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Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker D

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DESCRIPION:

The Sukhoi Su-33 NATO designation Flanker-D is an all weather embarked air defense fighter designed in the 1980s by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and manufactured by KnAAPO. It is an aircraft derived from the Su-27 "Flanker" and was initially known as the Su-27K. It was used in operations for the first time in 1995, aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. It officially entered service in August 1998 and it was at that time that it was renamed the Su-33. After the dissolution of the USSR and the consequent cuts in the Russian Navy, only around 24 copies of the Su-33 were manufactured. Attempts to export it to China and India failed, as it was a very expensive aircraft with a very specific function, defending an entire naval fleet with aerial combat against other attack aircraft, far from the defended places.

CONTROLS:

AG1: Deploy arresting hook
AG7: fold wings

FEATURES:

High maneuverability

Accurate and detailed design

Low piece count

HAVE FUN:)

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 46.3ft (14.1m)
  • Length 66.8ft (20.4m)
  • Height 19.1ft (5.8m)
  • Empty Weight 24,125lbs (10,942kg)
  • Loaded Weight 35,516lbs (16,109kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.898
  • Wing Loading 8.1lbs/ft2 (39.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,366.1ft2 (405.6m2)
  • Drag Points 13236

Parts

  • Number of Parts 261
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,193