Sukhoi Su-27
fighter aircraft family by Sukhoi
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Summary
Sukhoi Su-27 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,559 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Russian Air Force[3], Angola[4], Belarus[5], Algeria[6], Ukraine[7], National Air Force of Angola[8]
- Manufacturer: Sukhoi[9], Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[10]
- Developer: Sukhoi Design Bureau[11]
- Subclass of: land-based multi-role combat aircraft[12], fourth-generation fighter[13]
- Designed by: Mikhail Simonov[14]
- Commons category: Sukhoi Su-27[15]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[16], Russia[17]
- Powered by: Saturn AL-31[18]
- Armament: Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301[19], R-27[20], R-73[21], S-8[22], S-13[23], S-24[24], S-25[25], Smart-MK-Britanite[26], KAB-500L[27], KAB-500KR[28], Kh-29[29], Kh-31[30], Kh-35[31]
- NATO reporting name: Flanker-B[32]
- First flight: May 20, 1977[33]
- Service entry: 1985[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sukhoi Su-27[35]
- Commons gallery: Sukhoi Su-27[36]
- Total produced: 809[37]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[38]
- Length: 21.9 m[39]
- Height: 5.93 m[40]
- Wingspan: 14.7 m[41], 14 m[42]
- Vehicle range: 3530 km[43]
- Wing area: 62 m²[44]
- Maximum operating altitude: 18,500 m[45]
- Derivative work: Sukhoi Su-30[46], Sukhoi Su-35[47], Sukhoi Su-34[48], Sukhoi Su-33[49], Shenyang J-11[50], Sukhoi Su-35BM[51]
Why It Matters
Sukhoi Su-27 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]