S-26 (Su-7L). A Soviet experimental aircraft from 1963. Two Su-7 aircrafts with experimental ski landing gear were successfully tested in 1963-1966. The aircraft was capable to operate on rough fields (low destiny ground 4-5 kg/sq. cm)
The Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) is a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, the soon-introduced Su-7B series became the main Soviet fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the 1960s.
The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity, but its Lyulka AL-7 engine had such high fuel consumption that it seriously limited the aircraft’s payload, as even short-range missions required that at least two hardpoints be used to carry drop tanks rather than ordnance.
