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. [1]

A Sukhoi Su-15TM, 21 Yellow, armed with R-60 and R98 air-to-air missiles. The primary weapon for the Su-15 was the Vympel R-60 (NATO AA-8 Aphid) short-range infrared-homing air-to-air missile, or the Kaliningrad R-98 (NATO AA-3 Anab), which was available in either infrared-homing or radar-homing variants.

May 5, 2010 · Sukhoi Su-15 Variants Overview with information for the different versions of this Soviet interceptor.

Jun 21, 2018 · The Su-15UT ("Flagon-C") was a dedicated two-seat trainer lacking radar and combat capability and this model arrived in 1970. The Su-15T ("Flagon-E") carried Volkov "Taifun" radar and the Su-15TM ("Flagon-F") of 1971 became an improvement of the same form with Taifun-M series radar and refined aerodynamics including a new nose section.

Mar 8, 2021 · The Su-15UT trainer features a longer forward fuselage; the tandem cockpits enclosed by a common four-piece canopy with individual aft-hinged sections over the two seats. In contrast, the Su-15UM trainer does not have a fuselage stretch, being dimensionally identical to the single seat Su-15TM.

May 5, 2010 · The two IR-guided R-60s on inner wingpylons became standard on all Su-15 armed variants from 1973 onwards. The Su-15TM with Taifun-M radar was armed with two modernised R-98M missiles, two R-60 and underbelly gunpack consisting of two UPK-23-250 gun pods.

The museum is its most advanced model - Su-15TM. This aircraft is capable of detecting targets at 70 kilometers, overtaking them at a rate of more than 2,200 kilometers per hour and hit the missiles at ranges of up to 24 kilometers.

An Su-15TM was refitted with the Gavrilov R25-300 turbojets with 40.2 kN (4,100 kgp / 9,400 lbf) max dry thrust and 67.2 kN (6,850 kgp / 15,650 lbf) afterburning thrust as a prototype for an "Su-15bis" -- "bis" being Latin / French for "encore" or, effectively, "plus".

The Sukhoi Su-15 was Russia’s first line home-defence interceptor from the mid 1960s. It served in large numbers but never became well known because it remained only in Soviet service for that role alone.

May 5, 2010 · Sukhoi Su-15 'Flagon', IAPR volume 1. MILAVIA Aircraft - Sukhoi Su-15 'Flagon' technical specifications and armament information.