1- Except the “different figures” are for different aircrafts (Su-32 and Su-34E).
Su-34E is listed to have 1100 max speed on the deck without external stores on the UAC website.
It’s listed to have 1100 max speed on the deck with 4x AAMs (most likely 2x R-73 + 2x R-77 based on the other picture and common sense).
2- And as I said, it’s not even clear if the picture is authentic …
3- And even if it is, it’s not like 2x R-73 + 2x R-77 has a huge impact on max speed on such huge airframe …
4- And this is all assuming that the limit is due to thrust/drag.
If it’s due to the structural limit it would make sense that 4x AAMs would have no effect on it …
I could be wrong, but i don’t remember a single 2nd or 3rd gen aircraft (much worse airframes) that had afterburners and couldn’t reach such speed, like it’s just too absurd, the design must be so flawed to not be able to do that it’s not even funny…
I’m not saying it’s impossible but we had some sources supposedly contradicting themselves (1400 x 1100) and now there’s this document showing that it’s the indicated speed, that mixed with a bit of common sense makes me inclined to believe that this confusion was pretty much solved… But let’s see what the devs will say anyway.
IIRC the su-32 is for the su-34 what the t-10 is for the su-27, i’d be really surprised if the fullback is just THAT worse…
The funny thing is that such draggy and huge bomber with relative lower T/W is reaching speeds as high as things like Typhoon, Rafale and F-15 on the deck …
Which source contradicted itself?
* Random picture somebody uploaded on the forums
And?
Indicated vs true airspeed makes no difference on the deck
Su-32 was supposed to be the original export Su-34, but for some reason the designation was changed to Su-34E later.
I’m not sure what the difference is, but the Su-32 designation alone can be indicative of older information or perhaps a slightly different airframe.
Either way, the authenticity of the document is not clear …
Well it doesn’t exactly reach phenomenal speeds on deck but the mig25 is prolly aviation’s biggest boat of all time and, well, it goes crazy at high altitude…
I mean weight also affects drag you know. Can’t really discount it as a factor. Also aren’t these values just as good as stat card values? It’s not like the Su-30 would fall out of the sky the moment it hits max speed
