Soviet and Russian aircraft are considered among the best in the world. In the 20th century, our engineers developed promising projects that could have influenced the development of aviation. However, many of them did not go into mass production.
Su-47
A Russian experimental carrier-based fighter created by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The Su-47 is designed according to the "longitudinal integral triplane" aerodynamic configuration with a reverse-swept wing. The fighter's first flight took place in 1997. The engineers at the Sukhoi Design Bureau closed this project and switched to the Su-57.
Su-47 Specifications:
- Length — 22.6 m
- Wingspan — 16.7 m
- Empty weight — 19,500 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight — 38,500 kg
- Engine — D-30F6
- Speed at altitude — 2500 km/h
Sukhoi Supersonic Business Jet (SSBJ, S-21)
A Soviet, then Russian, project for a supersonic business-class passenger aircraft. The S-21 was developed by engineers at the Sukhoi Design Bureau. In search of funding, they collaborated with Gulfstream Aerospace and Dassault Aviation. Investors from China also joined the project. However, it was not possible to find the funds to create a prototype of the S-21.
The World's First Aircraft with Cannons on the Wings
In the 1940s, the Kocherigin Design Bureau built a light attack aircraft with non-retractable landing gear in fairings - Sh-1 (LBSh) with an M-88 engine. The main feature of the aircraft was 2 wing-mounted cannons (Shpitalny-Vladimirov Aviation Large-Caliber, ShVAK). The attack aircraft never went into series production; instead, the single-engine Yak-1 fighter began to be produced.
LBSh Specifications:
- Length — 10 m
- Wingspan — 12 m
- Empty weight — 2806 kg
- Engine — PD M-88
- Power — 1100 hp
- Maximum speed at altitude — 446 km/h
- Service ceiling — 9820 m
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