[Traben]

Su-47 'Berkut'
- Forward Swept Wing Fighter -



- Su-47 Image A - Su-47 Image B -


Origin: (Real World)
Russia

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (S-37A)
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Ace Combat: Joint Assault

Operators:
"A World With No Boundaries"
Aurelian Air Force
Belkan Air Force
Estovakian Air Force
Federal Erusean Air Force (S-37A)
Golden Axe Plan Private Army
Independent States Allied Forces (S-37A)
Leasath Air Force
Martinez Security
Osean Air Defense Force
Republic of Emmeria Air Force
Ustian Air Force
Valahia

Ace Squadron Pilot(s):
Smirnova / FEAF (AC04)
Gault Squadron / BAF (ACZ)
Grabacr / BAF (ACZ)
Nachtigall / BAF (ACZ)
Dawn / LAF (ACX)
Kentavr / EAF (AC6)
Lily / GAPPA (ACJA)

Variants:
S-32
Su-43 Berkut (AC3)

Armament: (Special Weapons)
Gun / 1x 30mm GSh-301 Cannon
Standard Missiles / R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid')
BDSP / [unknown] (ACZ/ACX)
NPB / Mk-77 'Dumb Bomb' (ACX)
QAAM / R-73EM (AC04/AC6)
SAAM / R-27R1 (AC5/ACZ/ACX/AC6)
SFFS / [unknown] (ACZ/ACX)
UGB / [unknown] (AC6)
UGBL / FAB-1000 (AC04)

Ace Combat 5 Stats:
Speed: 83
Mobility: 91
Stability: 75
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 96
Air-to-Ground: 59

Ace Combat Zero Stats:
Speed: 83
Mobility: 91
Stability: 75
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 96
Air-to-Ground: 59

Ace Combat 6 Stats:
Speed: 70
Mobility: 92
Stability: 75
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 96
Air-to-Ground: 59

Background:
The Su-47 is of similar dimensions to previous large Sukhoi fighters, such as the Su-35. To reduce development costs, the Su-47 borrowed the forward fuselage, vertical tails, and landing gear of the Su-27 family. Nonetheless, the aircraft includes reduced radar signature features (including radar absorbent materials), an internal weapons bay, and space set aside for an advanced radar. Though similar in overall concept to the American X-29 research aircraft of the 1980s, the Su-47 is about twice the size and far closer to an actual combat aircraft than the US design. To solve the problem of wing-twisting, the Su-47 makes use of composite materials carefully tailored to resist twisting while still allowing the wing to bend for improved aerodynamic behavior. Due to its comparatively large wingspan, the Su-47 is to be equipped with folding wings, in order to fit inside Russian hangars. Like its immediate predecessor, the Su-37, the Su-47 is of tandem-triplane layout, with canards ahead of wings and tailplanes. Interestingly, the Su-47 has two tailbooms of unequal length outboard of the exhaust nozzles. The shorter boom, on the left-hand side, houses rear-facing radar, while the longer boom houses a brake parachute.

The Su-47 has extremely high agility at subsonic speeds, enabling the aircraft to alter its angle of attack and its flight path very quickly while retaining maneuverability in supersonic flight. The Su-47 has a maximum speed of Mach 2.34 at high altitudes and a greater than 9g capability. Maximum turn rates, and the upper and lower limits on airspeed for weapon launch, are important criteria in terms of combat superiority. The Su-47 aircraft has very high levels of maneuverability with maintained stability and controllability at extreme angles of attack. Maximum turn rates are important in close combat and also at medium and long range, when the mission may involve engaging consecutive targets in different sectors of the airspace. A high turn rate of the Su-47 allows the pilot to turn the fighter aircraft quickly towards the next target to initiate the weapon launch. The main problem with this, however, is that the Su-47 is at a high risk to spin out of control with little chance of recovery.

Specifications:
Crew: 1
Length: 22.6 m (74 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 15.16 m to 16.7 m (49 ft 9 in to 54 ft 9 in)
Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 61.87 m² (666 ft²)
Empty weight: 16,375 kg (36,100 lbs)
Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,162 lbs)
Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-37FU(planned) flying prototypes used 2 Aviadvigatel D-30F6 afterburning, thrust-vectoring (in PFU modification) turbofans with digital control
Dry thrust: 83.4 kN (18,700 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) each
Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (2,500 kmh, 1,552 mph)
Range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,050 ft)

SOURCE:
Ace Combat Series (In-Game Data)
GlobalSecurity.org - S-37 Berkut

ACCREDITATION:
Ribbon-Vermilion (MenAce) for the original AC6 image
Original Article By: tkgamer
Aritcle Updates By: Berserker

[Grastens 7]

Continued from the Su-33 article debate:

The designers at Sukhoi seemed to be looking at possible export, though PAK-FA has likely erased a lot of hope for the type. The FSW was a bit expensive for the performance benefits anyhow.

[JianDaoXiao]

oh, i love this image.

[Tazuren]

oh, i love this image.

Does it say 118 ISAF on the nose?

[JianDaoXiao]

Does it say 118 ISAF on the nose?

Yep

[Tazuren]

Yep

I wasn't to sure as the ISAF was faint.

[Green Giant]

Does it say 118 ISAF on the nose?

Ah... Yeah.... Just look real hard.

[Tazuren]

I was just confirming it.

[Grastens 7]

Grammar and spelling edited.

[Apollo]

I've been looking everywhere for a model of this, but so far I'm no joy. Any suggestions?

[Tazuren]

Main Image is dead.

[Traben]

Rrgh - we'll put in Image A as a placeholder.

[Tazuren]

Rrgh - we'll put in Image A as a placeholder.

Image C is the more up to date AC pic.

[Grastens 7]

I've been looking everywhere for a model of this, but so far I'm no joy. Any suggestions?

Some Internet hobby sites stock the Trumpeter kits in 1/72nd scale. I do not know if Dragon Models produces one, but as it produced the Su-35 and Su-37, it is possible.

[Phoenix378]

IF you can find it, try getting a Gaincorp Su-47 Berkut.


I only have a 1/144 scale model from Maisto;lol.

[Green Giant]

EDIT MADE...

The SU-47 wasn't in AC4, it was the S-37A.

[Traben]

Well, maybe there were some aesthetic differences between the two - S-37A was the prototype designation, was it not?