The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft, a modernized version of the Su-11 with new radar and modified armament. The project was officially launched on 6 August 1957 and the prototype made its maiden flight in January 1960 after rolling tests in October 1959. It kept the delta wing, tail and cigar-shaped fuselage of the Su-11 but had a redesigned, longer nose for a more powerful radar, which moved the air intakes to the sides of the nose and let the radar antenna be fixed in the nose. Flight tests were promising, but they showed that the twin-engine T-58 had greater potential and met the air defence forces wishes for engine reliability better. The T-49 proved a valuable precursor to the T-58, which became the Su-15. The only prototype was damaged in April 1960, never flew again and was scrapped.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-11 with new radar and modified armament.
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was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft
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Although repairs were carried out, the aircraft was never flown again and was scrapped.
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1 × Lyulka AL-7F1-100 afterburning turbojet
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The maiden flight of the T-49 prototype took place in January 1960
Design and development, number built
The only prototype of the Sukhoi T-49 was damaged in April 1960.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-11 with new radar and modified armament.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-11 with new radar and modified armament.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft.
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The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft.
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