[Traben]

Su-27 'Flanker'
- Air Superiority Fighter -



- Su-27 Image A -

Origin: (Real World)
Russia

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat (Air Combat)
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion

Operators:
Aurelian Air Force
Belkan Air Force
Leasath Air Force
Martinez Security
Osean Air Defense Force
Usean Rebel Force
Ustian Air Force
Special Tactical Fighter Squadron "Scarface"
Terrorist Air Force
Yuktobanian Air Force
Valahia

Ace Squadron Pilot(s):
"Yang" / (AC)
Postler Flight / BAF (ACZ)
GrauKater & GrauKatze (ACZ)
Lynx Flight / BAF (ACZ)
Acrux / LAF (ACX)
Ninox / AAF (ACX)
Kiriakov / MS/V (ACJA)

Variants:
Su-32 Strike Flanker
Su-33 Flanker-D
Su-35 Super Flanker
Su-37 'Terminator'

Armament: (Special Weapons)
Gun / 30mm GSh-30-1 Cannon
Standard Missiles / R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') AAM
SAAM / R-27 (AA-10) (AA-10 'Alamo') (AC5)
SFFS / [unknown] (ACZ/ACX)
UGBL / [unknown] (ACZ/ACX)
XMAA / R-77 (AA-12 'Adder') (ACZ/ACX)

Ace Combat 5 Stats:
Speed: 73
Mobility: 57
Stability: 55
Defense: 61
Air-to-Air: 74
Air-to-Ground: 38

Ace Combat Zero Stats:
Speed: 73
Mobility: 57
Stability: 55
Defense: 61
Air-to-Air: 74
Air-to-Ground: 38

Overview:
The Su-27s basic design is aerodynamically similar to the MiG-29, but it is substantially larger. It is a very large aircraft, and to minimize its weight its structure has a high percentage of titanium. No composite materials were used. The swept wing blends into the fuselage at the leading edge extensions and is essentially a delta, although the tips are cropped for wingtip missile rails or ECM pods. The Su-27 is not a true delta, however, because it retains conventional tailplanes, with two vertical tailfins outboard of the engines, supplemented by two fold-down ventral fins for additional lateral stability. The Su-27s Lyulka AL-31F turbofan engines are widely spaced, both for safety reasons and to ensure uninterrupted airflow through the intakes. The space between the engines also provides additional lift, reducing wing loading. Movable guide vanes in the intakes allow Mach 2+ speeds, and help to maintain engine airflow at high alpha. A mesh screen over each intake prevents debris from being drawn into the engines during take-off. The Su-27 had the Soviet Unions first operational fly-by-wire control system, developed based on Sukhoi OKBs experience in the Sukhoi T-4 bomber project. Combined with relatively low wing loading and powerful basic flight controls, it makes for an exceptionally agile aircraft, controllable even at very low speeds and high angles of attack. In airshows the aircraft has demonstrated its maneuverability with a Cobra (Pugachev's Cobra) or dynamic deceleration briefly sustained level flight at a 120° angle of attack.

Thrust vectoring has also been tested (and is incorporated on later Su-30MKI and Su-37 models), allowing the fighter to perform hard turns with almost no radius, incorporate vertical somersaults into level motion and limited nose-up hovering. The naval version of the Flanker, the Su-27K (or Su-33), incorporates canards for additional lift, reducing take-off distances (important because the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov has no catapults). These canards have also been incorporated in some Su-30s, the Su-35, and the Su-37. In addition to its considerable agility, the Su-27 uses its substantial internal volume for a large internal fuel capacity. In an overload configuration for maximum range, it can carry 9,400 kg (20,700 lb) of internal fuel, although its maneuverability with that load is limited, and normal load is 5,270 kg (11,620 lb). The Su-27 is armed with a single Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon in the starboard wingroot, and has up to 10 hardpoints for missiles and other weapons.


Specifications:
Function: fighter
In Service date: 1982
Crew: One
Length: 21.9 m (72 ft)
Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Leading edge sweep: 42°)
Height: 5.93 m (19 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²)
Empty weight: 16,380 kg (36,100 lb)
Loaded weight: 23,000 kg (50,690 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 33,000 kg (62,400 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Saturn/Lyulka AL-31F turbofans, 122.8 kN (27,600 lbf) each
Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h, 1,550 mph) at altitude
Range: 3,530 km (2,070 mi) at altitude; (1,340 km / 800 mi at sea level)
Service ceiling: 18,500 m (60,700 ft)


SOURCE:
The Ace Combat Series (In Game Data)
Fighter-planes.com
airforce-technology.com
wikipedia.com

ACCREDITATION:
Original Article By: tkgamer
Article Edited by : Berserker

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

You forgot that it's in AC4.

[Grastens 7]

Grammar and spelling edited.

I should note that the Su-27 used turbofans, but the prototype T-10 used turbojets. Those were unsuccessful, creating intolerable stresses on the airframe. The turbofan engines proved successful and were used on the first production Su-27 and on every production model since.

[Skylman2014]

Specifications for the Su-27:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/wor...su-27-specs.htm

[Antare]

Su-27 from Air Combat performing the cobra maneuver, this was way back in '95 before the yellow squadron thought of performing slick moves.
Posted this way back in the old ES and thought new guys would like to see it.

BTW the model in Air Combat is listed as an Su-27 when it has canards, they should have listed it as an Su-33 or -35 instead.

[Phoenix378]

Ah, Ive seen this type of event before. The same thing happened in Ace Combat 2; also. Except those those were Su-37s.I wonder why Namco removed this ability of the Flanker family later on after Ace Combat 4.

[JianDaoXiao]

Antare, in somewhere i'd read the AC1 is Su-27M, so should be included here...

[Phoenix378]

On the contrary, an Su-27M is actually a Super Flanker. It is derived from the Su-27 and made into the Su-35 series, and Su-37.

[AceofAces]

Btw, the Su-27 in AC1 wasn't actually an Su-27. Like the YF-22, it was a wrongly named Su-35/7. You can tell by the canards on the craft, as the -27 doesn't have any canards.

[Green Giant]

Updated the article format.

Please do make any changes.

EDIT: I also added GrauKatze and GrauKater to the Ace Squadron Pilots.

[The Meta]

article updated, re-did the orgin, added new back ground infomation and added a specifications list.

[Broth3r]

Terrorist Air Force and Special Tactical Fighter Squadron "Scarface" (from Air Combat) missing, along with STFS's ace Yang. Also, Usean Rebel Force should be Usean Rebel Air Force.

[kuroi tsubasa]

added in Broth3r's info

added in relevant info from ACJA

[viperzerof-2]

it has a small cameo on the view screen in ace combat 2's intro

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

My ACZ screenshot.

[Shirai_Kuroko]

Antare, on 09 December 2008 - 05:14 PM, said:

Su-27 from Air Combat performing the cobra maneuver, this was way back in '95 before the yellow squadron thought of performing slick moves.
Posted this way back in the old ES and thought new guys would like to see it.

BTW the model in Air Combat is listed as an Su-27 when it has canards, they should have listed it as an Su-33 or -35 instead.

And frankly, HAWX2 was apparently goes back to 15 years ago, as they also stupidly modeled a standard enemy Su-27 with canards. Guess Ubisoft was too stupid with their games.

RoddH, on 17 April 2011 - 01:18 AM, said:

My ACZ screenshot.

Thanks for the Screenshot! I thought it was a MiG-29 before.

EDIT: I love how come did all the hardpoints were lacking of R-77s on it

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Antare, on 09 December 2008 - 05:14 PM, said:

<img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b163/antare/acone6.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Su-27 from Air Combat performing the cobra maneuver, this was way back in '95 before the yellow squadron thought of performing slick moves.
Posted this way back in the old ES and thought new guys would like to see it.

BTW the model in Air Combat is listed as an Su-27 when it has canards, they should have listed it as an Su-33 or -35 instead.

Isn't this a Su-30MKM/MKI,MKK lol?

[Mr. P]

This Air Combat Sukhoi could be a Su-27M, predecessor of Su-35.

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Su-27M? It looks more like a Su-35UB.