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Su-37 'TERMINATOR'
- Super-Maneuverable Fighter -



Su-37 Image A


Origin: (Real World)
Russia


Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 2
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat: Joint Assault

Operators:
"A World With No Boundaries"
Aurelian Air Force
Belkan Air Force
Federal Erusean Air Force / Free Erusea Air Force
Independent State Allied Forces
Leasath Air Force
Martinez Security
Osean Air Defense Force
Sapin Air Force
Usean Rebel Air Force
Ustian Air Force
Valahia

Ace Squadron Pilot(s):
Rena Hirose / UPEO (AC3)
Yellow Squadron / FEAF (AC4)
Yellow / Grey Men (AC5)
Gelb Squadron / BAF (ACZ)
Reiher / BAF (ACZ)
Trombe / BAF (ACZ)
Sorrow / LAF (ACX)
Kiriakov / Valahia (ACJA)

Variants:
Su-37 Super Flanker (AC3)
Su-37-R (Rena's Super Flanker)


Armament: (Special Weapons)
Gun / 1x 30mm GSh-301 Cannon
Standard Missiles / R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') AAM
FAEB / FAB-1000 (ACZ/ACX)
LASM / Kh-31 (AC04)
NPB / FAB-500 (ACZ)
QAAM / R-73EM (AC4/AC5/ACX)
XLAA / R-33/37 BVR (ACZ)


Ace Combat 5 Stats:
Speed: 83
Mobility: 93
Stability: 76
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 96
Air-to-Ground: 59


Ace Combat Zero Stats:
Speed: 83
Mobility: 93
Stability: 76
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 96
Air-to-Ground: 59


Background:
The Su-37 is derived from the Su-35, which was initially designated Su-27M. The Su-27M development began in the early 1980s. A Su-27M prototype (T-10S-70) first flew in 1988. Changes from the Su-27 include canards, upgraded engines, new radar, and a digital fly by wire flight control system. Sukhoi changed the Su-27M's designation to Su-35 in 1993. Later Su-35 prototypes added a glass cockpit and modified tailfins. The Su-35 design was modified into the Su-37 by adding 2D thrust vectoring nozzles. The first Su-37 test aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1996 equipped with vectoring nozzles. The Su-37 appeared at the 1996 Farnborough airshow piloted by Sukhoi test pilot Yevgeny Frolov. A second Su-37 was similarly converted in 1998.

In the cockpit the aircraft is the first Russian fighter with the Hands On Throttle and Stick, or HOTAS, system and the first with side-stick. The weapon system shares much with the Su-30"MK", but it lacks the large display in the rear cockpit occupied by the weapons system officer. The cockpit features four multi-function displays (MFDs) instead of traditional dial-type analogue instruments and has an ejection seat inclined 30 degrees backwards to help counter the effects of high g-forces. The two-grip flying control configuration was designed to prevent the pilot from flailing around when the aircraft engaged in fast vectored-thrust manoeuvres. Both the fixed throttle and the side-stick controller provide secure points for the pilot to brace his hands.



Specifications:
Crew: One pilot
Length: 22.183 m (72 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
Height: 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,790 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,160 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-37FU turbofans, 145 kN (32,000 lbf) each
Maximum speed: Mach 2.5 (2,500 km/h at high altitude) (1,550 mph [8])
Range: 3,700 km (2,230 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft



SOURCES:
Ace Combat 04, 5, Zero (In Game Data)
wikipeadia.com
airfore-technology.com
fighterplanes.com


ACCREDITATION:
Article Edited By: Berserker

[Grastens 7]

Edited grammar and spelling.

The Su-37 is something of a legend.

[Skylman2014]

Specifications for the Su-37:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/wor...su-37-specs.htm

It looks like it is still under development by the Russian Air Force.

[Grastens 7]

I missed a couple of edits.

Given the Raptor's service, I think that the Su-37 would be under development for export. The fact that Russia still has PAK-FA going in an effort to build a 5th-generation fighter plane would make it unlikely that they would further development of the Terminator for their own front-line service.

[Skylman2014]

Hmm, I think that info may be outdated. IIRC, the Su-37 was just a technology demonstrator, not a production fighter.

I thought it was the Su-47 that was the tech demonstrator. I believe that from what I heard that the Su-37 is in pre-production.

[Skylman2014]

I think it is going into production, but as an export.

[Zaku]

The Su-37 project is dead, buried, and never coming back in any form. The Su-35BM is the last Flanker that will ever be made.

[Skylman2014]

The Su-37 project is dead, buried, and never coming back in any form. The Su-35BM is the last Flanker that will ever be made.

Well, I guess time will tell.

[Grastens 7]

The Su-37 project is dead, buried, and never coming back in any form. The Su-35BM is the last Flanker that will ever be made.

Sources, please! With a delivery like that, I almost doubt it.

However, it was said that the Su-35BM is the closest to a 5th-generation fighter out now, Raptor aside.

[Antare]

The spirit lives on in the Su-30MKK and other Su-30 variants which are IMHO much more scary than the Su-37 cause of all the western avionics involved. Plus Russia also has plans (or options) to modernize their current Su-27 airframes to either Su-35 or 37 configuration so I wouldn't say the this pane is dead.

[Zaku]

Sources, please! With a delivery like that, I almost doubt it.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/su37/

The plane doesn't even exist anymore.

[Scarface tfs]

Cancelled due to lack of funding.

Probably one of the most deadly fighters in the world and its cancelled due lack of funding.

[Ribbon-Blue]

Hm. I forgot to update this with that new info... but, yes. The Terminator was terminated by lack of funds. Kinda sad, really.

[Grastens 7]

Isn't the Su-35BM actually a 4.5 gen fighter?

That it is, but it is the only fighter which could theoretically put up a good fight against the Raptor. That said, it depends how other fighters fare.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/su37/

The plane doesn't even exist anymore.

Thank you. I believe you now.

As for cancelling the Su-37: I suppose updating/converting the airframes would have either put too much stress on a design which made its first flight in 1974(?), or it would have been too expensive to produce such a fighter, or both. That would be obvious; the newer Su-47 would have been a better choice (but it uses parts from the other Sukhoi planes). Still, it certainly looked good, and on some levels can outperform the Raptor. Stealth and superior weaponry win out in the end, however. I will miss it too.