[Traben]

S-32
- Prototype Fighter -



Origin: (Real World)
Russia

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Operators:
Aurelian Air Force
Belkan Air Force
Free Erusea Air Force
Leasath Air Force
Osean Air Defense Force

Ace Squadrons / Pilots:
Grabacr Squadron / BAF (AC5)
Ofnir Squadron / BAF (AC5)
Alect Squadron / LAF (ACX)
Eliza / LAF (ACX)

Variants:
Su-43 Berkut (AC3)
S-37A / Su-47 Berkut

Armament:
Gun / 1 x 30mm GSh-30-1 Cannon
Standard Missiles / R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid')
QAAM / R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') (AC5/ACX)
ECMP / Sorbtsiya (ACX)
LAGM / AGM-88 HARM (ACX)

Ace Combat 5 Stats:
Speed: 73
Mobility: 98
Stability: 64
Defense: 67
Air-to-Air: 97
Air-to-Ground: 60

Overview:
The S-32, put simply, is in truth another designation for the S-37/Su-47 Berkut while it was still in conceptual stages. Because the aircraft featured in Ace Combat 5/X is the only incarnation of the aircraft as a virtually crafted full-fledged fighter aircraft, there is little to be said for what its performance would have been in this planform design. It was only incarnated as a model of a 5th-generation fighter proposal by Sukhoi, and was never built in such an airframe. It is interesting to note that the S-32 planform would have incorporated outward-canted intakes, perhaps for a stealth advantage. Also notice how the S-32 features what appear to be wingtip-mounted ECM pods, similar to those featured on the Su-37 Terminator, another Sukhoi advanced fighter project.

Sources:
The Ace Combat Series (In game data)
Russian Aviation Page

Accreditation:
Original Article By: "Millie"

[JianDaoXiao]

S-32 Golden Eagle, Grabacr paint scheme


S-32 model

[Traben]

Wow! That ought to be on the front page with the article. That's some excellent work.

[Grastens 7]

Grammar and spelling checked; largely good, though.

[JakeHarlow]

So, I guess this thing's a Berkut, just at a different conceptual stage....

[Grastens 7]

Yes. It would be interesting to see how it really would have performed, given that the S-32 apparently never left the drawing board in that form. The erratic stall characteristics would be curious to investigate.

[JakeHarlow]

Yes, it would. There's a class here at my college (University of Florida) that focuses on the builds and performances of various aircraft. I don't know the actual course designation, but it seems really interesting. I think I might take it next semester for a physics credit...I'll remember to mention this aircraft design to the professor and ask him what he thinks it might do in various flight situations.

[Silber 6]

If only Auburn university would have something like that, oh well..[/off-topic]

I thought it flew the same way as the regular Berkut.

[JakeHarlow]

Well, it has a different airframe, so it wouldn't fly exactly the same. I wonder what those pod-like structures are on the wing edges...I'll check Sukhoi's website to see if there's anything about that.

[JakeHarlow]

I couldn't find anything about this bird on the Sukhoi site...Maybe that's because they just consider it a specific design stage in the Su-47's construction, not a different plane. What an obscure aircraft to put in the game...I wonder why Namco included this one...Maybe to have more than one plane in the Su-47 family?

[Ribbon-Blue]

Wasn't the S-32 the prototype for the Su-47? I heard that from somewhere...

[Tazuren]

Wasn't the S-32 the prototype for the Su-47? I heard that from somewhere...

No. Taken from Wiki:

The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Russian: Су-47 Беркут - Golden Eagle), also designated S-32 and S-37 during initial development, is an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation.

[Grastens 7]

And, it was a rendering, first and foremost.

The ECM pods could be a factor, or the size; perhaps that was the reason it was never built in such a configuration. I know the Su-37 had them, but the forward-swept wing, drawing in airflow from the outer leading edges of the wing, could be affected by the pods enough to create a more dramatic stall effect. They may reduce the airflow over the wing surfaces to that level due to their shape.

Either way, it was a nice styling feature.

[JakeHarlow]

Indeed. It sure is a pretty plane. I guess this S-32 was never actually built, though.

[Traben]

I'd like to get my hands on that... the real question is, why would a prototype exceed the qualities of the production model, aside from cost?

[Tazuren]

Indeed. It sure is a pretty plane. I guess this S-32 was never actually built, though.

The S-32 is also the developmental name for the Su-47!

[JakeHarlow]

Right. It was the production name at a certain stage of the Su-47's development. And about it having superior specs...I have no idea as to why that is...