Su-27LL Flanker Flying Testbed © Konstantinos Panitsidis

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Is used for flight tests and refining of the modified engines developed by MMPP "Salut"

Application:

- flight test of the engines, power plants and their systems within the whole flight envelope of the Su-27
- determination of the aircraft flight performance

Main features:

- flying testbed is fitted out the AL-31F M1 vectoring-thrust engines

- flying testbed carries the onboard measuring system capable of realtime data acquisition

 


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DESIGNER
OKB Sukhoi
COUNTRY
Russia
TYPE
Flying Testbed
CREW
1
POWER-PLANT
Two bypass engine, ΝPO Saturn
Thrust, kgf
-
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
21,935
Height, m
5,932
Wing span, m
14,70
Wing area, m2
62,037
WEIGHT
 
Empty aircraft, kg
16.300
Normal take-off, kg
22.500
Maximum take-off, kg
33.000
Internal fuel, kg
5.270/9.400
PERFORMANCE
 
Maximum speed, km/h
2.500
Max speed in low height, km/h
1.380
Service ceiling, m
18.500
Range, km
-
Maximum overload, g
9
ARMAMENT -

 


PHOTOS Su-27LL Flanker