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| Type | T-43 |
| Function | Interceptor prototype |
| Year | 1957 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engines | 1*9600kg AL-7F-1 |
| Length | 17.3m |
| Wingspan | 9.4m |
| Wing area | ?m2 |
| Empty weight | ?kg |
| Loaded weight | ?kg |
| Wing Load (kg/m2) | ? |
| Thrust to Weight |
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| Speed at ?m | 2337km/h |
| Landing Speed | ?km/h |
| Landing Roll | ?m |
| Takeoff Roll | ?m |
| Turn time | ?sec |
| Range | ?km |
| Flight Endurance | ?h |
| Ceiling | 21170m |
| Climb | |
| 1000m | ?min |
| Payload | |
| Fuel | ?kg |
| Armament | |
| Rockets | 4*R-2US |
T-43 by P.O.Sukhoj
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Improved T-3 fighter-interceptor. Same airframe got new adjustable supersonic air intake, accommodating TsD-30T radar. A lot of other equipment was also upgraded. Four guided R-2US (K-51) were installed.
More powerful AL-7F-1 engine and improved airdynamic of T-43 compared to T-3 made it a good performer.
Specially prepared T-43-1 (first T-43??) was used by pilots V.S.Ilyushin and A.A.Koznov to set series of world records :
- August 14, 1959 - altitude 28,852m
- September 1962 - 2337km/h at 500km circle
- November 4, 1962 - sustained altitude 21,170m
- Mir Aviatsii 2/1993
- M-Hobby 4/1995 magazine
- M-Hobby 3/1997 magazine
- Russian Power T-43, Sukhoi
- Sukhoj aircraft at WWW.AVIATION.RU
On September 10, 1957 test-pilot V.S.Ilyushin took off on the first series T-43, which will enter service under designation Su-9.
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