First flight of the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E
Writing by Tolip on Tuesday, 4 of March , 2008 at 1:14 am
On February 19, 2008 at 11:25 Moscow time the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E advanced multi-role fighter made its first flight. Flown by Sukhoi test pilot Sergey Bogdan from Zhukovsky airfield near Moscow, the test flight lasted 50 minutes and the set flight program was performed in full. The new “Super Flanker” is expected to be delivered to the Russian Air Force in 2010 and reach initial operating capability in 2011. Currently, another two planes are completed and are to join the first prototype in a series of test flights. The Su-35 will enter service under the name Su-27SM2.
Su-35 is not a new name in the world of Russian fighters. The name first appeared in 1992, when Su-35 was paraded at various international airshows as a modernized export version of the well known Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker. The new Su-35 is still a modernized variant of the Su-27 using all of the solution implemented in earlier models, such as the Su-30. One of the main design features of the Su-27 family of aircraft in general is super agility, and the Su-35 was designed to better its brothers. Two new Saturn 117S engines equip the Super Flanker. The 117S is an upgraded variant of the AL-31F engine, and produces 14,500 kg maximum thrust, a 16% increase over the older engine. It features a fan 3% larger in diameter (932 mm versus 905 mm), advanced high and low pressure turbines, an all-new digital control system, and provisions for thrust-vectoring nozzles similar to the AL-31FP.
The independent asymmetric thrust vectored nozzles are similar to those used on the Su-30 family. Russian engineers tried to make the airplane more easy to mantain. The engines have an interval between overhaul increased to 4000 hours, an auxiliary power unit equips the Su-35 to provide cockpit and aircraft equipment power supply without the use of ground support teams. The aircraft uses a triple-redundant fly-by-wire flight control; compared to its predecessors, Su-35 has an improved, integrated aerodynamic and propulsion control enabling the flight control system to perform acceleration, deceleration, roll, pitch and yaw utilizing thrust vectoring in addition to classic aerodynamic control, alleviating the need for the super-sized air-brake and canards used in previous models. Availability of improved controls enabled the designers to reduce the aircraft radar signature (radar cross section RCS), particularly in head-on engagement pattern.
The Su-35 features a glass cockpit design, utilizing two large 15″ multi-function color LCD displays, a head-up display and full HOTAS functionality. The main sensor is an X-band E-Slavia radar allowing detection and tracking of up to 30 air targets while scanning a wide sector (track while scan). The radar and fire control can simultaneously engage up to eight targets. Production models will be fitted with the Tikhomirov NIIP Irbis radar, capable of detecting and tracking aerial targets with average radar cross-section of three square meters, operating at ranges of up-to 400 km (216nm). Irbis offers a wide area coverage of Irbis 70 to 120° with azimuth resolution of (in 2 -2.5 times), increased range, and better ECCM compared to its predecessors.
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Comment by fulgueras
Made Tuesday, 2 of September , 2008 at 10:28 am
red star is always win in air superiority.there are no other country in the world that can overtake russian military ingeniuity even the american which is always left behind by russian military technology.
Comment by russian
Made Wednesday, 17 of September , 2008 at 5:30 pm
fulgueras you are totally right, red star is number one in the air!
Comment by fap-85
Made Saturday, 1 of November , 2008 at 9:11 pm
el sukhoi-35 flanker, ES BEST ONE BEST, Y ESPERO Q RUSIA LE DE UN CREDITO POR UNOS DOS MIL MILLONES DE DOLARES A MI PAIS PERU, YA Q SIEMPRE HEMOS TENIDO CONVENIO CON LOS RUSOS, CREDITO POR 24 SUKHOI - 35 FLANKER, 24 MIG-35. UN LOTE DE 300 MISILES R-77, 6 SUBMARINOS AMUR CON LANZADERA DE MISILES, 30 MISILES BRAMHOS, OJO 30 0 50 MISILES BRAMHOS, TANQUES T-90, T-92 UN LOTE DE 300 TANQUES MISILES PARA LOS SUKHOI X-31 AIRE SUPERFICIE LOTE DE 200 X-31, EL PRESIDENTE DEL PERU HA DICHO Q NUESTRAS RESERVAS SON DE 35,000 A 40,000 MIL MILLONES DE DOLARES ASI Q POR FAVOR SR. PUTIN CONCEDANOS UN CREDITO POR TODAS ESAS ARMAS, MUCHAS GRACIAS
Comment by Fajar
Made Thursday, 4 of December , 2008 at 7:00 pm
is Red Star have stealth strategic bomber, be careful US have one
Comment by Alfredo
Made Wednesday, 7 of January , 2009 at 12:37 am
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Comment by Haha
Made Friday, 30 of January , 2009 at 1:21 am
Ha ha russia always waits to the USA is done producing and then the make theirs. f-35, f-22, and father of all F-15. Russia was behind F-15 thats why them made the flanker. I can talk all i want and so can you, until its one on one in the air we will never know. And as always im sure the flanlker is over rated.
Comment by jimo
Made Wednesday, 18 of February , 2009 at 4:26 am
Red star has lost every war fought, with the exception of WWII, with the help of the world doing that. I think Russia technology should be used as to practice on for advanced technology. SU 35 is a copy of F15. Big deal, 1970’s technology, & still a copy. You cannot be competitive drunk on Vodka. It is easier to produce the same thing, over, & over on a hangover.
Comment by Glenn
Made Tuesday, 24 of February , 2009 at 8:37 am
Russia is and ALWAYS will be full of shit. All they do is COPY off Everybody. If We(American leaders at the time) Make the stupid decision of letting you damn Commie bastards into Germany first, you would still be in the Stone Age! *Gives the russian Commie Bastards the Finger!!!!*
Comment by idiot
Made Tuesday, 24 of March , 2009 at 7:42 pm
you are not the best! So Shut the fuck up american Shit!
Comment by qwerty
Made Tuesday, 31 of March , 2009 at 5:38 pm
The Flanker has more fanbois than any other aircraft~~ Just because it can do those fancy airshow tricks.
Radars that can detect stealth….. yah, prove it~ go to florida and provoke the Yankeee raptors~~
Unless that’s another Russian sci-fi flick idea~ Yep all of it is top secret because they couldn’t even devlop it.
Comment by UK Guy
Made Friday, 10 of April , 2009 at 2:09 pm
These Super Flankers are nothing more than 80’s aircraft on steroids, thier design philosophy of pure brute force is out dated and weak to the brute force plus unprecedented stealth route which the Americans have taken with the F-22.
This is much like the upgraded USAF Eagles, that is a stop-gap measure until series 5th gen production of the PAK-FA can commence though it is doubtfull Russia can afford to do this now in this troubled economice climate.
Even America has had to face that economic reality with the recent calls for no more F-22’s from the guys in charge and if America can barely afford a top notch 5th gen fighter it is most doubtfull Russia can to say the least.
Comment by Zoran
Made Wednesday, 17 of June , 2009 at 4:44 pm
JIMO you are one stupid sad man for making that reference…if it wasn’t for russians the whole Europe would be speaking German now!
Uk guy knows this!
Tell me how many Americans died in WW2 how many Brits?
Do you even know?
Russians lost 7 milion soldiers oposed to 400.000 Americans…president Rooswelt even insisted upon the Russians that they join the war effort against Japan when Germany capitulated!!!
Learn the History man instead of eating Big mac all your life
and making stupid comments!
Americans couldn’t win the war in Korea,Vietnam and you had all
air power on your side,you are known better said famous for only attacking third world undeveloped countries and even then you are scared of casualties!!!
Stop eating Big mac it is affecting your brain man!!!
Comment by The Only Wise One Here
Made Friday, 19 of June , 2009 at 12:28 am
It amazes me how off subject you have all gotten. Reduced to trash-talking about who’s country is better and WWII conversations. the Flankers didn’t even exist then so I don’t see the relevance. Also, the Russians perfected the vector thrusting technology and to date no other aircraft is as manueverable. You all should also use spell check a little bit more. I have more trouble reading what some of you wrote and if my dog were to have wrote it. America is more about stealth and targeting aircraft at further distances with faster ammunition.
Comment by januz
Made Friday, 19 of June , 2009 at 4:39 pm
calm your heads guys..none of you(russian or american) can outsmart german ingeniuity.you(american and russian) are just copycats of german technology (i.e. rocket booster of V2 rocket,sweep wing technology of jet aircrafts,chemical and biological weapons and the lists goes on..almost all of russias/americas hi tech military hardware are based on captured nazi technology..so i guess you guys better cool your heads…
Comment by PeterC
Made Tuesday, 30 of June , 2009 at 5:30 pm
How come you US fanboys come on with such ignorance and redenck hillbilly demeanour? Jesus wept…It’s like you are a bunch of 13 year old school girls drinking your first beer! OH my dad’s car is faster than your dad’s car… etc etc…
Why not just respect aviation technology here as an art form and relax…
