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The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance ...
The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns [1] codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia, and the People's Republic of China.
Modern Sukhoi jetfighter series including the Su-30, Su-35S and Su-57 are examples of in-service jetfighters utilizing thrust-vectoring technologies for supermaneuverability. This applies force to the rear of the aircraft in the opposite direction similar to a conventional control surface, but unlike a control surface the force from the ...
The Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) was a program undertaken by the United States Air Force to develop a next-generation air superiority fighter to replace the F-15 Eagle in order to counter emerging worldwide threats in the 1980s, including Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters under development, Beriev A-50 airborne warning and control systems (AWACS), and increasingly ...
Sukhoi Su-11 (delta-wing fighter of 1958) Sukhoi Su-12; Sukhoi Su-13; Sukhoi Su-15 (fighter prototype of 1949) Sukhoi Su-15 (supersonic fighter of 1962) Sukhoi Su-17 (fighter prototype of 1949) Sukhoi Su-17 (variable-geometry attack aircraft of 1969) Sukhoi Su-20; Sukhoi Su-22; Sukhoi Su-24; Sukhoi Su-25; Sukhoi Su-26; Sukhoi Su-27. Sukhoi Su ...
Some of the most expensive fighters such as the US Grumman F-14 Tomcat, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and Russian Sukhoi Su-27 were employed as all-weather interceptors as well as air superiority fighter aircraft, while commonly developing air-to-ground roles late in their careers. An interceptor is generally an ...
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