Sukhoi T-3

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name=T-3


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type=Interceptor
manufacturer=Sukhoi OKB
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first flight=1956-05-26
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status=Prototype only
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number built=3
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variants with their own articles=Sukhoi Su-9The Sukhoi T-3 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft.

Development

Starting in the early 1950s, the development of the T-3 proceeded in parallel with the S-1 which would eventually become the Sukhoi Su-7. While the S-1 was a conventional swept wing aircraft ("S" stood for "strelovidniy", стреловидный, swept wing), the T-3 had a delta wing with a leading edge sweep of 57° ("T" stood for "treugolniy", треугольный, delta wing).cite book|last=Green|first=W|coauthors=Swanborough, G|year=2001|title=The great book of fighters|edition=|publisher=MBI Publishing|location=|id=ISBN 0760311943] Aside from the wings, the two aircraft shared the basic design as well as the Lyulka AL-7 turbojet engine. Since the T-3 was intended to be an interceptor, it was fitted with the "Almaz" (Алмаз, Diamond) radar housed in the air intake. The prototype first flew on 1956-05-26.

To investigate different radar radome configurations as well as develop radar and missile sub-systems, two additional prototypes were constructed. These received designations PT-7 and PT-8. The PT-7 had a variable intake ramp, while the PT-8 had an extended nose with a translating centerbody.

The T-3 did not enter production but it served as the basis for what would eventually become the Sukhoi Su-9.

pecifications (T-3)

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crew=One
length main=16.75 m
length alt=55 ft 11 in
span main=8.43 m
span alt=27 ft 8 in
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area main=24.2 m²
area alt=260.5 ft²
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engine (jet)=Lyulka AL-7F
type of jet=turbojet
number of jets=1
thrust main=63.7 kN
thrust alt=14,320 lbf
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afterburning thrust main=88.8 kN
afterburning thrust alt=19,960 lbf

max speed main=2100 km/h
max speed alt=1,135 knots, 1,305 mph, Mach 1.98
range main=1840 km
range alt=995 nm, 1145 mi
ceiling main=18000 m
ceiling alt=59,055 ft
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*2× Kaliningrad K-8 or Raduga K-9 air-to-air missiles
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*Almaz radar

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