The Sukhoi Su-9 (ASCC reporting name: Fishpot) is a single- engine, all-weather, missile -armed interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union. The Su-9 emerged from aerodynamic studies by TsAGI, the Soviet aerodynamic center, during the Korean War, which devised several optimum aerodynamic configurations for jet fighters.

The Sukhoi Su-9 (Russian: Самолёт K, lit. 'Aircraft K'; USAF/DoD designation: Type 8) [1] was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II. The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines.

Sukhoi/HAL FGFA project cancelled after India left the Su 57 project. Note: The Sukhoi OKB has reused aircraft designations, for example: the Su-9 from 1946 and the later Su-9 from 1956, the former was not produced in quantity. Sukhoi prototype designations are …

May 20, 2019 · For the latter, one of the earlier jet-powered fighter attempts became the Sukhoi Su-9 developed from captured German technology by Sukhoi OKB. Work on the type began in 1944 as the Red Army progressed through its bloody offensives, taking German-held ground - and all booty therein - in the process.

Aug 2, 2016 · Out-of-service Su-9s were either scrapped, cannibalized or developed into aerial target drones for training - the latter becoming the death call for many-an-aircraft of the jet age. A single, unarmed Su-9 attempted to ram the CIA's Lockheed U-2 spy plane of Francis Gary Powers in May of 1960.

The Sukhoi Su-9 ( Russian: Самолёт K, lit. 'Aircraft K'; USAF/DoD designation: Type 8) was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II. The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines.

The Sukhoi Su-9 is a single-engine single-seat jet fighter aircraft for the interceptor role developed by the Soviet Design Bureau Sukhoi. The Su-9 was only used in the Soviet Union.

The Sukhoi Su-9, or Samolyet K (Russian: Aircraft K), (USAF/DOD designation: Type 8), was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II. The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines.

Featuring a Lyulka AL-7 turbojet engine, it was capable of reaching supersonic speeds and designed primarily for high-altitude interception missions. The Su-9 was equipped with radar for target acquisition and guided missiles as its primary armament, making it one of the key components of the Soviet air defense during the Cold War.

Su-9. A single front-line fighter and a light bomber - with two RD-10 jet engines of 900 kg of thrust each. Assembled according to a scheme similar to the German Me 262, with two Soviet counterparts Jumo 004, the Su-9, however, was not a copy of the Me262.