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Year:
1981
Status
Active, In-Service
Crew
1
Production
1,024 Units
Sukhoi OKB - Soviet Union
Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bulgaria; Chad; Czechoslovakia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equitorial New Guinea; Eritrea; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Georgia; Gambia; Iraq; Iran; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Macedonia; North Korea; Peru; Russia; Turkmenistan; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sudan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan
- Ground Attack
- Close-Air Support (CAS)
Length:
50.30 ft (15.33 m)
Width:
47.11 ft (14.36 m)
Height:
15.75 ft (4.8 m)
Empty Weight:
23,678 lb (10,740 kg)
MTOW:
45,195 lb (20,500 kg)
(Diff: +21,517lb)
(Showcased weight values pertain to the Sukhoi Su-25TM (Frogfoot) production model)
2 x Soyuz / Tumansky R-195 turbojet engines developing 9,480 pounds of thrust each.
Max Speed:
590 mph (950 kph; 513 kts)
Service Ceiling:
22,966 feet (7,000 m; 4.35 miles)
Max Range:
1,553 miles (2,500 km; 1,350 nm)
Rate-of-Climb:
11,400 ft/min (3,475 m/min)
(Showcased performance values pertain to the Sukhoi Su-25TM (Frogfoot) production model; Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database)
STANDARD:
1 x 30mm GSh-30-2 / AO-17A internal cannon.
OPTIONAL:
Up to 9,700 lb of external ordnance including rocket pods, guided munitions, conventional dumb bombs, laser-guided air-to-surface missiles/bombs, cluster bombs and air-to-air missiles. Also jettisonable fuel tanks as needed.
(Showcased armament details pertain to the Sukhoi Su-25TM (Frogfoot) production model)
Su-25 "Frogfoot" - Base Series Designation T-8 - Prototype Designation T-8-0 - Static Test Airframe T-8-1 - Initial Prototype T-8-2 - Secondary Prototype T-8-D - Prototype Model Designation resembling final Su-25 design. T-8-2D - Re-engined with R95Sh powerplants. T-8-3 - Developmental Model T-8UB-1 - Two-Seat Trainer Prototype Su-25 ("Frogfoot-A") - Initial single-seat production model; 582 examples produced. Su-25K ("Frogfoot-A") - Export variant of the Su-25 production model; lower-rated equipment; 180 examples produced. Su-25UB ("Frogfoot-B") - Two-Seat Trainer based on the T-8UB-1 prototype; appearing in 1985; rear cockpit added for instructor; retaining full-combat capability; 25 examples produced. Su-25UBK ("Frogfoot-B") - Export variant of the Su-25UB two-seat trainer with combat capability. Su-25UBM - Two-Seat Attack Trainer; Phazotron NIIR Kopyo radar system. Su-25UTG - Based on the Su-25UB; 10 examples reworked for Soviet carrier trials; fitted with arrestor hook and strengthened undercarriage. Su-25BM - Target-Towing Platform Su-25T - Dedicated Tank-Buster; single seat form with extra avionics and improved survivability; support for modern guided munitions; eight examples completed. Su-25TM (Su-39) - Modernized and improved tank-buster form. Su-25SM - Modernized single-seat ground-attack form; updated cockpit; 80 conversions from existing Su-25 aircraft expected. Su-25KM "Scorpion" - Georgian/Israeli venture in which Su-25 fleet is upgraded with all-glass cockpit by Elbit Systems which supports all-weather/day-night operations as well as NATO ordnance. Su-28 - Proposed advanced jet trainer based on the Su-25 airframe. Su-25R - Proposed dedicated reconnaissance platform; never produced. Su-25U3 - Proposed three-seat advanced trainer; never produced. Su-25U - Georgian two-seat trainer variant appearing in 1996; three examples produced. Su-25M1 - Ukranian Air Force modernized single-seat Su-25 attack aircraft. Su-25UBM1 - Ukranian Air Force modernized Su-25 two-seat trainers. Su-39 - Sukhoi designation of Su-25TM
(Cockpit image represents the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot production model)
General Assessment
Firepower
Performance
Survivability
Versatility
Impact
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
Overall Rating
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry. The rating is out of a possible 100.
92
Relative Maximum Speed
Hi: 750mph
Lo: 375mph
This entry's maximum listed speed (590mph).
Graph average of 562.5 miles-per-hour.
City-to-City Ranges
NYC
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LDN
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BER
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LAX
NYC
Sukhoi Su-25TM (Frogfoot) operational range when compared to distances between major cities.
Aviation Era Span
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Unit Production (1,024)
Comm. Market HI*: 44,000 units
Military Market HI**: 36,183 units
1024
1024
* Commercial Market High belongs to Cessna 172.
** Military Market High belongs to Ilyushin Il-2.
Max Altitude Visualization
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