02812 Sukhoi Su-15 UM Flagon-G Trumpeter  [TP02812]

On 23 April 1976 at Novosibirsk, pilots Vladimir Vylomov and V.Belanin device off the new due to the model U-58TM combat trainer. The aircraft then was ferried to Zhukovskiy for further evaluation, and by 25 November 1976 hawaii acceptance tests had been indeed finished at Akhtubinsk. The U-58TM-with military designation Su-15UM and factory designation izdeliye 43-was a two-seat combat trainer developed through belated production Su-15TM. Unlike the former Su-15UT trainer, in which the fuselage ended up being extended to complement an additional cockpit, how big is the Su-15UM fuselage remained unchanged. Inner gas tank capability was additionally the same, and just some gear wound up being sacrificed to guide the next cockpit. The Su-15UM had no radar, nonetheless it could carry R-98MT and R-60 IR-guided missiles in addition to tool containers. Also lacked the SAU-58 control system, Lazur-M datalink, Sirena RWR and RSBN-5S short-range navigation system. Just a few Su-15UM trainers were produced from 1976 to 1979, plus it ended up being the past Su-15 production show.

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