The wings are high-mounted, variable, swept-back, and tapered. There are twin turbofan engines. The air intakes are tapered away from the body, rectangular-shaped, and mounted on the body forward of the wings' leading edges. There are twin exhausts. The fuselage is long, slender, with pointed, solid nose, and rectangular-shaped body from the air intakes to the exhausts. There are two belly fins and four pylons. There is a bubble canopy. The dorsal spine extends from the cockpit to the tail. The tail fin is swept-back and tapered with square tip. The flats are high-mounted on the fuselage, swept-back, and tapered with angular tips.

Variants

Later production marks may have different engines, POS R-29Bs @11500Kg.

·Fencer A is initial production variant w/ squared off aft fuselage.

·Su-24B has rounded fuselage.

·Su-24C has changes in EW equipment.

·Su-24D can be inflight refueled and has longer nose.

·Su-24E is recon variant for navy; can also carry antiship weapons.

·Fencer F possible version; perhaps EW variant.

Specifications

Country of Origin CIS (formerly USSR)

Similar Aircraft Tornado, F-111, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, MiG-23/-27 Flogger

Crew Two

Role all-weather attack, fighter-bomber, strike

Armament cannon, missiles, bombs

Length 69 ft, 6 in (20 m)

Span 56 ft, 6 in (17.26 m)

Ceiling 16500 meters

Cruise range 1930nm

In-Flight Refueling Yes

Internal Fuel 10385 kg

Payload 8000 kg

Sensors Fencer radar, terrain-following radar, LRMTS, RWR, Advanced bombsight

Drop Tanks 3000 L drop tank with 2396kg of fuel for 233nm range

Armament Cannon: GSh-6N-30 30mm rotary, AS-7/9/10/11/12/14, AA-8, FAB-500, TN-1000, AA-11

User Countries Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, CIS, Iran, Kazakhstan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine