Sukhoi Su-35

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Su-35
Type	Multirole fighter
Manufacturer	Sukhoi
Designed by	Mikhail Simonov
Maiden flight	May 1985
Status	Production
Primary user	Russian Federation Air Force
Unit cost	US $35 million
Developed from	Sukhoi Su-27

The Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO designation: Flanker-E) is an advanced fighter aircraft flown by the Russian Federation Air Force.

Developed by Sukhoi and based on the Su-27, it was originally identified as the Su-27M. It was developed to counter the U.S. F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The experimental T10-24 was built in 1985. Flight tests took place in 1988. The first prototype was publicly displayed in 1992 at the Farnborough Air Show. Eleven prototypes were built through 1994, with service slated for 1995. But the first test flights of an improved Su-35, the Su-37 'Flanker-F', in 1996 and the transfer of existing Su-35 prototypes to this program appeared to suggest the end of the Su-35. Instead, the Su-37 aircraft were eventually reconverted to Su-35s. The Su-35 is now in production for the Russian Air Force. It shares larger wings and more powerful engines with the naval variant of the Su-27, the Su-33 'Flanker-D'. Other changes from the Su-27 were canards, a larger nose, the greater use of carbon fibre and aluminium-lithium alloy in the airframe, and larger, squarer tail fins. The new nose holds an improved passive electronically scanned array radar and the aircraft had many other upgrades to its avionics and electronic systems, including digital fly-by-wire and a rear-looking radar for firing Semi-Active Radar missiles.

A two-dimensional asymmetric thrust vectoring system was tested on the Su-35 and seems to be the basis for the development of the Su-37 'Flanker-F'. A new type of 2D thrust vectoring engine, the 117S, is planned to replace the current AL-35.[1]

Eleven are in use in the Russian Air Force.

[edit] Specifications (Su-35)

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 22.20 m (72.83 ft)
• Wingspan: 15.15 m (49.70 ft)
• Height: 6.43 m (21.08 ft)
• Wing area: 62.0 m² (666 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,500 kg (38,600 lb)
• Loaded weight: 25,700 kg (56,660 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 34,000 kg (74,995 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-35F turbofans, 137 kN (30,800 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,450 km/h (1,520 mph)
• Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: 230 m/s (ft/min)
• Wing loading: 85.1 lb/ft² (414.5 kg/ft²)

Armament

• 1× 30 mm GSh-30 cannon with 150 rounds
• 2× wingtip rails for R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles
• 12× wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance, including:
  • Air-to-Air Missiles
    • AA-12 Adder
    • AA-11 Archer
    • AA-10 Alamo
  • Air-to-Surface Missiles
    • AS-17 Krypton
    • AS-16 Kickback
    • AS-15 Kent
    • AS-10 Karen
    • AS-14 Kedge
    • AS-13 Kingbolt
  • Bombs
    • KAB-500L
    • FAB-100/250/500/750/1000

[edit] Related content

Related development

• Sukhoi Su-27

Comparable aircraft

• Eurofighter Typhoon
• F-15 Eagle
• F-22 Raptor
• Dassault Rafale

Designation sequence

• Su-30 - Su-32 - Su-33 - Su-34 - Su-35 - Su-37

Related lists

• List of fighter aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS

See also

• 4th generation jet fighter

[edit] External links

• http://www.knaapo.ru/eng/
• Stealth design SU-35
• Venezuela Calls Russian Su-35 Fighters “World’s Best”, Considers Purchase
• Paris Airshow crash - Youtube video
• SU-35 all-weather counter-air fighter - Russian Military Analysis
• SU-35 a - Globalsecurity.org