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Armored ground attack aircraft, overshadowed by the Il-2. Su-6 was more advanced than the Stormovik, its air-cooled engine did not require armoring and provided more power. But Il-2 production was already 'in full steam', and switching to radically new aircraft could be harmful for production rate.
Importantly, the Su-6 inherited chronic problem of the Su-4 - it relied on experimental engines.
Development started in 1939. Second Su-6-2 (improved) version was built in 1942, and the last one (Su-6-3), powered by liquid-cooled 2000hp AM-42 started flight testing early in 1944.
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x ASh-71F, 1620kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 6500 kg | 14330 lb |
| Empty weight | 4000 kg | 8819 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 13.5 m | 44 ft 3 in |
| Length | 9.2 m | 30 ft 2 in |
| Wing area | 26.0 m2 | 279.86 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 500 km/h | 311 mph |
| Ceiling | 8100 m | 26600 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 970 km | 603 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 37mm machine-guns, 3 machine-guns, 10 missiles, 400kg of bombs |
| Kelly Wellington, wellingtonkd=gmail.com, 14.05.2012 I don't think that the color picture, nor the triple-view diagram, presently on this page are of the Sukhoi Su-6. Instead, I think that they are misplaced Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft pictures. The Su-6 looks a lot more similar to the Il-2 Sturmovik...just look at the top photo, which is the Su-6; it has an in-line engine, rather than a radial engine like that shown in the color picture and the diagram. |
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