JC Wings Military - JCW72SU27004 Sukhoi Su27U Flanker-C Kazakhstan Air Force 604th Air Base 2010
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JCW72SU27004 - Sukhoi Su27U Flanker-C Kazakhstan Air Force 604th Air Base 2010
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The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker is a Soviet-origin twin-engine, supersonic, supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high manoeuvrability. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are capable of performing almost all aerial warfare operations. It was created with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.
The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. The primary role was long-range air defence against American SAC Rockwell B-1B Lancer and Boeing B-52G and H Stratofortress bombers, protecting the Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long-range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-95, Tupolev Tu-22M and Tupolev Tu-160.
The Su-27 was developed into a family of aircraft, including the Su-30, a two-seat, dual-role fighter designed for all-weather, air-to-air, and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions, and the Su-33, a naval fleet defence interceptor for use from aircraft carriers. Further versions include the side-by-side two-seat Su-34 strike/fighter-bomber variant, and the Su-35 improved air superiority and multi-role fighter. A thrust-vectoring version was created, called the Su-37. The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese license-built version of the Su-27.