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Sukhoi Su-7 is a fighter and fighter-bomber / ground-attack aircraft originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Sukhoi. Reported operators include Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16.8 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Fighter and fighter-bomber / ground-attack aircraft
Soviet Union
Sukhoi
In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force
1,847
1957–1972
1959
7 September 1955
Sukhoi Su-17
1
16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
9.31 m (30 ft 7 in)
4.99 m (16 ft 4 in)
34 m 2 (370 sq ft)
8,940 kg (19,709 lb)
13,570 kg (29,917 lb)
15,210 kg (33,532 lb)
3,220 kg (7,099 lb)
1 × Lyulka AL-7F-1 afterburning turbojet, 66.6 kN (15,000 lbf) thrust dry, 94.1 kN (21,200 lbf) with afterburner
1,150 km/h (710 mph, 620 kn) / 0.94 at sea level
1,650 km (1,030 mi, 890 nmi)
17,600 m (57,700 ft)
160 m/s (31,000 ft/min)
2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (70 rounds per gun, 140 rounds total)
4 × under-wing & 2 × under-fuselage stations for 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores. 2 × reserved for 2,300 L (510 imp gal; 610 US gal) drop tanks , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: UB-16 -57U rocket pods for S-5 rockets Bombs: FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb 8U69 nuclear bomb
root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)
434.8 kg/m 2 (89.1 lb/sq ft)
0.71
UB-16 -57U rocket pods for S-5 rockets
FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb 8U69 nuclear bomb
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sukhoi Su-7 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
North KoreaReported count for Sukhoi Su-7 · BMK. Service scope: Korean People's Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force
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