Sukhoi Su-35
Sukhoi Su-35


Role: Single-seat all-weather counter-air fighter and ground attack aircraft.
DESIGN FEATURES: Advanced development of Su-27; airframe, power plant, avionics and armament all upgraded; quadruplex digital fly-by-wire controls under development by Avionika; longitudinal static instability; tandem `triplane' layout, with foreplanes; double-slotted flaperons; taller, square-tip twin tailfins with integral fuel tanks; reprofiled front fuselage for larger-diameter radar antenna; enlarged tailcone for rearward-facing radar; twin-wheel nose landing gear; axisymmetric thrust vectoring nozzles under development for use on production aircraft (see Su-37 in Addenda). Tests with side-stick controller on starboard side of cockpit of Su-27 testbed LMK-2405 are unlikely to lead to change from conventional centre stick.
LANDING GEAR: Menasco retractable tricycle type, stressed for no-flare landings of up to 3.05 m (10 ft)/s. Nosewheel tyre 23.5 x 7.5-10; mainwheel tyres 37 x 11.5-18.
POWER PLANT: Two 155 kN (35,000 lb st) class Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 advanced technology reheated engines reportedly developed from F100 turbofan. Two-dimensional convergent/divergent exhaust nozzles with thrust vectoring for enhanced performance and manoeuvrability.
ACCOMMODATION: Pilot only, on Zvezda K-36MD zero/zero ejection seat.
POWER PLANT: Two Saturn/Lyulka AL-35F (AL-31FM) turbofans; each 137.3 kN (30,865 lb st) with afterburning. Retractable flight refuelling probe on port side of nose.
AVIONICS: Radar: Phazotron N011 Zhuk 27 multimode low-altitude terrain-following/avoidance radar, search range 54 n miles (100 km; 62 miles) in forward sector, 30 n miles (55 km; 34 miles) rearward, able to track 10 targets and engage four simultaneously. Phazotron Zhuk-PH phased-array radar under development for later use, search range 89 to 132 n miles (165 to 245 km; 102 to 152 miles) in forward sector, 32 n miles (60 km; 37 miles) rearward, with simultaneous tracking of 24 air targets and ripple-fire engagement of six; N014 rearward-facing radar, range approximately 2 n miles (4 km; 2.5 miles), may enable firing of rearward-facing IR homing air-to-air missiles. Flight: Fully automatic flight modes and armament control against ground, maritime and air targets, including automatic low-altitude flight and automatic target designation. RPKB nav system includes laser-gyro INS and Glonass GPS. Instrumentation: EFIS, with three colour CRTs; HUD. Mission: New-type IRST moved to starboard; small external TV pod; all combat flight phases computerised. Shown at Farnborough with GEC Ferranti TIALD (thermal imaging airborne laser designator) night/adverse visibility pod fitted for possible future use. Self-defence: Enhanced ECM, including wingtip jammer pods; RWR.
ARMAMENT: One 30 mm GSh-30 gun in starboard wingroot extension, with 150 rounds. Mountings for up to 14 stores, including R-27 (AA-10 `Alamo-A/B/C/D'), R-40 (AA-6 `Acrid'), R-60 (AA-8 `Aphid'), R-73E (AA-11 `Archer') and RVV-AE (R-77; AA-12 `Adder') air-to-air missiles, Kh-25ML (AS-10 `Karen'), Kh-25MP (AS-12 `Kegler'), Kh-29T (AS-14 `Kedge'), Kh-31P (AS-17 `Krypton') and Kh-59 (AS-18 `Kazoo') air-to-surface missiles, S-25LD laser-guided rockets, S-25IRS IR-guided rockets, GBU-500L and GBU-1500L laser-guided bombs, GBU-500T and GBU-1500T TV-guided bombs, KMGU cluster weapons, KAB-500 bombs and rocket packs. Maximum weapon load 8,000 kg (17,635 lb).
Aircraft Measures:
Length: 22.20 m (72 ft 10 in)
Height: 6.36 m (20 ft 10{1/4} in)
Wingspan: 15.16 m (49 ft 8{3/4} in)
Max Weight: 26,000-34,000 kg (57,320-74,957 lb)

Aircraft Performance:
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.35
Service Ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft)
Thrust: 61,730 lbs. (plus vectoring on pitch axis)


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