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Su-34 Fullback Fighter Bomber Bort #10, Oleg Peshkov Commemorative Scheme, August 2016
General Background
The Sukhoi Su-34 “Fullback” is an all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike
aircraft developed for the Russian Air Force and Navy with the intent to replace the Su-24M
“Fencer” and Tu-22MS long-range bomber. The Fullback is based on the Su-27 “Flanker” and is
deployment against ground and/or naval targets. As of April 2018 there have been 122 aircraft
manufactured including 7 prototypes. The export designation of the Su-34 is Su-32.
The Aircraft
Lieutenant-Colonel Oleg Peshkov was a Russian pilot that was killed on November 24, 2015
while flying his Su-24 bomber from a Syrian airbase. The aircraft was shot down by a Turkish AF
F-16 when Turkey claimed the Su-24 violated their airspace. The Navigator Konstantin Murakhtin
survived and was rescued. Peshkov was posthumously awarded the Gold Star of Hero of the
Russian Federation. It is said Peshkov was killed by ground fire as he parachuted. To honor
Peshkov Su-34 10 Red had his name applied.
Specifications :
| Country of Origin: | Russia |
| Manufacturer: | Sukhoi Aircraft Company |
| Number Produced As Of April 2018: | 122 For Russia |
| Role: | all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft |
| Crew: | 2 Seated Side-By-Side |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 23.34 m (72 ft 2 ins) |
| Wingspan: | 14.7 m 99948 ft 3 ins) |
| Height: | 6.09 m (19 ft 5 ins) |
| Wing area: | 62.04 m² (667.8 ft²) |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | 22,500 kg (49,608 lbs) |
| Loaded: | 39,000 kg (85,980 lbs) |
| Maximum Takeoff: | 45,100 kg (99,425 lbs) |
| Performance | |
| Power Plant: | 2 X Saturn AL-31FMI Turbofans |
| Internal Fuel: | 12,100 kg (15,400 l / 31,970 U.S. gallons |
| Maximum Speed: | @ Altitude – Mach 1.8+ (1,931 km/h / 1,200 mph) |
| @ Sea Level – Mack 1.2 (1,400km/h / 870 mph) | |
| Service Ceiling: | 15,000 m (49,200 ft) |
| Range @ Low Altitude | 1,100 km (680 mi / 590 nmi) |
| Armament: | |
| Gun: | 1 X 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 Auto-Cannon w/ 180 Rounds |
| Hardpoints: | 12 |
| Wing And Fuselage With Capacity Of 8,000 : | 12,000 kg (17,600 – 26,500 lbs) To Carry Combinations Of |
| Rockets: | B-8 Rocket Pods For 20 X S-8KOM/OM/BM
B-13 Rocket Pods For 5 X S-13T/OF O-25 Rocket Pods For 1 X S-25OFM-PU S-80FP |
| Missiles: | Air-To-Air
2 × R-27R/ER/T/ET 2 × R-73 2 × R-77 Air-To-Surface Kh-29L/T/D Kh-38MAE/MKE/MLE/MTE Kh-25ML/MT Kh-59ME/MK/MK2 Kh-58 Anti-ship Kh-31A/AD Kh-35U P-800 Oniks Kh-41 Anti-radiation Kh-25MP Kh-58 Kh-31P/PD Cruise Kh-36 Kh-65S/SE Kh-SD |
| Bombs: | KAB-500KR TV-guided
KAB-500L laser-guided KAB-500OD guided KAB-500S-E satellite-guided KAB-1500KR TV-guided KAB-1500L laser-guided OFAB-250-270 OFAB-100-120 FAB-500T general-purpose 2 × BETAB-500SHP P-50T ODAB-500PM RBK-500 cluster SPBE-D |