Time Period: Post-WW2
Country of Origin: Russia & USSR
Type: Fighter Aircraft, Air Superiority Aircraft
Manufacturer: Sukhoi
Sukhoi Su-35 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-35S Specifications
- Crew: 1
- Length: 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
- Height: 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 62 m2 (670 sq ft)
- Airfoil: 5%
- Empty weight: 19,000 kg (41,888 lb)
- Gross weight: 25,300 kg (55,777 lb) with 50% internal fuel
- Max takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,059 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 11,500 kg (25,400 lb) internal
- Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofan engines, 86.3 kN (19,400 lbf) thrust each dry, 137.3 kN (30,900 lbf) with afterburner, 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) in emergency power
Sukhoi Su-35S Performance
- Maximum speed: 2,400 km/h (1,500 mph, 1,300 kn) / M2.25 at altitude. 1,400 km/h (870 mph; 760 kn) / M1.13 at sea level
- Cruise speed: 1,170 km/h (730 mph, 630 kn) / M1.1+ supercruise at medium altitude
- Range: 3,600 km (2,200 mi, 1,900 nmi) at altitude. 1,580 km (982 mi) at sea level
- Combat range: 1,600 km (990 mi, 860 nmi) approx
- Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,800 mi, 2,400 nmi) with 2 external fuel tanks
- Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,000 ft)
- g limits: +9
- Rate of climb: 280 m/s (55,000 ft/min) +
- Wing loading: 408 kg/m2 (84 lb/sq ft) With 50% fuel. 500.8 kg/m2 (102.6 lb/sq ft) with full internal fuel
- Thrust/weight: 1.13 with 50% fuel. 0.92 with full internal fuel
Sukhoi Su-35S Armament
- Guns: 1 × internal 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds
- Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: *** S-25 air-ground rocket
- Air-to-air missiles:
- 8 × R-27ER/ET/EA
- 6 × R-73E/M
- 12 × R-77M/P/T/-1
- 6 × R-74
- 2 x R-37[220]
- Air-to-surface missiles:
- 6 × Kh-29L/TE
- 3 × 3M-14AE
- Anti-ship missiles:
- 3 × 3M-54AE1
- 6 × Kh-31A/AD
- Kh-35U
- 5 × Kh-59MK
- 1 × Yakhont
- Anti-radiation missiles:
- 6 × Kh-31P/PD
- 5 × Kh-58UShE
- Air-to-air missiles:
- Bombs: *** 8 × KAB-500KR TV-guided bombs
- 8 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs
- 8 × KAB-500OD guided bombs
- 8 × KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bombs
- 3 × KAB-1500KR TV-guided bombs
- 3 × KAB-1500L laser-guided bombs
- GBU-500 laser-guided bomb
- GBU-500T TV-guided bomb
- GBU-1000 laser-guided bomb
- GBU-1000T TV-guided bomb
- Rockets: *** S-25 air-ground rocket
