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Hannover (HAJ/EDDV) 29.11.2021
Brussels (BRU/EBBR) 25.05.2017
Brussels (BRU/EBBR) 25.05.2017
Hannover (HAJ/EDDV) 29.11.2021
Brussels (BRU/EBBR) 25.05.2017
Monino, 28 August 1993.
The Su-9 looks like the all-weather interceptor version of the Su-7 Fitter, but the Su-9 had delta wings, like the MiG-21.
The type entered service in 1959 and around 1100 were built.
Brussels (BRU/EBBR) 25.05.2017
Duo de Solaris LE Electrique 9 Mètres a Droite et Hydrogène a Gauche
Appareil photo : Canon 4000D + 18 55mm Objectif
Hannover (HAJ/EDDV) 14.02.2022
Hannover (HAJ/EDDV) 29.11.2021
Bucharest (OTP/LROP) 27.06.2014
Moscow Frunze Central Aerodrome, 29 August 1993.
The Su-9 'Fishpot-A' was an interceptor designed in the 1950s. 1150 were built and only used by the Soviet Air Force.
There used to be a large collection of Russian military aircraft near the centre of Moscow.
The amazing collection was still intact in 1993 when I first visited. An entrance fee was asked to get access.
Frunze Aerodrome (or Khodinka) was Moscow's first international airport. It closed in 2003. Most aircraft got vandalised after that and were scrapped. Some survived and moved to a better place.
The Lel-9 and its modified variant, the Lel-11, have seen highly active careers for what was supposed to be a plane defending Kimmeria's airspace alone. The Lel-9 was finally retired after the Demon War, but the Lel-11 was high-speed platform with a sophisticated (for 1960) radar and the electronics to launch large weapons. Lacking the money and infrastructure to support the high-maintenance Lel-24, smaller WAIFU Pact countries bought Kimmeria's remaining Lel-11s and just used them as strike fighters. In the final decade of the 20th Century, the Lel-11 remains in service, 25 years after its expected retirement.
Of course, the real Su-11 was never used as a strike fighter. It was retired in the early 80s, lingering on far too long, much like my fantasy equivalent. The era of stagnation really was a slow motion disaster for the Soviets.
