Developed to replace the Su-11 'Fishpot-C' interceptor during the 1960s, the Sukhoi Su-15
first appeared as a scaled-up version of the Su-9/Su-11 family but powered by two engines
and utilizing twin side inlets. These design changes freed up space in the new solid nose
for a large radar, and powerful engines were installed to insure the Su-15 would fly
considerably faster than any known Western aircraft of the time.
The first production 'Flagon-A' models featured a mid-mounted cropped delta wing, swept tail
surfaces, and a large bubble canopy placed aft well of the conical nose. Later models
introduced a "kinked-delta" wing planform of greater span and a more aerodynamic ogival
nose. In addition, the electronics, engines, and armaments were continually upgraded so
that the Su-15 remained a formidable high-speed interceptor through the 1980s. Some
later models have been reported as the Su-21, but this designation was never
applied to any members of the Su-15 family.
The Su-15 guarded Soviet airspace throughout much of the Cold War, though it was never
exported to Soviet allies. By 1976, 29 PVO interceptor regiments were equipped with the
'Flagon', 18 Units flying the delta winged Su-15 (sans suffixe), and a further 11 units
flew the SU-15TM 'Flagon-F'. Surely the most notable, albeit infamous, event the aircraft
was involved in occurred in 1983 when an Su-15TM 'Flagon-F' shot down a Korean Air
Lines Boeing 747 mistaking it for a reconnaissance Boeing RC-135 aircraft.
About 700 Su-15s still remained in service by the mid-1980s, but these were gradually
retired and replaced by the MiG-31 'Foxhound' and Su-27 'Flanker' by about 1993.
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 70.25 ft (21.41 m)
Wingspan: ('Flagon-A') 28.24 ft (8.62 m)
('Flagon-F') 30.67 ft (9.34 m)
Height: 16.50 ft (5.00 m)
Wing Area: 394 ft2 (36.6 m2)
WEIGHTS:
Empty weight: ('Flagon-A') approx. 25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
('Flagon-F') approx. 27,000 lb (12,245 kg)
Typical Load: unknown
Max Takeoff : ('Flagon-A') approx. 35,275 lb (16,000 kg)
('Flagon-F') approx. 40,000 lb (18,145 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal: unknown
external: unknown
Max Payload: unknown
PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude: 1,385 mph (2,230 km/h) at 36,090 ft (11,000 m), Mach 2.1.
714 mph at sea level:
Initial Climb Rate: 45,000 ft (13,730 m) / min
Service Ceiling : 60,700 ft (18,500 m)
Range:
typical: 780 nm (1,450 km)
ferry: 1,080 nm (2,000 km)
g-Limits: unknown
ARMAMENT:
Cannons: none carried internally
Waepons Stations: up to six external hardpoints
Air-to-Air Missiles: typically two R-98M/AA-3 Anab and two R-60/AA-8 Aphid
Air-to-Surface Missiles: none
Bombs: none
Other: Sh-23L twin-barrel gun p23-mm GSh-23L twin-barrel gun pods.
Here are the readme.txt contents for the panel:
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PANEL
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Custom Panel by Jan Moravec
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Extra Keys
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SHIFT-A key - external tank/Bomb release
Missiles/Rockets release is linked to 'Concorde_nose'. In FS9, if you assign a key
to the 'Extend Concorde Nose fully down' feature, you should see them shoot off.
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SOUNDS
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By Walker Grant.b52gstrato@hotmail.com
Installation Instructions
1. Extract all zip files to a TEMPORARY folder.
2. Place the contents of the zip into your main Flight Sim AIRCRAFT folder.
3. Move the contents of the Effects zip file to your Flight Sim EFFECTS folder.
4. Move the contents of the Gauges zip file to your Flight Sim GAUGES folder.
5. Move the contents of the various TEXTURE. zip files into TEXTURE folders.
6. Move the contents of the PANEL zip file into a PANEL folder.
7. Delete any remaining files from the TEMPORARY folder.
Legal stuff.
No warranties are implied. Use at your own risk. I don't think it will
mess anything up, but sometimes you just never know.
I hope you enjoy this offering of the Sukhoi Su-15.
thank you
Brett Hoskins
b24j@hotmail.com
LEGAL INFORMATION:
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These files are freeware and as such, are subject to the following restrictions:
If this package is redistributed, all the files must be included in their original form.
DO NOT place these files on a BBS/WEB/net site that requires a fee for downloading files.
DO NOT include any of these files in any commercial package.
