| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | B888 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sukhoi Su-7 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sukhoi Su-7 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sukhoi Su-7BMK |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDP IATA: DEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Palam) |
| Photo Date: | 31 May 2015 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 374723 |
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Enjoying summer morning sunshine at IAF Museum Palam after relocation outdoors, whence the 16.8 m length and 4.99 m height of the aircraft can be appreciated. The air bleed doors, blast shield for the wing mounted NR-30 cannon w/80 rpg, 3° anhedral wings at 60° sweep and boundary layer fences can be seen. The aircraft was powered by an AL-7F-1-250 engine producing 66.67 kN thrust dry and 94.1 kN with reheat. Six IAF squadrons flew the Su-7BMK in the ground-attack role from 1968 to 1986. It was used to good effect in the ground-attack role in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, flying around 1,500 sorties. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 July 2021, and has since been viewed 674 times. |