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The Su-25 almost always carries an outer pylon which is very often equipped with the APU-60-1 Aphid launch rail:

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My question is whether it can also carry the APU-60-2 dual Aphid launch rail?

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I have seen pictures of one equipped with the dual rails loaded with Aphids but this was located at an air museum.

In searching for pics of operational aircraft I haven't found anything...

TIA

Chris

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Looking around a bit more I found this description for the Armory 1/72 Aphids and dual launch rails:

R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid") Air to Air short range guided missile (IR guidance) + APU-60-II paired pylon

(for MiG-21bis, MiG-23ML, MiG-25PD, MiG-27, MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-15, Su-17/-17M3/M4, Su-24M/MR, Su-25, Yak-28PM, Yak-38)

http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=211025&view=findpost&p=2207114

Maybe they know something more?

Armoryman?

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Zactoman

Do not trust what you see in museums. In one of our museums at Kecel they have hung everything that they had, with no respect to "operational reality". The R-60 on the Su-25 was only for selfdefence and it was not a fighter interceptor. :) Seriously. In its ground attack role the outer stations only pose extraweight that they have to take with them. Even though the R-60 is the smallest AtoA misslie around and its weight not so great, a quartet of them and the extra double launcher will limit the aircrafts effectivnes, i.e. the number and type of real air to ground amo that it can take into air.

Still I think it would be possible to add the double launcher although I dont know what extra wiring in the system would be needed for this. I would expect that the weapon system would need some extra wiring for the double launcher! You would need to ask the Sukhoy people on this. B)

Now that we speak of it, I remember a few posts above seeing a double launcher on the wing of a Su-25, only the colours were a bit strange! :D :D :D

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Gabor

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Zactoman,

I agree with ya-gabor that do not trust the appearance of the aircraft at the air museum. <_<

Very often employees of the museum operates on the principle "that would be beautiful."

And at the same time in addition to military equipment uses their broad imagination, plywood, cardboard, scissors and glue... :blink: :D

Now there appears a lack of professionalism, as in all other branches of my country...

Perhaps there is a theoretical possibility of using pylons APU-60-II on the Su-25, but the practical use of this option configuration of weapons is extremely unlikely.

It is known that the pylons APU-60-II were used on fighters and fighter-bombers MiG-21, -23, -27 and Su-17, -22 and even on the interceptors MiG-25 and -31.

This is supported by numerous photos of real aircrafts.

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Thanks for the replies.

Yes, I am very aware that air museum displays can in fact be very wrong, but I was hoping.

It sure would look cool seeing an Su-25 loaded up with four Aphids!

Oh well...

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Hi Zactoman,

Yes, a lot of things would look cool on the wing of the Su-25 and of many other aircraft, but they dont belong there! Some of the museum people also think that it would be cool to see something on the aircraftthat they have in storage so they use their artistic freedom in hanging them up. Looks cool but has no relation of any sort to real service possibilities!

Still a lot of modellers use their artistic vein and produce some hair raising things, as a judge it is interesting to see some very strange combinations at international competitions!

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Gabor

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Still a lot of modellers use their artistic vein and produce some hair raising things
Perhaps the modeller could depict a museum bird?
What-ifs, museum birds, I don't care so long as the customers buy them :P
I have spoken to several su-25 pilots and ground crew and they told me that the su-25 can not carry dual r-60 rails.However I have no idea if there ware any testings in Russia ord the USSR.
I have doubts that the Su-25 is even capable of carrying that much extra weight on its outboard pylons.

Oh well, there are lots of 1/32 MiG-21 and MiG-23 kits that can use them as well as the upcoming MiG-27 (and hopefully some day an Su-17, Su-22, MiG-25 or 31!).

The instructions are finished and the "buy now" buttons should be up on my website later today!

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Zactoman,

In any case, the installed under the wing of rail APU-60-II with two missiles R-60 look very impressive!

This part is fairly universal, and of course it will be good demand.

And do not forget that there is a rail APU-60-III (P-62-3) - to install 3 of R-60! .. ;)

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...ppplease post a photo of the triple launcher APU-60-III (P-62-3) - to install 3 of R-60 that's really new for me

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Armando

I can give a fairly complete list of soviet/russian aircraft launch systems (APU, PU) -

Авиационные пусковые устройства:

АПУ-3 - для управляемых ракет (УР) РС-1-У

АПУ-3С - для УР Р-3С

АПУ-4 - для УР РС-2-У и неуправляемых авиационных ракет (НАР) АРС-212М

АПУ-4М

АПУ-5 - для НАР АРС-212, АРС-160

АПУ-5М - для НАР АРС-160

АПУ-6У - для УР РС-2-УС

АПУ-7 - для УР РС-2-У и НАР С-24

АПУ-7Д - для УР РС-2-У, РС-2-УС, Р-55, Х-66, Х-23 и НАР С-24

АПУ-8 - 8-позиционное для противотанковых управляемых ракет (ПТУР) 9-А-4172 на Су-25Т

АПУ-8/4-У - 8-ми или 4-позиционное (со съемным нижним рядом) унифицированное для ПТУР 9М114, 9М120 для Ми-28 и Ми-24ВМ

АПУ-8В - 8-позиционное для ПТУР 9-А-4172К на Ка-50 (опытное)

АПУ-9 - для УР К-9 и блоков ОРО-57К

АПУ-13 - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13БС - для УР Р-3С (К-13) с блоком связи (для Р-13М, Р-13М1)

АПУ-13БС-1 - для УР Р-3С (К-13) с блоком связи (для Р-13М, Р-13М1)

АПУ-13В - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13М1 - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13М2 - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13М5 - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13МТ - для УР Р-3С (К-13)

АПУ-13У - для УР Р-3С (К-13) усиленное (для Р-3Р)

АПУ-13У1 - для УР Р-3С (К-13) усиленное (для Р-3Р)

АПУ-13У2 - для УР Р-3С (К-13) усиленное (для Р-3Р)

АПУ-14 - для НАР С-3К

АПУ-14Д - для НАР С-3К

АПУ-14У - для НАР С-3К

АПУ-19 - для УР РС-2-УС на Су-9 (внутреннее)

АПУ-19Д - для УР РС-2-УС, Р-55 на Су-9 (внутреннее)

АПУ-20 - для УР РС-2-УС на Су-9 (внешнее)

АПУ-20Д - для УР РС-2-УС, Р-55 на Су-9 (внешнее)

АПУ-23 - для УР К-8М

АПУ-23-11 - для УР Р-23 на МиГ-23 (изд. 23-11)

АПУ-23М - для УР Р-23

АПУ-23М1 - для УР Р-23, Р-24

АПУ-24 - для УР К-9-134

АПУ-25 - для УР К-9-155

АПУ-25-11 - для УР К-25 на МиГ-23 (изд. 23-11)

АПУ-25-23М - для УР К-25

АПУ-26 - для УР К-13 (на СМ-12)

АПУ-28 - для УР К-13 (на Т-37)

АПУ-29 - для УР К-9-51

АПУ-30 - для УР К-9-51

АПУ-38 - ???

АПУ-60-I (П-62-1) - для УР Р-60 1-позиционное

АПУ-60-IДБ1 (П-62-1ДБ1) - для УР Р-60 1-позиционное

АПУ-60-IДБ2 (П-62-1ДБ2) - для УР Р-60 1-позиционное

АПУ-60-IМ (П-62-1М) - для УР Р-60 1-позиционное

АПУ-60-IМД (П-62-1МД) - для УР Р-60 1-позиционное

АПУ-60-II (П-62-2) - для УР Р-60 2-позиционное

АПУ-60-IIМ (П-62-2М) - для УР Р-60 2-позиционное

АПУ-60-IIМД (П-62-2МД) - для УР Р-60 2-позиционное

АПУ-60-III (П-62-3) - для УР Р-60 3-позиционное

АПУ-68-85 - для УР Х-23 (изд. 68)

АПУ-68У - унифицированное

АПУ-68УМ - унифицированное

АПУ-68УМ2 - унифицированное

АПУ-68УМ3 - унифицированное

АПУ-73-1 (П-72-1) - для УР Р-73 1-позиционное

АПУ-73-1Д (П-72-1Д) - для УР Р-73 1-позиционное

АПУ-73-1Д1 (П-72-1Д1) - для УР Р-73 1-позиционное

АПУ-73-1ДБ2 (П-72-1ДБ2) - для УР Р-73 1-позиционное

АПУ-84-46 - для УР Р-40 (изд. 46) на МиГ-25П (изд. 84)

АПУ-128 - для УР Р-4 на Ту-128

АПУ-170 - для УР Р-77 (изд. 170)

АПУ-212 - для НАР АРЗОС-212

АПУ-410 - для УР Р-33 (изд. 410) (опытное ???)

АПУ-470 - для УР Р-27 (изд. 470)

АПУ-470-1 - для УР Р-27 (изд. 470)

АПУ-470М - для УР Р-27 (изд. 470)

ПУ-01 - для УР Х-15 на Ту-22М ???

ПУ-1-8 - для УР Р-8М, Р-98

ПУ-2-8 - для УР Р-98М

ПУ-12-40 "Ворон" - для НАР С-21 и С-24

ПУ-12-40У - для НАР С-21 и С-24 унифицированное

ПУ-12-40УД - для НАР С-21 и С-24 унифицированное доработанное

ПУ-21 - для НАР С-21

ПУ-28 - для УР Х-28 (на Су-24)

ПУ-28С - для УР Х-28 на Су-17

ПУ-28СЭМК - для УР Х-28 на Су-17

ПУ-78 - для УР Х-35 (изд. 78) на Ка-27

УПП-800 - устройство пусковое поворотное для 6 ПТУР 9-А-4172К на Ка-50 (изд. 800)

Unfortunately, I can not illustrate this list with photos..

Maybe some of the listed units not widely used in actual military service.

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