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The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су -35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable air superiority fighters, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by Sukhoi. The type was originally developed by the ...
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 Sukhoi Su-30 (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter for all-weather, air-to-air interdiction missions. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) were reported to ...
The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Сухой Су -37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed " Terminator " [2]) was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator. It met the need to enhance pilot control of the Su-27M (later renamed Su-35), a further development of the ...
Infrared search and track. An IRST sensor on a Sukhoi Su-35. An Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. [1]
The Su-34 is powered by a pair of Saturn AL-31 FM1 turbofan engines, the same engines used on the Su-27SM, giving the aircraft a maximum speed of Mach 1.8+ when fully loaded. [61] Although slower than the standard Su-27, the Su-34 can still handle high G-loads and perform aerobatic maneuvers. [13]
The Sukhoi Su-30MKK (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G) [2] is a modification of the Sukhoi Su-30, incorporating advanced technology from the Sukhoi Su-35 variant. The Su-30MKK was developed by Sukhoi in 1997, as a result of a direct Request for tender between the Russian Federation and China. [3] It is a heavy class, all-weather, long-range ...
Su-11: prototype twin-engine fighter developed from the Su-9, resembled the Me 262, 1946. Su-12: observation plane, 1947. Su-13: prototype twin-engine jet fighter developed from the Su-11, 1947. Su-15: fighter-interceptor, 1949. Su-17: fighter, 1949. Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21: a supersonic business jet design.