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The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су -35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable air superiority fighters, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by Sukhoi. The type was originally developed by the ...
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Supercruise is sustained supersonic flight of a supersonic aircraft without using afterburner (also known as "reheat"). Many supersonic military aircraft are not capable of supercruise and can maintain Mach 1+ flight only in short bursts with afterburners. Aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird are designed to cruise at supersonic speed with ...
The Su-34 is powered by a pair of Saturn AL-31 FM1 turbofan engines, the same engines used on the Su-27SM, giving the aircraft a maximum speed of Mach 1.8+ when fully loaded. [61] Although slower than the standard Su-27, the Su-34 can still handle high G-loads and perform aerobatic maneuvers. [13]
Sukhoi Su-6. Sukhoi Su-7. Sukhoi Su-8. Sukhoi Su-9 (straight-wing fighter of 1946) Sukhoi Su-9 (delta-wing fighter of 1956) Sukhoi Su-10. Sukhoi Su-11 (straight-wing fighter of 1947) Sukhoi Su-11 (delta-wing fighter of 1958) Sukhoi Su-12.
Su-11: prototype twin-engine fighter developed from the Su-9, resembled the Me 262, 1946. Su-12: observation plane, 1947. Su-13: prototype twin-engine jet fighter developed from the Su-11, 1947. Su-15: fighter-interceptor, 1949. Su-17: fighter, 1949. Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21: a supersonic business jet design.
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The ASCC became the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council and no longer has responsibility for generating reporting names. NATO reporting name. Common name. Faceplate. Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2. Fagin. Chengdu J-20 [2] Fagot. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 [3]