Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection (Part 3)

you dare to insult this interceptor as a bomber?
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You dare to say thiat it didn’t fly good?

Tupolev made some bangers to be fair, like the Tu-160/95/22M.

But then there are dubious ones which look a bit cursed, like when they try to experiment with twin seaters and such.

Still, none of those will never match the twin seater Yak-38 :)

Ngl, I would love interceptor version of Yak-28

USSR twin seaters put crew effectivenes over everything else, that’s why you have the rised tandem on a Flanker, it gives both pilots almost equal awareness and visibility, or side to side Su-34 cockpit that maximises crew comfort and cooperation

yes


(the mig-19 left service before the Yak-28 entered it)

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MiG-19 would be too busy blowing up on a runway. Also Yak-28 isn’t made by Tupolev

Again, both pilots have almost identical visibility and cockpit layout. Very effective if you want to train someone with minimum risks, don’t you think?

I have nothing against those two though, except maybe that weird looking Su-34 with round radome and not the beack.

that’s Su-33UB, or Su-27KUB

it think it looks stupid

or T-10KUB

Ah my bad.

maybe, but it is effective

The Su-27KUB? (aka Su-33UB)
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If the image was cut like this I’d tell you I like it.
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depends on the angle, from the side it dosent look too bad

also it got TVC later on
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need to flex on Hornets with dat Cobra Landing

Same AL-31 as the Su-30Sm?