Combat aviation: the Soviet fighter-interceptor SU-15. The Sukhoi Su-15 (NATO reporting name: Flagon) is a twinjet supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Soviet Union. It entered service in 1965 and remained one of the front-line designs into the 1990s. The Su-15 was designed to replace the Sukhoi Su-11 and Sukhoi Su-9, which were becoming obsolete as NATO introduced newer and more capable strategic bombers.
Developed in the early 1960s and for a long time formed the backbone of the USSR air defense and took part in many incidents involving the flights of foreign aircrafts over the territory of the USSR. One of the most known precedents involving the Su-15 occurred in 1983, when the Su-15, piloted by Gennady Osipovich, shot down a South Korean passenger Boeing 747.
Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment, Moscow
Years of production: 1965-1975
Country of origin: USSR
Issued: 1400 items
Weight: 10.8 t
Speed: 2230 km / h
Ceiling: 18 500 m
Crew: 1 person
