Sukhoi SU- 9 hobby model 1:48

[hyair]

Dear All ,

The SU- 9 was a russian delta wing jet fighter and served between 1960 -1975 in the former USSR.
The SU- 9 was much less known than the wide spread used MIG- 21 and was not exported to
other soviet block countries besides former USSR.

This hobby model was released a few years ago.
I attach here images of the type in 1:48 scale.

Yair

[hyair]

I attach here more photos of the type.
The main role of the SU 9 was of an interceptor with 4 air to air missiles.
More information will be added in the next chapters.

Yair

[buschlaid]

Very nice model Hyair . I love your stories with models .

[Isaac]

Nice work!


I too built it , but in the original 1/33 scale. I really like it allot .





and with a Mig-21



Isaac

[hyair]

I see that the missiles you put are not the original AA1 type.
Thats the reson why I left the pilons without missiles so far.
Your original scale SU 9 looks very impressive !

Yair

[hyair]

The SU-9 and his brother the SU-7 were both foown back in 1956 and entered service
around 1960. The main fuselage of these two fighters is the same and the only modification
was the swept wing vs delta in the SU-9. The lyolka Al-7 engine gave 9 ton or 19800 lb thrust
in AB so tbe type could reach mach 1.8 easly and had initial climb rate of 27000 feet per minute. While the SU-7 was developed as a ground attack plane the SU-9 was developed
to be an interceptor armed with 4 early beam riding AA-1 missiles. These missiles of the
first generation were having very limited chance of hitting small maneuverable targets and
were good against big targets like bombers.
The high power of the AL-7 gave good performance but at the expense of high fuel consumption that limited the range especially when in AB . As with russian fighters a
large scale prduction started. As oposed to the mig 21 and SU -7 which were exported
to many countries the SU-9 served only in the former USSR.
The pilots had a special g suite that was designed for high level
flying which was standard with upcoming russian interceptors.
The main problem of the SU-9 was the limited range- so a provision to carry two fuel
tanks under the fuselage was made. The other shortcome was limited radar range for
detection of targets but this was compensated by vectoring. to targets by ground controllers.
Will continue.

Yair

[hyair]

The two planes are very similar but the SU-9 body is bigger and fatter.
Here are the two one nearby the other in 1:48 scale.

Yair

[hyair]

The two cousins one nearby the other in 1:48 scale.
The main obvious difference between the two is the swept and delta wing.
Here the SU-7 is IAFM model with the silver Egyptian air force scheme
of the 1967 six day war. Later they were painted in camuflage scheme with desert
colors for obvious reasons.

Yair

[hyair]

The SU-9 most close russian fighter is the mig 21.
However the two planes represent two different philosophies
as the mig 21 is a light weight interceptor and the SU-9 is much heavier in its design.
The two are looking very simillar when they are close to each other.

Yair