Project Description
Attack Aircraft SU-24 TECHNICAL DETAILS
The Su-24 has a shoulder-mounted variable geometry wing outboard of a relatively small fixed-wing glove, swept at 69°. The wing has four sweep settings: 16° for take-off and landing, 35° and 45° for a cruise at different altitudes, and 69° for minimum aspect ratio and wing area in low-level dashes. The variable geometry wing provides excellent STOL performance, allowing a landing speed of 230 kilometers per hour (140 mph), even lower than the Sukhoi Su-17 despite substantially greater take-off weight. Its high wing loading provides a stable low-level ride and minimal gust response.
The Su-24’s fixed armament is a single fast-firing GSh-6-23 cannon with 500 rounds of ammunition, mounted in the fuselage underside. The gun is covered with an eyelid shutter when not in use. The armament includes various nuclear weapons. Two or four R-60 (NATO AA-8 ‘Aphid’) infrared missiles are usually carried for self-defense by the Su-24M/24MK
