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Sukhoi Su-25, Su-39 ASCC codename: Frogfoot Ground-Attack Plane |
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DESCRIPTION:
Designed for low-level close-in air support of ground troops, the Su-25 is heavily armored and designed to absorb significant punishment over the battlefield. The pilot is protected by an almost 1-inch thick case of welded titanium, and the internal fuel tanks are filled with reticulated foam to help prevent explosions. The Su-25 is equipped with a laser-designator behind a flat glass window in the nose allowing the aircraft to deliver precision guided bombs and missiles. Though similar in many ways to the American A-10 attack aircraft, the Su-25 has proven very unpopular with pilots. This was especially true during the Afghanistan conflict of the 1980s where the Su-25 suffered terrible losses to portable anti-aircraft missiles and ground fire. Because of experience in that war, an improved version, known as the Su-39, has been developed featuring a new nav/attack system, improved weapons delivery systems, and other equipment to improve survivability. About 330 total aircraft are believed to have been built by 1989.
Data below for Su-25K |
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| HISTORY: | |
| First Flight | 1975 |
| Service Entry |
1980 (?)
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| CREW: |
(Su-25) one: pilot (Su-39) two: pilot, systems officer |
| ESTIMATED COST: |
unknown
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| AIRFOIL SECTIONS: | |
| Wing Root | unknown (11%) |
| Wing Tip |
unknown (11%)
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| DIMENSIONS: | |
| Length | 50.12 ft (15.53 m) |
| Wingspan | 47.12 ft (14.36 m) |
| Height | 15.75 ft (4.80 m) |
| Wing Area | 362 ft² (33.7 m²) |
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Canard Area
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not applicable
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| WEIGHTS: | |
| Empty | 20,950 lb (9,500 kg) |
| Normal Takeoff | 32,190 lb (14,600 kg) |
| Max Takeoff | 38,800 lb (17,600 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity |
internal: unknown external: unknown |
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Max Payload
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9,700 lb (4,400 kg)
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| PROPULSION: | |
| Powerplant | two Soyuz/ Turmanskii R-195 turbojets |
| Thrust |
19,842 lb (88.36 kN)
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| PERFORMANCE: | |
| Max Level Speed |
at altitude: unknown at sea level: 606 mph (975 km/h) |
| Initial Climb Rate | unknown |
| Service Ceiling | 16,400 ft (5,000 m) |
| Range |
typical: 200 nm (375 km) with max payload ferry: 675 nm (1,250 km) |
| g-Limits |
unknown
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| ARMAMENT: | |
| Gun | one 30-mm AO-17A twin-barrel cannon (250 rds) |
| Stations | 11 external hardpoints and 2 wingtip rails |
| Air-to-Air Missile | R-3, R-60/AA-8 Aphid |
| Air-to-Surface Missile | Kh-23, Kh-25, Kh-29 |
| Bomb | free-fall, guided, and cluster bombs |
| Other |
rocket pods, ECM pods, 23 mm gun pods (260 rds ea)
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| KNOWN VARIANTS: | |
| Su-25 | Production single-seat attack plane |
| Su-25BM | Target-towing aircraft |
| Su-25SM | Upgrade program |
| Su-25UB | Two-seat combat-capable trainer |
| Su-25UT or Su-28 | Two-seat unarmed trainer |
| Su-25UTG | Navalized two-seat trainer based on the Su-25UT; 10 built |
| Su-25UBP | Improved trainer |
| Su-25K | Single-seat attack model for export |
| Su-25UBK | Two-seat combat-capable trainer for export |
| Su-25T/TM or Su-39 |
Improved two-seat Su-25 based on the Su-25UB with an automatic weapon release system, ECM pods on the
wingtips, and an aft pod housing chaff, flares, and an infrared jammer for improved self defense
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| KNOWN COMBAT RECORD: |
Afghanistan War (Soviet Union, 1981-1989) Iraq - Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991) Abkhaz-Georgian Civil War (Abkhazia, Georgia, 1992-1994) Nagorno-Karabakh War (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, 1992-1994) Chechnya (Russia, 1994-present) South Ossetia War (Georgia, Russia, 2008) |
| KNOWN OPERATORS: |
Abkhazia (Abkhazian Air Force) Angola, Força Aérea Popular de Angola (Angolan People's Air Force) Armenia (Armenian Air Force) Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Air Force) Belarus, Voyenno Vozdushnyye Sily (Belarus Air Force) Bulgaria, Bulgarski Voenno Vozdushni Sili (Bulgarian Air Defense Force Military Aviation) Czechoslovakia, Ceskoslovenske Letectvo (Czechoslovak Air Force) Czech Republic, Cesk Letectvo a Protivzbusna Obrana (Czech Air Force and Air Defense) Georgia (Georgian Air Force) Hungary, Magyar Honvedseg Repülö Csapatai (Hungarian Air Defense Group) Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) Iraq, Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) Côte d'Ivoire, Force Aérienne de la Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast Air Force) North Korea (Korean People's Army Air Force) Russia, Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili (Russian Air Force) Russia, Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskoyo Flota Sily Rossii (Russian Naval Aviation) Slovakia, Velitelstvo Vzdusnych Sil (Slovak Air Force) Sudan, Silakh al Jawwiya As'Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) Ukraine, Voyenno Vozdushnyye Sily (Ukraine Military Air Forces) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Voyenno Vozdushniye Sili (Soviet Air Force) |
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