| Su-37 "Super Flanker" Technical Data.Su-37 AlbumDESCRIPTION: Yet another derivative of the Su-27 family is the Su-37. The Su-37 design incorporates the canards and digital fly-by-wire control system of the Su-35 but also adds axisymmetric steerable nozzles to provide thrust vectoring capability. The resulting design achieves a level of super-maneuverabilty unmatched by any contemporary fighter. A test pilot reported that the controls are so effective that the aircraft can recover from spins and stalls at almost any altitude. Although the Russian Air Force has shown great interest in the remarkable abilities of the Su-37, it is somewhat doubtful that any will be acquired due to the nation's financial difficulties. The aircraft may see more success in the export market, which Sukhoi is actively pursuing.
| HISTORY: | First Flight | 2 April 1996 | Service Entry
| mid-2005s
| CREW: | 1 pilot
| ESTIMATED COST:
| unknown
| AIRFOIL SECTIONS: | Wing Root | unknown | Wing Tip
| unknown
| DIMENSIONS: | Length | 72.83 ft (22.22 m) | Wingspan | 48.17 ft (14.70 m) | Height | 21.08 ft (6.43 m) | Wing Area | 666 ft2 (62.0 m2) | Canard Area
| unknown
| WEIGHTS: | Empty | 40,785 lb (18,500 kg) | Typical Load | 56,590 lb (25,670 kg) | Max Takeoff | 74,955 lb (34,000 kg) | Fuel Capacity | 29,540 lb (13,400 kg) | Max Payload
| 17,640 lb (8,000 kg)
| PROPULSION: | Powerplant | two Saturn/ Lyul'ka AL-31FU afterburningturbofans | Thrust | unknown
| PERFORMANCE: | Max LevelSpeed | at altitude: 1,490 mph (2,400 km/h)at 32,780 ft (10,000 m), Mach 2.3 at sea level:unknown cruise speed: 870 mph (1,400 km/h) at 32,780 ft (10,000m) | Initial ClimbRate | 45,235 ft (13,800 m) / min | ServiceCeiling | 59,055 ft (18,000 m) | Range | typical: 1,730 nm (3,200km) ferry: 3,505 nm (6,500 km) | g-Limits | +9
| ARMAMENT: | Gun | one 30-mm GSh-301 cannon (149 rds) | Stations | twelve external hardpoints and two wingtiprails | Air-to-AirMissile | R-27/AA-10 Alamo, R-73/AA-11 Archer,R-77/AA-12 | Air-to-SurfaceMissile | unknown | Bomb | unknown | Other | rocket pods, ECM pods
| KNOWN VARIANTS: | Su-37 | Prototypes have been built, butthe aircraft has not entered production | | Two-seat model has been reportedbut designation unknown
| KNOWN COMBATRECORD:
| not in service
| KNOWN OPERATORS:
| not in service
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