This Day in Aviation History
June 24th, 1956
The Sukhoi Su-9 is seen by the West, for the first time, at the Tushino Aviation Day.
 
The Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) was a single-engine, all-weather, missile-armed interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union.
 
The Su-9 emerged from aerodynamic studies by TsAGI, the Soviet aerodynamic center, during the Korean War, which devised several optimum aerodynamic configurations for jet fighters. The design first flew in 1956 as the T-405 prototype. The Su-9 was developed at the same time as the Su-7 ‘Fitter’, and both were first seen by the West at the Tushino Aviation Day on 24 June 1956, where the Su-9 was dubbed Fitter-B. It entered service in 1959…..
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Sukhoi Su-9: http://gstv.us/1TMD9nn
 
YouTube, Sukhoi Su-9 Soviet Interceptor: http://gstv.us/1S7FKUt
 
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