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Su-27 Flanker B Blue 58, Ukrainian Air Force
General Background
The Su-27S (NATO reporting name – Flanker) is a single-seat highly-maneuverable
fighter aircraft built by Sukhoi Design Breau as the Soviet response to the U.S. F-14 and
F-15 and entered service in 1985. The primary role of the Su-27 was to provide defense
against American bombers, USN ships and provide Soviet bomber escorts. There have
been many improvements over the years resulting in numerous variants of the Su-27.
The export variant, the Su-27SK was sold to China and eventually developed into the
license-built Shenyang J-11.
The Aircraft
When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s Ukraine along with many other countries gained their independence. Because of the collapse the Ukrainian Air Force was established in 1992 and it inherited approximately 1500 aircraft. The most modernized type of aircraft was the Su-27 that had the former red star removed and replaced with the Ukrainian national symbol. Su-57 Blue 57 c/n 36911035612 belongs to the 831s tactical aviation brigade, Mirgorod AB. In 2018 this aircraft took part in air shows at RIAT RAF Fairford, Belgium and Denmark.
Specifications :
| Manufacturer: | Sukhoi OKB |
| Role: | Multi-role Air Superiority Fighter |
| Crew: | 1 Pilot |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 21.935 m (71.96 ft) |
| Wingspan: | 14.7 m (48.2 ft) |
| Height: | 5.932 m (19.45 ft) |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | 16,300 kg (35,935 lbs) |
| Normal Takeoff : | 23,000 kg (50,706 lbs) |
| Maximum Takeoff: | 28,000 kg (61,730 lbs) |
| Performance | |
| Power Plant: | 2 X Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-31F afterburning turbofans |
| Dry Thrust: | 75.22 kN (16,910 lbf) per engine |
| Afterburner Thrust: | 122.6 kN (27,560 lbf) per engine |
| Fuel Capacity: | 11,975 l (3,163 U.S. Gallons) |
| Maximum speed: | @ Altitude 2,500 km/h (1,553.43 mph) |
| @ Sea Level 1,400 km/h (870 mph) | |
| Maximum Mach: | 2.35 |
| Service Ceiling : | 18,500 m (60,696 ft) |
| Range: | High Altitude 3,900 km (2,423 miles) |
| Sea Level 1,400 km (870 miles) | |
| Maximum G-Load: | .9 |
| Takeoff Run: | 650 m (2,132 ft) |
| Armament: | |
| Gun: | 1 X 30 mm GSh-301 Cannon with 149 Rounds |
| Hardpoints: | 8 X External Plus 2 X Wingtip Rails |
| Missiles: | Air-To-Air R-60/AA-8 Aphid, R-27/AA-10 Alamo,R-73/AA-11 Archer, R-33/AA-9 |
| Amos: | Air-To-Ground NONE |
| Bombs: | Dumb, Cluster |
| Pods: | Rocket and ECM |