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Su-27 Flanker
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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. |
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Role |
Big long-range air superiority fighter |
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Crew, prs |
1 |
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Ceiling, m |
18,000 |
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Range with max.payload, km |
1,500 |
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Range with max.fuel, km |
4,000 |
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Cruise speed, kmph |
1,350 |
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Max speed, kmph |
2,500 |
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Empty mass, kg |
16,000 |
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Maximum take-off mass, kg |
28,000 |
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Wing area, m2 |
62 |
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Wingspan, m |
14.7 |
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Lenght, m |
21.9 |
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Engines |
2 Lyulka AL-31F, 122,6kN |
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Payload Capacity, kg |
8,000kg of weapons |
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