Sukhoi Su-15 - Specifications (Su-15TM)

Specifications (Su-15TM)

Data from Wilson

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 9.34 m (30 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4.84 m (15 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 36.6 m² (394 ft²)
• Empty weight: 10,874 kg (23,973 lb)
• Loaded weight: 17,194 kg (37,920 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-13-300 turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 40.21 kN (9,040 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 70.0 kN (15,730 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.1, 2,230 km/h (1,386 mph) armed (2 x K-8/R-8/R-98 missiles, no external fuel tanks) at high altitude, Mach 2.5 clean at high altitude
• Range: 1,380 km (897 mi) combat
• Ferry range: 1,700 km (1,106 mi)
• Service ceiling: 18,100 m (59,383 ft)
• Rate of climb: 228 m/s (45,000 ft/min)

Armament

• 2 × R-98M (AA-3 "Anab"), normally 1 radar homing and 1 IR homing (outer wing pylons)
• 2 × or 4 × R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid") (inner pylons)
• Option of 2 × UPK-23-250 23 mm gun pods on fuselage pylons

Avionics

• Radar: «Taifun-M»
  • Detection range:
    • high-flying targets: 70 km
    • low-flying targets: 15 km
  • Lock range:
    • high-flying targets: 45 km
    • low-flying targets: 10 km
  • Angular range:
    • vertical: +30°/-10°
    • horizontal: +/- 70°