Function: Multi role air superiority, ground attack fighter.





Description: Developed as an improved version of the basic Su-27 Flanker designed, the Su-37 is based on the Su-35 airframe but with thrust vectoring nozzles to give it unsurpassed maneuverability. In addition to providing more power than previous engines, the engines on the Su-37 utilize steerable nozzles which can vector the engine thrust through +/- 15 degrees of travel in the vertical axis. This thrust vectoring is fully intigrated with the aircraft's flight control systems, and requires no input or manipulation by the pilot. In the event of a system failure, an emergency system will return the nozzles to their normal position. Other modifications to the Su-37 include improved offensive and defensive avionics, an improved pulse doppler phased array radar in the nose as well as the rearward facing radar already present on the Su-34 and 35.





General Characteristics, Su-37 Flanker



Designer:

Sukhoi Design Bureau





Power Plant:

Two Lyulka AL-37FU vectored thrust afterburning turbofans





Thrust:

30,855 pounds each





Length:

21.94 meters (71.98 feet)





Height:

6.84 meters (22.44 feet)





Wingspan:

15.16 meters (49.73 feet)





Speed:

2,440 kmh (1,516 mph) at 30,000 feet





Ceiling:

18,000 meters (59,055 feet)







Weight:

18,400 kilograms (40,565 pounds) empty





Maximum Takeoff Weight:

33,999 kilograms (74,956 pounds)





Range:

3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles)





Crew:

One





Armament:

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



8,200 kilograms (18,075 pounds) of external ordinance including missiles, rockets, gravity bombs, and guided munitions carried on 11 hardpoints





Date Deployed:

Still under development