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Su-27 Flanker-B

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Function: High performance air combat and air superiority fighter.





History: Developed in the late 1960s as a dedicated air superiority fighter, the Flanker combines the maneuverability of the MiG-29 Fulcrum with the precision "fly-by-wire" flight controls found on Western fighters as well as an incrediable payload of ten Air to Air Missiles (AAM). Entering service in 1984, the basic Su-27 design has produced a number of variants, including the Su-27IB (or Su-34), a side by side tandem seat tactical fighter bomber similar in function to the American FB-111 Aardvark, and the Su-27UB Flanker-C (or Su-30) another tandem designed used as a long range interceptor and trainer. Additionally, the Su-27 has been converted for use on Russian aircraft carriers as the Su-27K (or Su-33) which incorperates strengthined landing gear, folding wings, a retractable in-flight refueling probe, an arrestor hook assembly, and movable forward mounted canards.



Though currently in service with the Russian Airforce and available for export, the Su-27 is being replaced by the much improved Su-35 and the vectored thrust Su-37.





General Characteristics, Su-27 Flanker-B



Designer:

Sukhoi Design Bureau





Power Plant:

Two Lyulka AL-31F afterburning turbofans





Thrust:

27,557 pounds each





Length:

21.94 meters (71.98 feet)





Height:

5.93 meters (19.45 feet)





Wingspan:

14.7 meters (48.22 feet)





Speed:

2,500 kmh (1,553 mph) at 30,000 feet





Ceiling:

18,000 meters (59,055 feet)







Weight:

20,774 kilograms (45,801 pounds) empty





Maximum Takeoff Weight:

30,000 kilograms (66,138 pounds)





Range:

4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles)





Crew:

One (two in some variants)





Armament:

One GSh-30-1 30mm internally mounted cannon with 150 rounds of ammunition



6,000 kilograms (13,228 pounds) of external ordinance including missiles, rockets, gravity bombs, and guided munitions carried on 10 hardpoints





Date Deployed:

1984









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