Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection (Part 2)

[ILuvAnneHathaway]

At least that one is actually different from the C, so yeah, I hope they add it.

[AydanL44_Hunter]

And it looks absolutely gorgeous

[putcheeseonit]

The Su-30SM’s radome looks bigger imo

[GitGood]

Sukhoi used Su-30MK2 flying laboratory for Irbis tests, and that thing using N001 operationally. Bigger nose most likely gives more room for gimbal limits (but I think main reason is additional MAW sensors and avionics that warranted larger nose section) but Irbis most certainly can fit in the nose of a regular flanker (in fact I think N001 dish is actually larger than Irbis one)

[kizvy]

Wasn’t it a su-30mk that tested it, not mk2? If I remember right it was su-30mk 503

[ron_23]

@putcheeseonit

you can see very well in this picture that the radome of the Su-30 starts tapering sooner than in the Su-35

basically like this:

(red symbolizing Su-30 and blue the Su-35)

the IRBIS needs that extra space to move a round freely

[putcheeseonit]

Yeah, still don’t see it

[DarKBird]

Would be funny if they did fit Irbis, but did not changed raddome to accommodate, relying on digital scan to compensate restricted mechanical

[kizvy]

Here is irbis on su30mk bort number 503

[racimazzedine]

@ron_23 just leave that dude he is prob just us main slop who is hating for nothing

[ron_23]

[racimazzedine]

su27ub (joke)

[kizvy]

Okay fairs

[ron_23]

@kizvy

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interesting that the radome is clored like on the chinese flankers

[kizvy]

Su-30mkk prototype that’s why (that was used as flying laboratory later on in life)

[ron_23]

so the 30MKK premium should get the IRBIS then

[kizvy]

Here is a better look at its radome, does it look like the su35 radome or more like su30sm one?

[GitGood]

Well, MK2 and MK in terms of airframe itself are identical anyway

[kizvy]

China bias

[ron_23]