avimilclub.webs.com World Aviation - Music of Heaven No.1 - Su-27 & Su-35 Мировой авиации - Музыка Небо № 1 - Су-27 и Су-35 The Sukhoi Su-27 (Cyrillic: Сухой Су-27) (NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a one-seat Mach-2 class jet fighter originally manufactured by the Soviet Union, and designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth generation fighters, with long 3530 km range, heavy armament, sophisticated avionics and high agility. The Su-27 most often flies air superiority missions, but is able to perform almost all combat operations. Complementing the smaller MiG-29, the Su-27's closest US counterpart is the F-15 Eagle. There are several related developments of the Su-27 design. The Su-30 is a two-seat, dual-role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. The Su-33 Flanker-D is a navy fleet defense interceptor for use on aircraft carriers. Further versions include the side-by-side 2-seat Su-34 Fullback strike variant and the Su-35 Flanker-E improved air defense fighter. The Sukhoi Su-35 (formerly Su-27M; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is a Russian 4+ generation heavy class, long-range, multi-role fighter, that was developed from the original Su-27 fighter. Due to the similar features and components it contains the Su-35 is considered a close cousin of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, a modernized Su-30 variant for India. The Su-35 has been further developed into the Su-35BM. The <b>...</b>