Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 News thread, pictures and discussion

Deino said:
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This is the real link ( former was from the FB ) :

БЛОГЕР КИРИЛЛ ФЕДОРОВ ОПУБЛИКОВАЛ ГЕРОИЗМ ПИЛОТА СУ-35​


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Блогер Кирилл Федоров опубликовал героизм пилота Су-35

Пилот ВКС России совершил подвиг, экстренно посадив Су-35, как сообщил Кирилл Федоров в своем Telegram-канале. По его словам, пилот спас три миллиарда, рискуя своей жизнью.
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From his TG-channel :

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Кирилл Фёдоров / Война История Оружие

‼️СПАС 3 МИЛЛИАРДА РИСКУЯ СВОЕЙ ЖИЗНЬЮ или подвиг лётчика Су-35 ВКС России‼️ Эксклюзивные кадры, впервые в сети. После выполнения боевого задания лётчик заходил на посадку, но ни штатный, ни аварийный, ни "выходящий за рамки РЛЭ" способ выпуска шасси - не сработал. Далее, по всем правилам...
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lancer21 said:
Naked Su-35, possibly for export.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2012929731100921995
View: https://x.com/GeorgeN28581/status/2012929731100921995

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There is possibility that this aircraft with the ser.No 1415 was produced during 2012/13 ? So that was maybe test flight after the main overhaul process.

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ComradeVortex said:
As far as I know those aren’t full on protected shelters but reinforced makeshift ones, am I correct?

Anyway, about time, they should’ve made them long time ago.
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Of course, it is not the real HAS but can we say, light 'weather' shelter.
 
Well, it seems the ones you refer to have 5 digit serials like 01413 and 01514. Don't know what to make of that, the one above is 1415 so 4 digits, and looking at the tail sting dispensers they seem to be the downward firing type which is a relatively recent change.
 
lancer21 said:
Well, it seems the ones you refer to have 5 digit serials like 01413 and 01514. Don't know what to make of that, the one above is 1415 so 4 digits, and looking at the tail sting dispensers they seem to be the downward firing type which is a relatively recent change.
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Yes, it seems that VKS Su-35S have that '0' as the first digit in the ser No.

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EmoBirb said:
Su-35S was Flanker-M though, no?
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No.
T-10 - first Su-27.
T-10S - Su-27S/P as we know it.
T-10M (Su-27M, Su-35) - upgrade of a Su-27S in late 80es-early/mid 90es. Canards, slightly changed vstab, new avionics, new N011 radar (slotted variant), somewhat more powerful engines, MFDs. Several prototypes were made, one of which will become widely know Su-37 bort 711.
T-10BM (Su-27BM, new Su-35) "Bolshaya modernisatsiya" - big upgrade. New airframe (despite similar looks to Su-27S) with no canards, new avionics, new N035 radar, 117S engines, big MFDs. Initially an export model
Su-35S - T-10BM for Russian AF. Had several updates/blocks which are mostly internal.
 
Anduriel said:
No.
T-10 - first Su-27.
T-10S - Su-27S/P as we know it.
T-10M (Su-27M, Su-35) - upgrade of a Su-27S in late 80es-early/mid 90es. Canards, slightly changed vstab, new avionics, new N011 radar (slotted variant), somewhat more powerful engines, MFDs. Several prototypes were made, one of which will become widely know Su-37 bort 711.
T-10BM (Su-27BM, new Su-35) "Bolshaya modernisatsiya" - big upgrade. New airframe (despite similar looks to Su-27S) with no canards, new avionics, new N035 radar, 117S engines, big MFDs. Initially an export model
Su-35S - T-10BM for Russian AF. Had several updates/blocks which are mostly internal.
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He was talking about the NATO reporting name FLANKER... Flanker-M should be right, Flanker-E was for the Su-27M.
 
EmoBirb said:
Su-35S was Flanker-M though, no?
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That wouldn't be if we look at the history of the Flanker Codenames, it,s always in sequence from Flanker A to Flanker H. Su-35S remains Flanker E because it is still in the same sub-series as the Su-35.
 

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Says Flanker-M, so it most likely is Flanker-M for Su-35S. Flanker-E was the first Su-35/T-10M. And quite frankly it also makes sense chronologically (E in the 1980s to M in mid 2000s), given how many Flanker variants came into being in the meantime.
 
In the wingslat ,marked with the red square is the basic version of the RWR, SPO-32 Pastel/Izdeliye L150-30E.

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Same panel in the dark grey color on the wingslat of the IAF Su-30K.


Serial Su-30 produced during the first half of the 1990's with the SPO-32 receive antenna in the wingslat together with the USAF F-15C in the Savasleyka AB ,1996.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/qa7b3t/russian_su27_and_american_f15_together_after_the
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/comments/qa7b3t/russian_su27_and_american_f15_together_after_the/#lightbox



SPO-32 Pastel control panel in the Su-33 cockpit .


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A remarkable feat of engineering from the side of ukrainian industry, considering the fact that the only source of new spare parts is now in enemy control.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2014887032259006568
View: https://x.com/_wild_billkelso/status/2014887032259006568


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Zombie Sukhoi! Ukrainian Engineers Restored A 40-Year-Old Su-27 That Hadn't Flown in 26 Years.

Every restored Su-27 delays the type's extinction in Ukraine.
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"Manufactured in 1986, Bort 14 is one of the oldest of the 74 Su-27s Ukraine inherited when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Depleted by crashes and wear and tear, the Ukrainian Su-27 fleet—divided between the 39th and 831st Tactical Aviation Brigades—was down to no more than 24 jets when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014."

"Bort 14 was last seen in the air around 2000, meaning she was likely among the first Su-27s to leave active service as the cash-strapped Ukrainian air force contracted through the early 2000s. There was every reason to believe Bort 14 would never fly again.
But there she is in that recent photo, back in action after a quarter century sitting idle and accumulating rust."
 
Life of Tyo said:
Su-30K Ethiopia actually same like avionics Su-30K Angol , both was Upgrade from Belarusia company (Aircraft Repairing Plant No. 558) and the RWR was intergrade with MFD MFI-55
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Are these Su-30K actually designated "K"? The upgrade is essentially the scope of the Su-30KN, equivalent to the Su-27UBM, originally designed by IAPO. A planned contract for 30 or aircraft was cancelled in 2001, IIRC and preference was given to KnAAPO's Su-27SM utilising the Su-30MKK technologies.
 
Ethiopia has announced plans for a significant expansion of its air force, and recent acquisitions point to that, including Yak-130s and Orion-E UAVs.
Flankers look great under the African sun, and it seems Su-35s will be added to them as well.
Personally, I see the developing Ethiopia as a potential customer for the Su-75 in the future, especially if the UAE continues to help as they are doing now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2015430024317313033
View: https://x.com/AfriMEOSINT/status/2015430024317313033
 
Scorpion82 said:
Are these Su-30K actually designated "K"? The upgrade is essentially the scope of the Su-30KN, equivalent to the Su-27UBM, originally designed by IAPO. A planned contract for 30 or aircraft was cancelled in 2001, IIRC and preference was given to KnAAPO's Su-27SM utilising the Su-30MKK technologies.
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558 ARZ in the Baranovichi -Belarus overhauled and upgraded 12 of ex- IAF Su-30K/MK to the KN level.

Source: https://defensemirror.com/news/23710/Former_IAF_Sukhoi_Su_30_Aircraft_Delivered_to_Angola
 
I find it rather interesting how successful the Flanker family is on the export market. Given that other heavy fighters of a similar era like the F-14 and F/E/A-18E/F/G struggled to find customers, while the closest analog, the F-15, managed to carve out a niche on the market among the most wealthy and valuable American allies it still falls short of the success of the Flanker family. Which, despite being heavy fighters, also completely dominated the MiG-29/35 on the export market too.
 
Well, it was/is the only heavy long range fighter available outthere apart from the F-15, at a fraction of the price of even western medium/light fighters. If it wasn't for petty geopolitics there would have been even more exports since most non-western aligned countries wealthy enough to afford it salivate after the big Sukhoi with Egypt, Indonesia being recent examples.
 
New analysis of satellite images confirm heavy damage at a factory critical to Russia’s Su-34, Su-35, and Su-57 production, because of a salvo of four Flamingo missiles.
www.eurasiantimes.com

Ukraine's "Tomahawk Missiles" Smash Russian Su-57 Production Hub: Kyiv Claims 100% Hit Rate With Flamingos

After it failed to acquire American Tomahawk cruise missiles, Ukraine touted its own domestically developed Flamingo FP-5 as a long-range strike platform with comparable capabilities. At least on paper, the two missiles had more than passing similarities. Tomahawk had a claimed range of 1600...
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Combined with the fire that broke out beginning of January at the Moscow factory producing Engines for Sukhoi Fighter Jets this could lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of new Sukhoi fighters that will be delivered in the next months.
 
lancer21 said:
Well, it was/is the only heavy long range fighter available outthere apart from the F-15, at a fraction of the price of even western medium/light fighters. If it wasn't for petty geopolitics there would have been even more exports since most non-western aligned countries wealthy enough to afford it salivate after the big Sukhoi with Egypt, Indonesia being recent examples.
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Mexico almost bought some Su-27s back in 2012.
 
Squirrel said:
There is one (my opinion) ,pretty interesting, objective article from the last year about the Su-35S.

Title is :

Su-35S Flanker-E: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s Best Fighter Jet​


Author is : Harry J. Kazianis

Link : https://armijai.lt/su-35s-flanker-e-the-ultimate-guide-to-russias-best-fighter-jet/
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eh, they get some things wrong, like the empty weight (should be 19 tons, it is not lighter than original flanker) and max aam load (for multiple planes). They also fail to mention r-77m which I think is a pretty big thing for su-35s now
 
kizvy said:
eh, they get some things wrong, like the empty weight (should be 19 tons, it is not lighter than original flanker) and max aam load (for multiple planes). They also fail to mention r-77m which I think is a pretty big thing for su-35s now
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Yes ,some technical data are wrong but in general ,article is good,especially in the analysis domain ( for a wide audience). Btw ,empty weight of the Su-35S on the tarmac cannot be 19 tons. We already discussed some details about that.
 

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