MAIN FEATURES
Airbrakes
Forward retracting, semi-levered,
single wheel nose gear unit
Inward retracting, semi-levered,
single wheel main gear unit
Tail bumper
Su-9 (armed and dirty)
PTB-600 600 lt (132 Imp gal,
159 US gal) drop tanks on
fuselage pylons
SHORAN
antenna
Dielectric fin tip with VHF antenna
4 x RS-2-US (NATO AA-1 Alakli)
beam-riding AAMs on
underwing pylons
Avionics: AP-28Zh-1B autopilot, GIK-1
gyrocompass, KI-13 compass, ARK-5 ADF,
RSP-6 ILS, UKL-1/-2 heading indicator,
RV-UM radio altimeter, MRP-56P marker
beacon receiver, RSIU-4V VHF radio,
Lazoor' GCI/datalink
SRO-2M (odd rods) IFF
SRO-2M (odd rods) IFF
Lazoor' GCI/
datalink
RSP-6 ILS
antenna
RP-9U (TsD-30) fire control
radar in intake centrebody
PVU-67 computing sight
Su-9 (armed)
2 x airbrakes on port and starboard sides
ILS antenna
Tail fin with long, curved root fillet
Mid-mounted delta wing with 60º leading edge sweep, 2º anhedral
Tail bumper
GCI/datalink
antenna
IFF antenna
IFF antenna
1 x Lyul'ka AL-7F-1 turbojet
with afterburner
Removable rear fuselage break line
Moveable intake
centrebody cone
containing radar
Surge prevention doors
Aft sliding bubble canopy
Large annular
intake
Dielectric fin cap
Large full-length rudder
Large inboard
Fowler flap with
inboard crop
Outboard
aileron
All-moving tailplane
Missile pylons with
prominent probes
Cooling scoops
on upper
fuselage
Anti-flutter boom
Sukhoi KS-1 ejector seat
PVD-7 pitot
PVD-7 back-up pitot
Three-piece windshield
Prominent upper fuselage inlets (port/starboard)
Su-9 (clean)
Su-9: 2
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015 • NO ITEMS MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015