Tag: Sukhoi T-4 “Sotka”

Grounded Dreams: The Titanium Ghost of the Sukhoi T-4

The Sukhoi T-4 “Sotka,” a Mach 3 titanium strike aircraft that promised invulnerability but collapsed…

Kapil Kajal

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Sukhoi T-4

The Sukhoi T-4 “Sotka” first flew on August 22, 1972, as the Soviet Union’s ambitious…

Austin Hancock