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Su-33 Flanker D Bort 67, 1st Aviation Squadron, 279th shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment, Russian Navy, Feb 2014
General Background
In 1985 the approval was given for a naval variant of the Su-27 that would provide air superiority
for its aircraft carriers. The new aircraft was designated Su-27 (K = Korabelny, Ship Borne) with a
factory designation of T-10K which would later become Su-33, NATO Flanker D. Canards were
added, strengthened frame and landing gear with a two-wheel nose gear. The drag chute was
removed, a retractable tail hook added and wings, horizontal stabilizers and nose cone were
made to fold. A retractable in-flight refueling probe was included on the port side.
The Aircraft
The Russian Naval 1st Aviation Squadron “Eagles” is part of the 279th shipborne Fighter Aviation
Regiment based at Severomorsk-3. The main administrative base for the Russian Northern Fleet
is located at Severomorsk which is a closed town on the Barent Sea. Severomorsk is also the
home base for the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the 279th FAR. The ship serves as a
missile carrying cruiser as well as an aircraft carrier. Su-33 Red 67 s/n 49051006305 produced in
July 1993 and lost in 2016 when arrestor wires broke.
Specifications :
| Crew: | 1 Pilot |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 21.185 m (69 ft 6 in) |
| Wingspan: | 14.7 m (48 ft 2 in) |
| Height: | 5.72 m (18 ft 9 in) |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | 18,400 kg (40,564 lb) |
| Maximum Takeoff: | 33,000 kg (72,752 lb) |
| Performance | |
| Power Plant: | 2 X Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-31F afterburning turbofans |
| Thrust: | 12,500 kg Each Engine |
| Speed: | Maximum @ 11,000 m (36,000 ft) - Mach 2.165 / 2,300 km/h (1,430 mph) |
| Maximum @ Sea Level – Mach 1.06 / 1,300 km/h (807 mph) | |
| Maximum speed: | @ Altitude 2,500 km/h (1,553.43 mph) |
| @ Sea Level 1,400 km/h (870 mph) | |
| Service Ceiling: | 17,000 m (55,780 ft) |
| Maximum Range: | 3,000 km (1,864 mi) |
| Armament: | |
| Internal Gun: | 1 X GSh-301, 30mm Cannon 150 Rounds |
| Twelve External Hardpoints: | Maximum 8,000 kg (17,650 lb) |
| R-27 Medium: | To-Long-Range AAM / NATO A-10 Alamo |
| R-60 Short: | Range Lightweight Infrared Homing AAM / NATO AA-8 Aphid |
| R-73 Short: | Range AAM / NATO A-11 Archer |
| R-77: | Medium-Range, Active Radar Homing AAM / NATO A-12 Adder, Exported Version RVV-AE |
| Air-To-Surface Missiles | |
| Anti-Ship: | Kh-31A / Kh-41 |
| Anti-Radiation: | Kh-25MP / Kh-31P |
| Guided bombs | |
| Freefall Bombs | |
| Cluster Bombs | |
| Unguided Rockets: | S-8KOM/BM/OM |
| S-13T/OF | |
| S-25OFM-PU Launched From O-25 Pods That Can Hold One Rocket | |
| External Fuel Tanks |