Sukhoi Su-27

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Soviet military aircraft air superiority fighter aircraft twin-engine jet fighter

The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.

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Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military aircraft → air superiority fighter aircraft → twin-engine jet fighter →
airframeMaterial	aluminium alloy →
airIntakeType	side-mounted →
armament	Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon →
avionics	pulse-Doppler radar →
canBeEquippedWith	aerial refueling probe (on some variants) →
canCarry	air-to-air missiles → bombs → unguided rockets →
combatRadiusKm	1300 →
combatUse	Eritrean–Ethiopian War →
configuration	twin-engine → twin-tail →
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
crew	1 →
designBegan	early 1970s →
designedBy	Mikhail Simonov NERFINISHED →
designedToCounter	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle →
emptyWeightKg	16380 →
engineModel	Saturn AL-31F →
engineType	turbofan →
enteredServiceWith	Soviet Air Forces →
exportVariant	Sukhoi Su-27SK → Sukhoi Su-27UBK →
ferryRangeKm	3900 →
firstFlightDate	1977-05-20 →
fuelSystem	internal fuel tanks →
generation	fourth-generation jet fighter →
gLimit	+9 →
hardpoints	10 →
hasVariant	Sukhoi Su-27UB → Sukhoi Su-30 → Sukhoi Su-33 → Sukhoi Su-34 → Sukhoi Su-35 →
heightM	5.9 →
introductionDate	1985 →
landingGear	tricycle retractable →
lengthM	21.9 →
manufacturer	Sukhoi Design Bureau →
maximumSpeedKmPerH	2500 →
maximumSpeedMach	2.35 →
maxTakeoffWeightKg	30000 →
NATOReportingName	Flanker →
notableFeature	high agility → high angle-of-attack maneuverability → long range →
numberOfEngines	2 →
primaryMission	air superiority →
productionStatus	in service →
role	air superiority fighter → interceptor →
secondaryMission	ground attack (limited) →
serviceCeilingM	19000 →
successorStateOperator	Russian Air Force →
tailConfiguration	twin vertical stabilizers →
usedBy	Angola → Belarus → China → Eritrea → Ethiopia → Russia → Ukraine → Vietnam →
wingspanM	14.7 →
wingType	swept wing →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sukhoi Su-27 ("Sukhoi Su-27SK") → Sukhoi Su-27 ("Sukhoi Su-27UBK") →	exportVariant
Sukhoi Su-27 ("Sukhoi Su-35") → Sukhoi Su-27 ("Sukhoi Su-27UB") →	hasVariant
Soviet Air Forces →	notableAircraft
VVS ("Su-27") →	operatedAircraftModel
Chinese Air Force ("Shenyang J-11") →	primaryFighterModel
Ukrainian Air Force ("Su-27") →	usesAircraftModel