.jpg "T-4 (Su-100) Strike and reconnaissance aircraft. First flight: 1972 © Konstantinos Panitsidis")
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Mission: Destruction of attack aircraft carriers strategic reconnaissance
Chief Designer: N.S. Cherniakov
The aircraft with unique titanium and steel structure. The first aircraft in the world to fly quadruplex redundant 3-axes fly-by-wire system.
Maiden flight made on 22nd of August 1972 with test-pilot V.S. Ilyushin and test-navigator N.A. Alfiorov at the controls. Total 10 flights made. Program cancelled in no connection with technical reasons.
Three-view drawing
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Sukhoi |
| COUNTRY |
Russia
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| TYPE | Strike and reconnaissance aircraft |
| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | Four turbojet engines RD36-41 |
| Thrust, kgf | 4x16.000 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 44,00 |
| Height, m | 11,20 |
| Wing span, m | 22,00 |
| Wing area, m2 | 295,7 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 135.000 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 114.000 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 55.600 |
| Internal fuel, kg | - |
| Warload, kg | - |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 3.200 |
| Cruising speed, km/h | 3.000 |
| Service ceiling, m | 18.000 |
| Rate of climb, m/min | - |
| Range, km | 7.000 |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Two Kh-45 (X-45) air-to-ground missiles. |
Photos Su-100 (T-4), Monino 2007 (Russia)
