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Su-33 'Flanker-D'
Development/History
Development of the Su-33 began in 1976. Based on the Su-27, it has folding wings, a tail hood, and is immediately distinguishable by its foreplanes. The prototype flew for the first time on 17 August 1987 as the T-10K/Su-27K. Following carrier trails in 1989, production aircraft came off the production line the following year and by 1992 they achieved an initial operational capability. An initial batch of 20 Su-33s were ordered and have been seen operating on the Russian navy carrier Kuznetsov, but further orders are uncertain.
Specification
| Type: |
Single-seat ship-based defence fighter with anti-ship capability |
| Power-plant: |
2 × Saturn/Lyulka AL-31F turbofans |
| Power: |
122.6 kN (27,557 lb st) with afterburner |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 15.76 m (51 ft 8 1/2 ins) including probe
Span: 14.70 m (48 ft 2 3/4 ins)
Height: 5.90 m (19 ft 4 1/4 ins) |
| Weight: |
Maximum take-off: 30,500 kg (66,130 lb) |
| Maximum Speed: |
Mach 2.165 (VNE at 11,000m (36,000 ft)) |
| Range: |
3,000 km (1,865 miles) internal fuel only |
| Armament: |
1 × 30 mm gun plus 11 external attachment points. Typically, up to ten air-to-air missiles including R-27R (AA-10 'Alamo-A'), R-27T (AA-10B 'Alamo-B'), R-27ER (AA-10C 'Alamo-C'), R-27ET (AA-10D 'Alamo-D'), R-73A (AA-11 'Archer'), R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid'), R-33 (AA-9 'Amos') |
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