The SPPU-22 is a late Cold War era gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the 1970's for use on fixed wing aircraft. The SPPU-22 has the unique feature of its armament that can be elevated downwards.

Gun pods offered a simple means of giving aircraft this capability, with no weight penalty on missions where guns were not required. The United States has developed systems for use both on fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

Apr 12, 2021 · Weighing 705 pounds when loaded with ammunition, the 12-foot 6-inch SPPU-22-01 is primarily associated with the Su-17/Su-22 Fitter swing-wing ground-attack aircraft — it’s possible, in fact, that the ‘22’ in the pod’s designation refers to this platform.

These photos show two former Czech Air Force Sukhoi Su-22M-4 Fitters. Photos 1-17 show an aircraft preserved at the Brno Technical Museum, plus a few of the weapons rreserved with it - an SPPU-22-01 gun pod, a standard 32 shot rocket pod, and a MER unit.

Dec 13, 2019 · Here's an SPPU-22 on a Su-22 at the Luftwaffenmuseum in Berlin-Gatow. Note that the pod is pointing aft. At first I thought that to be a mistake, but then I was informed that it was actually possible to mount and operate it that way. Apparently it is possible to designate a certain point to be attacked using the aircraft's HUD.

One of the more impressive Soviet/Russian weapon systems is the SPPU-22 gun pod. With two twin 23mm cannons it is used to strafe ground targets and can be adjusted from the cockpit to fire horizontal or up to 30 degrees down angle. Typically two are carried on an aircraft.

The SPPU-22 is a late Cold War era gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the 1970’s for use on fixed wing aircraft. The SPPU-22 has the unique feature of its armament that can be elevated downwards.

The SPPU-22 was a Soviet, and is now a Russian, Cold War and Modern Suspended Gun Pod. The length of the hopper is 380 cm with a diameter of 400 millimeters. The weight of the loaded container is 320 kg.

The SPPU-22 is a powerful late Cold War era gun pod of Soviet origin. It was developed in the 1970's for use on fixed wing aircraft and was mostly installed on the Su-17, Su-25, MiG-23 and MiG-27. The SPPU-22 has the unique feature of that can be elevated downwards.

Oct 28, 2019 · Pods with flexibly-mounted guns include the SPPU-22 which carries the same gun and slightly more ammunition (260 rounds) and permits adjustment in elevation only, from 0º to -30º, but weighs 320 kg loaded; the SPPU-6 for the GSh-6-23 rotary gun with 500 rounds, weighing 525 kg, which permits 0º to -45º elevation and plus or minus 45º of ...