Sukhoi Su-8

Sukhoi Su-8

Infobox Aircraft
name=Su-8 (DDBSh)


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type=Ground attack aircraft
manufacturer=Sukhoi
designer=Pavel Sukhoi
first flight=1944
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retired=
status=Prototype only
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number built=2
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Sukhoi Su-8 or DDBSh ( _ru. Су-8 ДДБШ - Двухмоторный Двухместный Бронированный Штурмовик - Twin-engine two-seat armored ground attack aircraft) was a Soviet prototype heavy attack aircraft of the Great Patriotic War.

Development

While Sukhoi was perfecting the light Sukhoi Su-6 attack aircraft, the OKB also developed the massive, heavily armed and armored Su-8. Two prototypes were completed in 1943 and underwent factory testing in 1944, but did not advance to government trials or production due to the unavailability of M-71 engines.Shavrov 1994] An attempt to re-engine the aircraft with Mikulin AM-42 engines did not see further development.

The Su-8 was of mixed construction. The cockpit area was armored, with an aluminum mid-fuselage and a wooden monocoque tail. The wings were of steel and aluminum construction with plywood outer sections. The twin rudders were of all-metal construction. In addition to the cockpit, the engines, the fuel tanks, and the oil coolers were fully armored, with a total armor weight of 1680 kg (3,705 lb), more than twice as heavy as the armor shell on an Ilyushin Il-2.

pecifications (Su-8)

aircraft specifications
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crew=2
length main=13.5 m
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span main=20.5 m
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height main=
height alt=
area main=60 m²
area alt=646 ft²
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empty weight main=9180 kg
empty weight alt=20,240 lb
loaded weight main=12425 kg
loaded weight alt=27,390 lb
max takeoff weight main=13380 kg
max takeoff weight alt=29,500 lb
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engine (prop)=Shvetsov M-71F
type of prop=radial engines
number of props=2
power main=1640 kW
power alt=2,200 hp
power original=
max speed main=550 km/h
max speed alt=300 knots, 340 mph
max speed more=at 4600 m (15,090 ft)
range main=1450 km
range alt=785 nm, 900 mi
ceiling main=9000 m
ceiling alt=29,530 ft
climb rate main=9 min to 5 000 m
climb rate alt=16,405 ft
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armament=
* 4x 37 mm (1.46 in) Nudelman N-37 or 4x 45 mm (1.78 in) Nudelman N-45 cannon under the fuselage
* 8x 7.62 mm (0.30 in) ShKAS machine guns (four in each wing)
* 1x 12.7 mm (0.50 in) UBT machine gun in upper turret
* 1x 7.62 mm ShKAS in lower turret
* Total ammunition weight 232 kg (510 lb)
* Up to 1400 kg (3,085 lb) of bombs

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