-0303- Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Original source political and omitted. Nice photo. I don't think ED should invest anything in non clickable cockpit planes. But if someone made a Su25-with-hook mod I'd try it. Hm.. Wikipedia states SU-25UTG was only ever a trainer for carrier landings. No more than 10 was ever active. Still active? Wiki is unclear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25#Variants Quote The then Russian President and Supreme Commander Dmitry Medvedev visits the aircraft carrying heavy cruiser 'Admiral N. Kuznetsov' in the Barents Sea, Russia on October 11, 2008. Edited October 26, 2021 by -0303- Intel Core i7 3630QM @ 2.40GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 3.40 GHz) | 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz | 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M | 447GB KINGSTON SA400S37480G (SATA-2 (SSD)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaeagle Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 13 hours ago, -0303- said: Original source political and omitted. Nice photo. I don't think ED should invest anything in non clickable cockpit planes. But if someone made a Su25-with-hook mod I'd try it. The Su-25UTG was based on the Su-25UB which we don't have in the sim, so a mod just adding a hook would be pretty far detached from reality. Moreover, like other "navalised" aircraft, the -UTG has strengthned landing gear to cope with the strain of carrier landings, so... 13 hours ago, -0303- said: Hm.. Wikipedia states SU-25UTG was only ever a trainer for carrier landings. No more than 10 was ever active. Correct - unlike the Su-25UB, the -UTG has no combat capabilities. 13 hours ago, -0303- said: Still active? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-0303- Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Is Su-25 an odd choice for a carrier trainer? Imagine A-10 for carrier training . Though A-10 has excellent visibility and a sturdy gear ... Doubt Su-25 was originally designed with Carrier training in mind. But they chose not to design a whole new plane. From a Russian(?) page about Su-25. https://soldat.pro/en/2018/07/06/su-25-grach/ Edited October 26, 2021 by -0303- Intel Core i7 3630QM @ 2.40GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 3.40 GHz) | 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz | 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M | 447GB KINGSTON SA400S37480G (SATA-2 (SSD)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaeagle Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 13 hours ago, -0303- said: Is Su-25 an odd choice for a carrier trainer? Imagine A-10 for carrier training . Perhaps, but the USN use the T-45 for the same purpose - based on the BAE Hawk, which was designed as an actual trainer, but also used as light attack aircraft and in some ways resembling the Su-25(more than the A-10 anyway :) ). 13 hours ago, -0303- said: .. Doubt Su-25 was originally designed with Carrier training in mind. No it wasn't, but there are lots of examples of military aircraft that ended up in roles very different from those originally intended. 13 hours ago, -0303- said: But they chose not to design a whole new plane. No but as mentioned above, the USN didn't do that either and considering the limited requirement for Soviet/Russian carrier training, it would be even less economical to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloVecchi Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 A double seat SU-25 would be pretty cool in the sim.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeagle Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) A two seat Su-25 and/or a naval version would be a dream come true. I have been asking for a UTG version for a while. But I would settle for any full module Su-25. REDFOR really needs a full module Mig-29, Su-27, and Su-25. The naval version Su-25 would really make for some great scenarios. Edited July 18, 2022 by Zeagle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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