Su-27, P.O.Sukhoj 'Flanker'

The Su-27 is a big long-range air superiority fighter, comparable to the U.S. F-15 but superior in many respects. Pulse-Doppler radar (1.076m diameter) provides guaranteed detection of targets ('light fighter' class) at 80-100km in the front hemisphere and 30-40km in the rear. Radar electronics allows simultaneous tracking of 10 targets and rocket firing against two of those, no matter in 'clear air' or on ground/sea background.

Opto-electronic tracking system increases reliability of targeting complex and detects high-speed targets at 40km in front hemisphere and at 90-100km in the rear one. Combination of those two allows to track and attack targets ranging from high-speed high-altitude reconnaissaters to low-level compact targets like cruise missiles and drones.

10 hardpoints allow to carry wide variety of AA missiles.

At the beginning of 1996 Russian VVS possessed 450 Su-27, above 300 of those assigned to PVO.

Su-27 became a base model for a wide family of aircraft :

	T-10 prototype of the Su-27 series;
	Su-27UB two-seat trainer (1985);
	Su-27IB attack/bomber prototype;
	Su-34 attack aircraft with side-by-side seating in a reshaped nose;
	Su-30 two-seat long-range interceptor;
	Su-27K/Su-33 "Korabelnij", Carrier-based fighter development;
	Su-35 redesigned Su-27 with canards, new engine, radar, etc.;
	Su-37 most recent upgrade with vectoring nozzles (and more?);
	P-42 unarmed record setter;
	Su-27KUB/Su-33UB naval deck trainer/strike/fighter

References:	Links:
"Russia's Top Guns" pp.116;	Su-27 at Virtual Aircraft Museum Su-27 at Watson's Military Page Article Vestnik Vozdushnogo Flota (Air Fleet Herald) 3/4-1996, available in KOI-8 Russian encodings; Flanker's Home Page has a lot of information about Su-27 'Flanker' and its modifications. Su-27 Page Su-27 at Evgeni's Red Star Combat Aircraft Page;	Su-27 Su-27 Su-27 at Yanko's Russian Weapons Catalog; (added 8/18/97) Flanker's Home Page has a lot of information about Su-27 'Flanker' and its modifications. Su-27, Sukhoi 'Flanker' Collection of Su-27 and other photos (Andrej Pechenkin) DOO Flightsimulator page by Oleg Devjatkin; Su-27 Flanker Su-27 history

And more views of Su-27, but without tumbnails...

3 photos by at the Australian Airshow Pictures and Sounds Page;

take off run...(145k)

demonstrating its top side...(109k)

...and touchdown (130k)!

M.A.K.S.-95, by

"Russian Knights"(50k)

this is not a photo-trick, they really do it...(44k)

demonstrating...(75k)

Su-27 (P-42?) near vertical (58k)

Two in takeoff - single-seater and double-seater (151k)

Modified February 21, 1997

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