Sukhoi Su-27

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The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military aircraft
air superiority fighter aircraft
twin-engine jet fighter
airframeMaterial aluminium alloy
airIntakeType side-mounted
armament Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon
avionics pulse-Doppler radar
canBeEquippedWith aerial refueling probe (on some variants)
canCarry air-to-air missiles
bombs
unguided rockets
combatRadiusKm 1300
combatUse Eritrean–Ethiopian War
configuration twin-engine
twin-tail
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 1
designBegan early 1970s
designedBy Mikhail Simonov
designedToCounter McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
linked to: F-15 Eagle
emptyWeightKg 16380
engineModel Saturn AL-31F
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith Soviet Air Forces
exportVariant Sukhoi Su-27SK
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27

Sukhoi Su-27UBK
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
ferryRangeKm 3900
firstFlightDate 1977-05-20
fuelSystem internal fuel tanks
generation fourth-generation jet fighter
gLimit +9
hardpoints 10
hasVariant Sukhoi Su-27UB
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27

Sukhoi Su-30
linked to: Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Sukhoi Su-33
Sukhoi Su-34
linked to: Sukhoi Su‑34

Sukhoi Su-35
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
heightM 5.9
introductionDate 1985
landingGear tricycle retractable
lengthM 21.9
manufacturer Sukhoi Design Bureau
maximumSpeedKmPerH 2500
maximumSpeedMach 2.35
maxTakeoffWeightKg 30000
NATOReportingName Flanker
notableFeature high agility
high angle-of-attack maneuverability
long range
numberOfEngines 2
primaryMission air superiority
productionStatus in service
role air superiority fighter
interceptor
secondaryMission ground attack (limited)
serviceCeilingM 19000
successorStateOperator Russian Air Force
tailConfiguration twin vertical stabilizers
usedBy Angola
Belarus
China
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Russia
Ukraine
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
wingspanM 14.7
wingType swept wing

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Soviet Air Forces notableAircraft Sukhoi Su-27
Chinese Air Force primaryFighterModel Shenyang J-11
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
VVS operatedAircraftModel Su-27
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-27 hasVariant Sukhoi Su-35
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-27 hasVariant Sukhoi Su-27UB
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-27 exportVariant Sukhoi Su-27SK
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-27 exportVariant Sukhoi Su-27UBK
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Ukrainian Air Force usesAircraftModel Su-27
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Ethiopian Air Force historicalAircraftOperated Su-27
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Design Bureau notableProduct Sukhoi Su-27
Su-15 category Sukhoi aircraft
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OKB Sukhoi developed Sukhoi Su-27
OKB Sukhoi developed Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Flanker refersTo Sukhoi Su-27
Flanker aircraftFamily Sukhoi Su-27 family
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Flanker hasVariant Su-27
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Saturn AL-31F usedInAircraft Sukhoi Su-27
Saturn AL-31F usedInProgram Sukhoi Su-27 family
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-34 developedFrom Sukhoi Su-27
subject linked to: Sukhoi Su‑34
Sukhoi Su-33 developedFrom Sukhoi Su-27
Sukhoi Su-33 aircraftFamily Sukhoi Su-27 family
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27
Sudanese Air Force notableAircraft Su-27
linked to: Sukhoi Su-27