Su-24 'Fencer' Attack Aircraft (1)

Sukhoi Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

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Role: (1)(2)

Attack / Reconnaissance / Electronic Warfare

Year Adopted:
     Fencer-A
     Fencer-B
     Fencer-C (updated avionics)
     Fencer-D (terrain following radar, mid-air refueling)
     Fencer-E (reconnaissance, electronic warfare)
     Fencer-F (upgraded recon and EW variant)

 
1974(2)
1976(1)
1981(1)(2)
1983(1)(2)
1985(1)
1988

Operational Status:

Russia and other CIS - Still in use
(over 900 produced) (1) (2)

Other Users - Iran, Iraq, Libya and Syria(1)

Armament:(1)
(Common Configuration):

1 x GSh-6-23 23mm gun

8000 kg (17,636 pounds) nuclear or conventional bombs arranged on eight hardpoints

Engine:(1)(2)

2 x Saturn/Lyulka AL-21F-3A afterburning turbojets producing 24,800 pounds of thrust

Crew:(2)

2 (Pilot / Weapons Officer)

Wingspan(2)
     Swept:
     Spread:

10.5 meters (34 feet, 5 inches)
17.5 meters (57 feet, 5 inches)

Length:(2)
 

21.29 meters (69 feet, 6 inches)

Height:(2)

6 meters (19 feet 8 inches)

Maximum Speed (Fencer-A):(2)
 

2,315 kilometers per hour (1,440 miles per hour) at 36,000 feet altitude

Take-Off Weight
     Maximum:

39,700 kg (87,523 lbs)

16,000 meters (54,135 meters)

1300 kilometers (805 miles)