Country of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft.
AV-8B Harrier II,
Super Etendard,
Fantan A,
Mirage F1.
Crew. One; Forger B—two.
Role. VSTOL, fighter, strike, attack.
Armament. Cannon, bombs, rockets, missiles.
Dimensions. Length: 52 ft, 6 in (16 m). Span: 24 ft, 7 in (7.5 m).
Wings. Mid-mounted, delta-shaped with blunt tips and a negative slant.
Engine(s). One turbo and two lift jets. Two exhausts on the bottom of the rear fuselage. Large,
semicircular air intakes below the cockpit well forward of the wings.
Fuselage. Long with pointed nose and tapered tail section. Bubble canopy.
Tail. Swept-back and tapered tail fin with square angular tip and a small step in the leading edge.
Flats are mid-mounted on the body, swept-back, and tapered with a negative slant.
CIS.
Updated: 30 January 2008 | Born 02 September 2000 |