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Fightersexperimental thrust-vectoring version of the Su-35 fighter aircraft

Sukhoi Su-37

Sukhoi Su-37

The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Сухой Су-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator. It met the need to enhance pilot control of the Su-27M (later renamed Su-35), a further development of the Su-27. The sole example built was originally the eleventh Su-27M (T10M-11) built by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association before having thrust-vectoring nozzles installed. It also had updated flight- and weapons-control systems. The aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1996. Throughout the flight-test program, the Su-37 demonstrated its supermaneuverability at air shows, performing manoeuvres such as a 360-degree somersault. The aircraft crashed in December 2002 due to structural failure. The Su-37 did not enter production, despite a report in 1998 which claimed that Sukhoi had built a second Su-37 using the twelfth Su-27M airframe, T10M-11 remained the sole prototype. Sukhoi had instead applied the aircraft's systems to the design bureau's other fighter designs.

Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Category
Fighters
First flight
1996-04-02
Length
21.935 m
Wingspan
14.698 m

Specifications

Max speed
1,350 kt
Range
1,800 nm
Service ceiling
61,700 ft
Rate of climb
45,000 ft/min
Max takeoff weight
74,957 lb
Empty weight
40,786 lb
Powerplant
2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines
Engines
2
Seats
1
Length
72 ft
Wingspan
48.3 ft
Height
19.5 ft
Number built
1

Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.