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SU-37 Flanker F Terminator

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The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Cy-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau that served as a technology demonstrator. It allowed for the need to enhance pilot control of the Su-27M (later renamed Su-35), which was a further development of the Su-27. The sole aircraft had originally been built as the eleventh Su-27M (T10M-11) by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association before having its thrust-vectoring nozzles installed. In addition, it was modified with 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 supermanoeuvrability 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.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Length 43.9ft (13.4m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 7,285lbs (3,304kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,875lbs (4,025kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.596
  • Wing Loading 25.5lbs/ft2 (124.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 348.1ft2 (32.3m2)
  • Drag Points 3709

Parts

  • Number of Parts 72
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 476