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  1. The Sukhoi Su-15 was an early Soviet jet fighter prototype developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in the immediate post-war period. It must be distinguished from the later supersonic interceptor that shared the same designation. destinationsjourney.com/histor #SukhoiSu15 #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #jet #Sukhoi

  2. The Sukhoi Su-7 (1944) was a high-altitude interceptor prototype, derived from the Su-6 ground-attack aircraft. The Su-7 was a mixed-power aircraft, with a Shvetsov ASh-82FN piston engine with two TK-3 turbochargers in the nose and a Glushko RD-1-KhZ rocket engine in the tail. This mixed power approach was intended to solve the problem of intercepting fast, high-flying bombers destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #Aircraft #airplane #aviation #fighter #jet #Sukhoi #SukhoiSu7