The Su-27 is a long-range air superiority fighter, comparable to the U.S. F-15 but superior in many respects. It is a twin-engined aircraft with a blended wing and fuselage, and twin tail fins. At airshows the Su-27 demonstrated an exceptional controllability at high angles of attack.
The Su-27 first appeared in the middle of the 1980's, completely taking NATO and American warplanners by surprise, prompting them to start developing their next generation of super aircraft. The Su-27 was billed as an ultimate bomber escort but also a fighter and interceptor that could more that hold its own.
Type: Su-27
Country: Russia / Soviet Union
Export: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China, India
Function: fighter
In Service date: 1982
Year: 1986
Crew: 1
Engines: 2 * 12500 kg Lyulka AL-31F
Wing Span: 14.70 m
Wing area: 62 m2
Wing Aspect Ratio: 3.5
Length: 21.93 m
Height: 5.93 m
Empty Weight: 22500 kg / 17000 kg
Max.Weight: 30000 kg
Internal Fuel Weight: 5,600 kg
G-limits: 9/-3.5
Speed: Mach 2.35
Ceiling: 18000 m
Ferry Range: 4,400 km
Combat Radius: 1,200 km
Maximum instantaneous turn rate: 28 degrees/second
Maximum sustained turn rate: 22.5 degrees/second
TWR(50% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.23
TWR(100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.07:1
Armament: 1*g 30mm msl
Country: Russia / Soviet Union
Export: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China, India
Function: fighter
In Service date: 1982
Year: 1986
Crew: 1
Engines: 2 * 12500 kg Lyulka AL-31F
Wing Span: 14.70 m
Wing area: 62 m2
Wing Aspect Ratio: 3.5
Length: 21.93 m
Height: 5.93 m
Empty Weight: 22500 kg / 17000 kg
Max.Weight: 30000 kg
Internal Fuel Weight: 5,600 kg
G-limits: 9/-3.5
Speed: Mach 2.35
Ceiling: 18000 m
Ferry Range: 4,400 km
Combat Radius: 1,200 km
Maximum instantaneous turn rate: 28 degrees/second
Maximum sustained turn rate: 22.5 degrees/second
TWR(50% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.23
TWR(100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.07:1
Armament: 1*g 30mm msl
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