GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: AV-8B Harrier II, Super Etendard, Fantan A, Mirage F1.
Crew: One; Forger B - two.
Role: VSTOL, fighter, strike, attack.
Armament: Cannon, bombs, rockets, missiles.
Dimensions: Length: 52 ft, 6 in (16 m). Span: 24 ft, 7 in (7.5 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: Mid-mounted, delta-shaped with blunt tips and a negative slant.
Engine(s): One turbo and two lift jets. Two exhausts on the bottom of the rear fuselage. Large, semicircular air intakes below the cockpit well forward of the wings.
Fuselage: Long with pointed nose and tapered tail section. Bubble canopy.
Tail: Swept-back and tapered tail fin with square angular tip and a small step in the leading edge. Flats are mid-mounted on the body, swept-back, and tapered with a negative slant.
USER COUNTRIES
CIS.
