Su-24 (product T-6, according to NATO codification: Fencer - "Fencer") - Soviet and Russian tactical front-line bomber with a variable sweep wing.
Design
The aircraft is a twin-engine high-wing aircraft with variable sweep wing. Depending on the flight mode, the front parts of the wing (console) are set in one of four positions: 16° - on takeoff and landing, 35° - in cruising subsonic flight, 45° - during combat maneuvering and 69° - when flying on transonic and supersonic speeds. The plane has a three-post retractable landing gear.
The aircraft is a twin-engine high-wing aircraft with variable sweep wing. Depending on the flight mode, the front parts of the wing (console) are set in one of four positions: 16° - on takeoff and landing, 35° - in cruising subsonic flight, 45° - during combat maneuvering and 69° - when flying on transonic and supersonic speeds. The plane has a three-post retractable landing gear.
