500 to 24.000 meters. |
| Su-15T (1969): Aircraft equipped with R13-300 engines, with improved “Tayfun” radar performance and improved avionics. The aircraft carried a twin 620x180 mm nose wheel instead of a single one wheel. a total of 20 aircraft were built. |
| Su-15TM (1970): Equipped with the powerful “Tayfun-M” type radar, a total of 450 aircraft were built. |
| Su-15Bis (1973): Based on the Su-15TM, equipped with two R25-300 turbo engines with a maximum thrust of 7.300 kg each, the ASK-T58 avionics was installed. The aircraft successfully passed its trials, but never went into production. |
| Su-15 (1974-75): Aerial refueling version, only two aircraft modified. |
| Su-15UM (1976): Trainer aircraft (based on the Su-15TM) with full combat equipment (capable of carrying 2xR-98M, 2xR-60 air-to-air missiles and two pods UPK-23-250 with Gsh-23 cannons), but no radar. Later attempts to install a “Tayfun-M” type radar failed, due to the fact that the aircraft was overweight. |
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Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Sukhoi |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Fighter-interceptor
|
| CREW | 1 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbojet engine R-11FS-300 |
| Thrust, kgf | 2x6.200 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 22,07 |
| Height, m | 5,00 |
| Wing span, m | 8,62 |
| Wing area, m2 | 34,56 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 17.094 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 16.520 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 10.220 |
| Internal fuel, l | 6.860 |
| Weight of transported fuel with external tanks, l | 1.200 |
| Warload, kg | - |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed (at high altitude 12.000), km/h | 2.230 |
| Maximum speed in low height, km/h | 1.300 |
| Range, km | 1.550 |
| Combat range, km | - |
| Service ceiling radar conical radome), m | 18.500 |
| Service ceiling (with an ogive shape radar radome), m | 17.000 |
| ARMAMENT | Does not have a defensive (aircraft gun). Number external hardpoints: 4. Transportation of weapons: Two medium-range guided missiles with semi-active radar and IR guidance systems R-98 or R-8M. |
Photos Su-15 "Flagon" Fighter-interceptor. Georgia (country), Terjola (Mkhare Imereti), 04/04/2023.
Su-15 Fighter-interceptor (designated in Desing Bureau as T58L). Central air force museum, Monino, Russia.
Video
Su-15 "Flagon" Fighter-interceptor. Georgia (country), Terjola (Mkhare Imereti), 04/04/2023. Video: © www.redstar.gr