| Manufacturer |
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft |
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft |
| Description |
The Sukhoi Su-33 (-33; NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a Soviet/Russian all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority-focused multirole fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association. |
The Sukhoi Su-37 (-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator. |
| ICAO Code |
SU27 |
SU27 |
| First Flight |
1987-08-17 |
1996-04-02 |
| Entry Into service |
1998-08-31 |
1997-10-25 |
| Production End |
1999-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft |
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft |
| Type |
Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities |
Air superiority fighter Technology demonstrator |
| Length (m) |
21.19 |
21.935 |
| Height (m) |
5.93 |
5.932 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2300 |
2500 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
240 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17000 |
18800 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
246 |
230 |
| Armament |
1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds; 12 × external hardpoints |
1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 internal cannon with 150 rounds; 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.17 |
2.35 |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
Russia |
| Number Built |
24 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN thrust each |
2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines, 83 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Russian Navy |
|
| Status |
In service |
Out of service and production, prototype, crashed in 2002 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-33 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-37 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14.7 |
14.698 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
67.84 |
62 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Saturn AL-31 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |