Sukhoi Su-17 (1949)
As a Sukhoi Su -17 (Russian Сухой Су -17) was the end of the 1940s called the project of a fighter. Had a successful testing of the machine has taken place, they would most likely become the first series soviet supersonic aircraft.
Development
Pavel Sukhoi began in 1948 with the construction work. He designed the Su- 17 as a mid-wing monoplane with a very highly swept wings ( 50 ° ) and a very small fuselage cross-section. As a special rescue system, the machine was the first time in the history of military aviation in addition to the ejection seat absprengbares a bow section, which would be separated in the event of an emergency situation by Pyroladungen from the aircraft and pilot together as a rescue capsule with parachutes reaches the earth.
1949 was to begin flight testing, however, refused the responsible for security matters ZAGI the operating license for the Su -17, as there were concerns about the einholmigen wings. Since about the same time the Sukhoi OKB had been dissolved, this aspect could not be changed and the Su -17 was handed over to the flight test institute of the aviation industry. There are some tests were still performed using the rescue system, to the Su -17 was used for firing tests and destroyed.
Pavel Sukhoi Su -17 used the as a template for the Sukhoi Su- 7, which marks the beginning of the famous fighter-bomber series from the Sukhoi design bureau.
Later, a fighter-bomber was given the series designation Su -17 with swing wings.