SUKHOI SU-35 SUPERMANEUVERABLE MULTIROLE

FIGHTER

INTRODUCTION
The Sukhoi Su-35 is a designation for two separate, heavily upgraded derivatives of the
Su-27 'Flanker'.

They are single-seat, twin-engine supermaneuverable multirole fighters, designed by

Sukhoi and built by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO).

The first variant was designed during the 1980s, when Sukhoi was seeking to upgrade
its high-performance Su-27, and was initially known as the Su-27M.
Later re-designated Su-35, this derivative incorporated aerodynamic refinements to
increase manoeuvrability, enhanced avionics, longer range, and more powerful engines.
The first Su-35 prototype, converted from a Su-27, made its maiden flight in June 1988.
More than a dozen of these were built, some of which were used by the Russian Knights
aerobatic demonstration team.

COCKPIT
The cockpit has a central control column and is fitted with a
Zvesda K-36D-3.5E zero-zero ejection seat which allows the pilot
to eject at zero speed and at zero altitude.
The aircraft has a quadruplex, digital fly-by-wire control
developed by the Avionika Moscow Research and Production
Complex JSC (MNPK Avionika).
The cockpit is fitted with two 230mmx305mm high-resolution
MFI-35 liquid crystal displays with a multifunction control panel
and a IKSh-1M head up display with a wide.

SENSORS
The X-band multimode phased array Irbis-E radar is supplied by Tikhomirov ScientificResearch Institute of Instrument Design (NIIP), based in Zhukovsky. Irbis-E is a highperformance radar designed for the Su-35 aircraft.
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The 900mm passive phased array antenna is mounted on a hydraulic actuator for
mechanical steering.
The electronic steering provides azimuthal and elevation coverage of 60. With both
mechanical and electronic scanning the coverage is 120.

ENGINE
The aircraft is powered by two Sturn / UFA AL-31F 117S turbofan engines
with thrust-vectoring nozzle control, each supplying 86.3kN thrust or
142.2kN with afterburn.
The engines were developed jointly by Sukhoi, Saturn and UMPO.
The total fuel capacity is 14,350l. In order to increase the unrefuelled
range and endurance compared to earlier models the Su-35 incorporates
additional tailfin and fin-root tanks.
The fuel tanks are of aluminium lithium construction and are located in
the wings, fuselage and in the square-tip twin tailfins.
The unrefuelled range on internal fuel is 1,580km.

PERFORMANCE
The aircraft can fly at a maximum speed of 2,390km/h.
The normal and ferry ranges of the aircraft are
3,600km and 4,200km respectively.
The maximum altitude is 18,000m.
The Su-35 weighs around 18,400kg and the maximum
take-off weight is 34,500kg.

SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: 1
Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft)
Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft, with wingtip pods)
Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft)
Wing area: 62.0 m (667 ft)
Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,570 lb)
Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) at 50% internal fuel
Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)

REFERENCES
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/su-35/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Su-35_in_flight._(3826731912).jpg

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