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Post by rottenbergDo we know for certain that the Russians ever referred to the plane as
the Su-19? I always thought that that was in error. On the flip
side, Russian nomenclature tends towards the Byzantine, so perhaps
they did change it. Possible reasons were to distance the plane from
the Fitter series. I've gave up ever trying to make sense of Soviet
designations when they revealed that the Backfire really was the
Tu-22M, and not the Tu-26 as originally described.
Tu-20, Su-19 and Su-21 are names "invented" by the West for Tu-95, Su-24 and
Su-15TM. Even MiG-25 was thought to be designated as MiG-23 back in
60'es/early 70'ies (while MiG-23/27 designation itself was considered by MiG
for I/Sht double-delta MiG-21 offsprings). Then put project numbers to top
it off.
It is actually simple, just switch the Master Logic off :-))))
About how complicated Su-24 is... here was one "authority" (Vladimir Malukh)
on Soviet aircraft doing conversion on FA Su-24's for export (Su-24M to MK).
He said it was so extensive that they could have built new export aircraft
same way :-)
He also wrote that, according to Sukhoi's Siberian Division, Su-24's VMax at
0ft is M1.1.
From the available Internet information (in Russian, abbreviated book by one
of Su's engineers), Su-24 owes much to F-111 planform, "Jaguar" landing gear
and GE J-79 engine (and would like to ask Ken Duffey if he has ever seen
Lylka Al-21 engine to prove or disprove this).
Nele
NULLA ROSA SINE SPINA
