Murph Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070306/61627961.html 3rd serial Su-34 fighter-bomber to take to the skies in November 13:57 | 06/ 03/ 2007 NOVOSIBIRSK (Siberia), March 6 (RIA Novosti) - The third serial-production Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber will make its maiden flight in November 2007, the manufacturer said Tuesday. Designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the Su-34s will replace the Su-24 Fencer frontline bombers. Experts said the new bomber has the potential to become the best plane in its class for years to come. "We are working on three Su-34 aircraft at present and one of them is almost ready for delivery," said Fyodor Zhdanov, general director of the Chkalov Aircraft Production Association in Novosibirsk, in West Siberia. "The third serial aircraft is expected to take to the skies in November this year," the official said. Russia's Air Force received its first two Su-34 fighter-bombers last December. The $36 million Su-34 fighter-bomber is a two-seat strike aircraft equipped with twin AL-31MF afterburning turbojet engines. It is designed to deliver high-precision strikes on heavily defended targets in any weather conditions, day or night, and fields weaponry that includes a 30mm GSh-301 cannon, up to 12 Alamo or Archer AAMs, ASMs, and bombs Air Force Commander Vladimir Mikhailov said Tuesday that Russia will need about 200 Su-34s, to be on active duty in the next 30-40 years along with modernized Su-24s, which are expected to be gradually replaced over the next 20 years. Mikhailov said the Air Force is planning to buy six Su-34s in 2007 and continue purchasing 10 new aircraft every year starting in 2008. Speaking about the future projects, Zhdanov said that the Chkalov plant will also participate in the manufacture of Russia's fifth-generation multi-role fighter designed by the Sukhoi Bureau. "The final assembly of the aircraft will be made in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, but we will be responsible for assembling the cockpit [for the new planes]," the official said. Russia has been working on the design of a new advanced fighter, which is supposed to replace the existing fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker aircraft, for the last three years, and its first test flights are expected to start in 2009. Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Interesting. If beauty mattered anything in combat, the Fullback would be invincible. Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 No match for the Strike Eagle!!! At least we have an air-to-air kill with ours and alot of dead terrorist!! Okay, you're maybe joking, but haven't we learned anything from the previous Su threads. No comparisons needed here. :lol: Strike Eagle is the Eagle with most balls, that's true. Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hmm... it may be time to move my Italeri kit to the top of the assembly line... Cheers, Andre Link to post Share on other sites
Flex Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 No match for the Strike Eagle!!! At least we have an air-to-air kill with ours and alot of dead terrorist!! Not quite the comparison you'd want to continue. The equivalent of F-15E is Su-30MKx, not Su-34. Fullback is a different league with the range figures approaching strategic bomber Tu-22M. Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 F-15CrewChief Posted Today, 09:20 AM No match for the Strike Eagle!!! At least we have an air-to-air kill with ours and alot of dead terrorist!! Here we go again... and don`t ask me why but some how this topic it`s going to the tweet ring some how Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Is the Su-34 another variation on the basic Su-27 airframe? Anyone got a pic? Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Is the Su-34 another variation on the basic Su-27 airframe? Anyone got a pic? You'll notice the two seat cockpit, with the side by side seating, reminiscient of other aircraft. Regards, Murph Edited March 7, 2007 by Murph Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Here you have some pics: Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Certainly is unique, while still showing its obvious lineage to the Su-27. They sure are getting the maximum mileage out of that basic design, aren't they? I'd worry about losing the tip of that tail boom on landing and takeoff rotation, though...I wonder if it's a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
EF Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hey mate any more pics of that Su-27UBM? I mean the white radome two seater on the right side of the first pic. Link to post Share on other sites
4scourge7 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 It`s just an amazing looking beast!!! Quite apart from its` obvious capabilities, It just growls menace. The Russians haven`t built anything this aggressive looking since the Firefox Cheers, Ian Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 these are the only two that I could find: Saludos!! Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You'll notice the two seat cockpit, with the side by side seating, reminiscient of other aircraft. Regards, Murph Yes I never noticed it before (although I really do not pay attention to Russian aircraft), but that canopy and side-by-side cockpit reminds me of the F-111 Aardvark . Regards, Don Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I like the Fullback. My major hope, though, is that someone will produce a nice kit of it in 1/48! jb Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Roberts Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 So the NATO codename is 'Fullback'? Funny that is the first time I had heard that.... Come on Trumpeter! Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Su-30M, MKx....... Jeez, Su-27/30 suffix letters are getting more complicated than F-16 Blocks! This looks like a cross between the Flanker and the Fencer. We are always seeing new seemingly one-off Flanker-based airframes, so can somebody answer me these questions: How many versions of the Flanker are there? How many Flankers does the Russian Air Force have in service, meaning operational squadrons? This model of Flanker is like the F-22....looks goofy on the ground but fabulous in the air. Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
EF Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Confusing? Take a look at the Flanker variants listed here: http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/su-27/su-27_var.htm Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Confusing? :wacko: Indeed! :lol: Bookmarked! Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Same- I had to bookmark that after poking around for a while. That's a LOT of different variants on that airframe. jb Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 There's a Flanker-variant drinking game out there, we just need to figure it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yikes. Okay, its worse than the F-16 Blocks. Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
EF Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Missing from the list: the chinese built J-11. Edited March 7, 2007 by EF Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 More like the model designations of Harleys... FLH, FLHS, FLHT, FLHTC, FLHTCU... Link to post Share on other sites
Su-34 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Oh yeah! This rocks! Soon "A new batch of 10 Su-34's for the Russian air force arrived" Will be an everyday sight... EWWWW!! I feel discusting, my name is my favourite aircraft and i havent done the Italeri kit... Link to post Share on other sites
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