Su-25 Frogfoot, The Old Aircraft Never Die

This Afghanistan war veteran again indicated teeth in the newest war battlefield between Russia VS Georgia in the conflict of South Ossetia. After for a long time was absent in the assignment, the aircraft that had the specialisation as the supporting aircraft of the ground attack showed off the strength, by attacking the basis target of the Georgian troops. The aircraft had a dual engine jet this was produced by the famous aircraft fighter manufacturer Sukhoi Design Bureau , began to be mass produced in 1978 after through a series of test for the prototype that flew at the first time on February 22 1975. There were a unique moment from this aircraft in his participation in the Russian war vs Georgia this time, just for you information, the place that Su-25 first time in the production was in Tbilisi at that time still was becoming part of the Soviet Union.

The aircraft that received the nickname from NATO the Frogfoot that had more than 8 variants had deadly weapons that consist of; one cannon GSh-30-2 30mm that could spew out bullets totalling 250 rounds, 11 hardpoint that was well-off bring to 4.400 kg various bomb kinds, including inside rail for two R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') or could also in put on with the guided missile from air to air. With in equipped two machines Tumansky R-195 turbojets, Frogfoot could fly through to the speed 950 km/hour with the range 2.500 km in the maximum height 10.000 m service ceilling.

Till at this time was counted by more than 20 countries once or still used Su-25. And the total population from this aircraft achieved 1,024 units. From the aspect of the combat experience, the old one also could not be underestimated, from Afghanistan, the war of Iraq-Iran, the gulf war, several conflict in Africa until the last confilct Russia-Georgia war.

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