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The Sukhoi Su-37
NATO reporting name: Flanker-F
Russian Codename: Terminator \m/
The Su-37 was a one-off air superiority fighter. The single example built was used as a technology demonstrator by Russia to show off their advancements in aerial supermobility and agility.
In late 1983 the Soviet government commissioned the Sukhoi Design Bureau to start development of a Su-27 upgrade known now as the Su-27M. As part of this development, Sukhoi also began extensive research on thrust vectoring.
By 1988 the Su-27Ms had began test flights. The results yielded that ineffective flight control surfaces on the aircraft made it difficult for pilots to keep it under control at high angles of attack.
The newly developed axisymmetrical vectoring nozzles were fitted onto an old Su-27 test bed, along with AL-37FU engines. Additionally, what was then state-of-the-art digital fly-by-wire avionics were installed that directly linked to the thrust vectoring. And so, the Su-30 was created.
It was only a one-off project and was used by Russia at various airshows in the 90's to show off its abilities. In 2002 it crashed after the near 15 something year old thrust canards and thrust nozzles failed from years of testing and use. That was prettt much the end of the Su-30. Russia continued on with fighter jet advancements as did the rest of the world.
NATO reporting name: Flanker-F
Russian Codename: Terminator \m/
The Su-37 was a one-off air superiority fighter. The single example built was used as a technology demonstrator by Russia to show off their advancements in aerial supermobility and agility.
In late 1983 the Soviet government commissioned the Sukhoi Design Bureau to start development of a Su-27 upgrade known now as the Su-27M. As part of this development, Sukhoi also began extensive research on thrust vectoring.
By 1988 the Su-27Ms had began test flights. The results yielded that ineffective flight control surfaces on the aircraft made it difficult for pilots to keep it under control at high angles of attack.
The newly developed axisymmetrical vectoring nozzles were fitted onto an old Su-27 test bed, along with AL-37FU engines. Additionally, what was then state-of-the-art digital fly-by-wire avionics were installed that directly linked to the thrust vectoring. And so, the Su-30 was created.
It was only a one-off project and was used by Russia at various airshows in the 90's to show off its abilities. In 2002 it crashed after the near 15 something year old thrust canards and thrust nozzles failed from years of testing and use. That was prettt much the end of the Su-30. Russia continued on with fighter jet advancements as did the rest of the world.
