Sukhoi Su-7

Su-7
	A Polish Su-7BKL photographed in 1991.
Role	Fighter and fighter-bomber / ground-attack aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Sukhoi
First flight	7 September 1955
Introduction	1959
Status	In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces (historical); Indian Air Force (historical); North Korean Air Force;
Produced	1957–1972
Number built	1,847
Developed into	Sukhoi Su-17

The Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) is a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, the soon-introduced Su-7B series became the main Soviet fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the 1960s. The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity, but its Lyulka AL-7 engine had such high fuel consumption that it seriously limited the aircraft's payload, as even short-range missions required that at least two hardpoints be used to carry drop tanks rather than ordnance.^[1]