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)