Sukhoi Su-9

The Sukhoi Su-9, ASCC reporting name Fishpot, is a single-engine, all-weather, missile-armed interceptor developed in the Soviet Union. It emerged from aerodynamic studies by TsAGI, the Soviet aerodynamic centre, made during and after the Korean War, and the design first flew in 1956 as the T-405 prototype. It was developed at the same time as the Su-7 Fitter, and the West first saw both at the Tushino Aviation Day on 24 June 1956, where the Su-9 was dubbed Fitter-B. The production variant was built in about 1,100 examples, none were exported to Soviet client states or Warsaw Pact nations, and the remaining Su-9s and later Su-11s were retired during the 1970s, with some kept as test vehicles or converted to remote-piloted vehicles.