Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I know there is a generalized album for Sukhoi aircraft here, but I was looking through my photos and rediscovered a batch of photos I had put together and burned for a fellow modeler who was making a Frogfoot model. I'm pleased to share them with you here. Bear in mind that these are photos of preserved airframes, I unfortunately arrived in the Czech Republic too late to see their Frogfoots still in active service. I'll start with a few general views of the Frogfoot closest to me, that being former Czech af 1003 which resides in relatively complete condition at the Brno Technical Museum: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Staying with A/C 1003; here's a bit of the nose area: Note the prominent flat areas around the hinges at the top of the avionics access panels on both sides of the nose While 1003 no longer has her gun, her blast panel and surrounding vent arrangement is easily accessible to see. And of course those big nose probes so many Sukhoi aircraft seemed to have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Here's some of A/C 1003's backside: She does retain one of her engines, here'sa bit of the tailpipe and the final engine stage: Up the vertical a bit, she is missing her fin cap: A bit of the RWR tail spike and brake chute compartment that is missing it's end cap: Nice tractor! Hard to believe it's not a piece of farm equipment with all those rivets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 1003 shows her nose leg: This is looking up the back of the nose gear leg into what little you can see of the bay: Working clockwise around the leg and wheel: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Now a back leg: Starting inside the right main bay, the first two photos show the front end of the bay and the actuators for the gear doors: Here's a bit of the bay roof showing a recess for the retracted wheel: This is the back left corner and the retraction strut, the next photo follows the strut outside to the gear leg: This series moves counter clockwise around the right main gear leg, starting from the rear: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Moving on to another former Czech af machine; this is A/C 5007. I saw this aircraft quite nicely preserved and maintained at the Czech air base at Namest nad Oslavou in 2006: Opened up nose avionics compartments: Cockpit: And a backside shot: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 To round it out; here's a shot of one more former Czech af Frogfoot A/C 9098 at the Kbely Museum in Prague: And a K-36 ejection seat, of the sort fitted to the Su-25, on display at the Brno Technical Museum: Hope you've enjoyed looking. Feel free to add any of your own pictures of Frogfoot family members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spins Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 And they call the A-10 ugly :-P Still a really cool air frame! Wish I could see one in person! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 The A-10 IS ugly. The Frogfoot is beautiful by comparison. To me, Frogfoot was the perfect name for this beast. The nose high attitude coupled with the main landing gear that looked a bit like frog's back legs getting ready to launch the whole thing straight of the ground in an instant. The aircraft trully does look like it's ready to jump. They are substantial aircraft and intimidating even sitting quiet in museums. Not quite as intimidating as members of the Su-7/17/22 "Fitter" line, but certainly not a plane to be taken lightly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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HOLMES Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Kevan WOW !! thanx for psoting the photos.... I can just imgiane a bit of TLC and this Frogfoot looks AWESOME... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 How about the proposed three seat trainer version....??? From Ildar Bedretnikov's 'The attack aircraft Su-25 and its derivatives' Or... the folding wing Su-25UTG that was built but never put into production. Photo taken by me at a MAKS airshow.... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Very good and interesting photos, Folks ! Ken, what would the third seat be utilized for ? Also, does the Navalized Frogfoot not have folding wings ? Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Ken, what would the third seat be utilized for ? So they could train two pilots for the price of one. The thinking was that they could have an instructor and trainee - plus a third trainee maybe at an earlier stage of training. Or a cadet for a familiarisation flight, or a desk pilot regaining currency etc. According to the book 'Due to insufficient funding the project was suspended in 1993'. Also, does the Navalized Frogfoot not have folding wings ? Gregg No - the 'standard' Su-25UTG does not have folding wings - they don't normally 'go to sea' with the ship, so there is no need - like the T-45 Goshawk. The folding wing version I photographed at MAKS 99 was a mockup - it was later fitted with a 'real' folding wing, but the project was stillborn, probably due to lack of funding. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Ah, thanks Ken ... That would have truly been a "Family Model" ... Sp. the Frogfoots that fly of the carrier are only for training then ? To be fair, the T-45 doesn't need a folding wing due to it's tiny size like the A-4 Skyhawk ... Thanks again for the explanations ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Nice pics. Has anyone actually compared the plans for the SU-25 to the A-9 to see how close they really are? Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Nice pics.Has anyone actually compared the plans for the SU-25 to the A-9 to see how close they really are? Julien I've never tried, but my understanding is that the resemblance is superficial and passing at best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) Nice pics.Has anyone actually compared the plans for the SU-25 to the A-9 to see how close they really are? Julien There's only a superficial resemblance between the two....... but, hey, we all know that those Soviets copy everything I suppose, given the design parameters, two teams working thousands of miles apart, would come up with similar shapes. The Sukhoi T8 BTW, was a private venture by Sukhoi. They had to fight the aviation ministry to get their ideas for a simple, rugged, subsonic ground-attacker accepted. Ken Edited August 21, 2010 by Flankerman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 The Sukhoi T8 BTW, was a private venture by Sukhoi.They had to fight the aviation ministry to get their ideas for a simple, rugged, subsonic ground-attacker accepted. Ken man id hate to think what woudl happen if we had ended up with that abortion called Il-102! if T-8s are denoted by a lack of tail intake - there sure are a lot of T-8s around, esp in africa!! though im thinking these mgiht be georgian produced 'early' su-25s instead? back to some pics armenian special scheme DR congo Turkmenistan North Korea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 The A-9 was actually a bit more graceful looking than the Su-25 family ... Except for basic layout, I don't see a whole lot in common ... I have had the chance to see one of the YA-9s at March AFB's museum and it was a good looking jet ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 There's only a superficial resemblance between the two....... but, hey, we all know that those Soviets copy everything I was not saying they did copy the A-9, just that they looked the same. 2 teams one solution type of thing. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 OK, I'm bring this one back up from the depths: Former Czech AF #5008 seen today at the Olomouc air museum: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Former Czech AF #9013 seen earlier this year in Vyskov: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Here's 5007 as seen at Namest nad Oslavou today: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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