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1/48 Su-17M4 Fitter-K
The Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter is the fighter-bomber developed from the Su-7 series. They enjoyed a very long career in many countries since the cold war.
The new aircraft is basically been redesigned. Fitted with the new engine, avionics, and new variable-sweep wing, these new Fitters can take off and land on a shorter runway. The flight performance is better and they have the lager payload and maximum speed.
The Su-17M4 is the last production version of the series. Fitted with considerably upgraded avionics, including RSDN navigation similar to LORAN, beacon navigation,inertial navigation, a more powerful Klyon-54 laser rangefinder, radio compass, and SP0-15LE radar-warning system. The engine were also been upgraded to Al-21 F-3.
The Su-22M4 is the export version of the Su-17M4, they also have the Al-21F-3 engine but with simplified avionics.
Some of the Su-22M4s are still in service while the Su-17M4 have been replaced by the next generation fighter-bombers.
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