The Su-27 is a twin-engine, supermaneuverable air-superiority fighter designed by the Soviet Sukhoi bureau with aerodynamic work by TsAGI, entering Soviet air force service in June 1985 and formal service in August 1990. Its semi-delta wing with leading-edge extensions and the Soviet Union's first operational fly-by-wire flight control system let it perform extreme maneuvers such as the Cobra, in which the aircraft briefly pitches to a 120-degree angle of attack, and it carries a 30mm cannon plus up to ten hardpoints for missiles guided by its Phazotron N001 radar. The aircraft was developed specifically to counter large fourth-generation American fighters such as the F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, and roughly 680 were built between 1982 and 2010, spawning a family of derivatives including the Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 and a Chinese licensed variant, the Shenyang J-11. Su-27s and its descendants have flown in recent conflicts including the Russian intervention in Syria from 2015 and the war in Ukraine since 2022.
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Service Status Weapon ClassAir superiority fighter aircraft 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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How fast and how far could the Su-27 fly?
More than twice the speed of sound with a range of over 3000 kilometres.
It can fly at more than twice the speed of sound, has a service ceiling higher than 18,000 metres, and has a flight range of more than 3,000 kilometres.
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WikipediaLead section, Sukhoi Su-27 Wikipedia article
is a Soviet twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.
History section, Sukhoi Su-27 Wikipedia article, Soviet Air Forces service entry
The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985.
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Its semi-delta wing with leading-edge extensions and the Soviet Union's first operational fly-by-wire flight control system let it perform extreme maneuvers such as the Cobra, in which the aircraft briefly pitches to a 120-degree angle of attack, and it carries a 30mm cannon plus up to ten hardpoints for missiles guided by its Phazotron N001 radar
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The Su-27 is armed with a single 30 mm (1.18 in) Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 cannon in the starboard wingroot, and has up to 10 hardpoints for missiles and other weapons.
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Wikipedia article text
A squadron of Su-27SM3s was deployed to Syria in November 2015 as part of the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.
Operated By: Russian Navy, Operators
Russian Navy - 53 Su-27s in use as of January 2014
Operated By: People's Liberation Army Air Force, Operators
People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) - 78 Su-27 delivered between 1990 and 2010. 32 Su-27UBK are in service as of 2022.
In Group: Fighter and Multirole Aircraft, Lead sentence
The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.
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