Time Period: Post-WW2
Country of Origin: Russia & USSR
Type: Fighter Aircraft (Multi-Role, Air Superiority)
Manufacturer: Sukhoi
Sukhoi Su-27 Aircraft Overview
The Sukhoi Su-35 is a fourth-generation, twin-engine, multi-role fighter aircraft developed by the Russian aerospace company Sukhoi. It is an upgraded variant of the Su-27 fighter, and it features enhanced aerodynamics, advanced avionics, and improved weapon systems.
The Su-35 is characterized by its exceptional maneuverability and agility, making it a formidable aircraft in air-to-air combat. It is also equipped with advanced avionics, including an advanced radar system, which allows it to detect and engage multiple targets simultaneously at long ranges.
The Su-35 is armed with a wide range of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, including the latest Russian-made missiles such as the R-77 and the KAB-500KR. It also has a 30mm cannon for close-range combat.
The Su-35 has been widely exported to several countries, including China and Indonesia. It has been used in various combat missions, including in the Syrian civil war, where it demonstrated its capabilities in air-to-air and air-to-ground operations.
The Su-35 is one of the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, and its capabilities are comparable to those of the latest Western-made fighters such as the F-35 Lightning II and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Sukhoi Su-27SK Specifications
- Crew: 1
- Length: 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
- Height: 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 62 m2 (670 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 16,380 kg (36,112 lb)
- Gross weight: 23,430 kg (51,654 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 30,450 kg (67,131 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 9,400 kg (20,723.5 lb) internal
- Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-31F afterburning turbofan engines, 75.22 kN (16,910 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.6 kN (27,600 lbf) with afterburner
Sukhoi Su-27SK Performance
- Maximum speed: 2,500 km/h (1,600 mph, 1,300 kn) / M2.35 at altitude. 1,400 km/h (870 mph; 760 kn) / M1.13 at sea level
- Range: 3,530 km (2,190 mi, 1,910 nmi) At altitude. 1,340 km (830 mi; 720 nmi) at sea level
- Service ceiling: 19,000 m (62,000 ft)
- g limits: +9
- Rate of climb: 300 m/s (59,000 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 377.9 kg/m2 (77.4 lb/sq ft) With 56% fuel. 444.61 kg/m2 (91.1 lb/sq ft)
- Thrust/weight: 1.07 with 56% internal fuel; 0.91 with full fuel
Sukhoi Su-27SK Armament
- Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds
- Hardpoints: 10 external pylons with a capacity of up to 4,430 kg (9,770 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets:
- S-8KOM/BM/OM
- S-13T/OF
- S-25OFM-PU
- Missiles:
- 6 × R-27R/ER/T/ET/P/EP air-to-air missiles
- 6 × R-73E AAMs
- Bombs:
- FAB-500 general purpose bomb
- RBK-250 cluster bomb
- RBK-500 cluster bomb
- Rockets:
