Turkish downing of Russian warplane

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. The Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16s on November 24

2

(pilot and

navigator)

Crew:

SUKHOI SU-24:

Low-level attack aircraft, entered service in 1974

NATO codename “Fencer”

23mm cannon, plus up to

Wingspan

17.6m

(extended),

10.4m

(swept)

Powerplant

Twin turbojets,

110kN thrust each

Armament:

8,000kg of missiles, rockets, bombs or

external fuel tanks

Maximum speed

Combat radius

Service ceiling

Climb rate

Maximum takeoff weight

2,320km/h (Mach 2.2)

1,050km

11,000m

9,000m / min

39,700kg

Length

22.5m

Variable sweep

Wing:

gives supersonic flight

and short takeoff and

landing capability

TURKEY

Detail map

SYRIA

IRAQ

What Turkey says

Two planes warned

10 times over five

minutes, airspace

was violated for

17 seconds before

one was shot down

TURKEY

LEBANON

200km

Damascus

120 miles

JORDAN

Mediterranean

Sea

SYRIA

10km

IDLIB

PROVINCE

6 miles

Flight path according to Russia

Moscow says its plane did not enter

Turkish airspace. One pilot was rescued

after ejecting from plane. Co-pilot and a

marine involved in rescue were killed

Latakia

LATAKIA

PROVINCE

Russian airbase

Source: Wire agencies

Turkish downing of Russian warplane

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. The Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16s on November 24

SUKHOI SU-24:

NATO codename “Fencer”

Low-level attack aircraft,

entered service in 1974

2

(pilot and

navigator)

Crew:

Powerplant

Twin

turbojets,

110kN

thrust each

23mm cannon,

Wingspan

17.6m

(extended),

10.4m

(swept)

Armament:

up to 8,000kg of missiles,

rockets, bombs or external

fuel tanks

Maximum

speed

2,320km/h

(Mach 2.2)

Length

22.5m

Combat radius

1,050km

Service ceiling

11,000m

Climb rate

9,000m / min

Maximum

takeoff weight

39,700kg

TURKEY

Variable sweep gives

Wing:

supersonic flight and short

takeoff and landing capability

Detail map

SYRIA

IRAQ

What Turkey says

Two planes warned 10 times

over five minutes, airspace

was violated for 17 seconds

before one was shot down

LEBANON

Damascus

200km

120 miles

JORDAN

TURKEY

Mediterranean

Sea

IDLIB

PROVINCE

10km

6 miles

SYRIA

LATAKIA

PROVINCE

Latakia

Russian airbase

Moscow says its plane did

Flight path according to Russia:

not enter Turkish airspace. One pilot rescued after ejecting

from plane. Co-pilot and a marine involved in rescue killed

Source: Wire agencies

Turkish downing of Russian warplane

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. The Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16s on November 24

Sukhoi Su-24:

NATO name “Fencer”

Low-level attack aircraft,

entered service in 1974

Powerplant

Twin turbojets,

110kN thrust

each

Variable

Wing:

sweep gives

supersonic flight

and short takeoff

and landing

capability

Wingspan

17.6m

(extended),

10.4m

(swept)

Length

22.5m

2

(pilot and

navigator)

Crew:

23mm cannon, up to

Armament:

8,000kg of missiles, rockets, bombs

or external fuel tanks

Speed

2,320km/h (Mach 2.2)

Combat radius

1,050km

Service ceiling

11,000m

Climb rate

9,000m / min

Maximum takeoff weight

39,700kg

200km

TURKEY

120 miles

Detail map

of incident

IRAQ

SYRIA

LEBANON

Damascus

JORDAN

Two planes

What Turkey says:

warned 10 times over five minutes,

airspace was violated for 17 seconds

before one was shot down

TURKEY

20km

12.5 miles

SYRIA

Russian

airbase

Latakia

Flight path according to Russia

Moscow says its plane did not enter

Turkish airspace. One pilot rescued

after ejecting from plane. Co-pilot and

a marine involved in rescue killed

Source: Wire agencies