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Sukhoi Su-24 “FENCER”
Due to the improvement of air defenses and interceptor capabilities during the 1960s, the Soviets considered the need to design a new high-performance aircraft capable of penetrating Western defenses when necessary. From 1962 Sukhoi began to develop several models based on earlier aircraft such as the Su-15 “Flagon”, but it was not until 1967 that a prototype with six engines designated as T-6.1 was presented. This design mounted 2 Tumansky R-27 engines for cruising speeds and 4 Kolesov RD-36-35 engines for the STOL needs requested by the Air Force. However, the entry into service at that time of the American F-111 bomber showed the advantages of a variable geometry wing configuration, known as the “swing wing”. The 6-engine/STOL concept was abandoned and it was then decided to include the “swing wing” in the new aircraft, which would continue its development until 1974, when the first Sukhoi Su-24 “Fencer”, as it was designated, entered service.
SU-24 FENCER gallery and more info
