isnt that the same fuel tank found on the su57 ?
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They are also found on Su-34s iirc, and Su-24s iirc
yeah i dont think su34 need tbh.
the only they need it is for a 16 hour flight
the Su-34 has the PTB-3000
and the Su-24 has the PTB-3000 on the wings and what i assume to be PTB-2000 (although it dosent carry 2000 litres) on the belly in WT
can someone guide me to the source of this image, if it’s not too much trouble?
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thank you
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https://web.archive.org/web/20120730185357/http://www.knaapo.ru/eng/products/su-35/index.wbp
It’s also at the bottom of the Knaapo site
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Im just saying, that those droptanks could be used for long range, long term patrol missions (which are to be expected by sheer length of Russian border and airspace (remembering old story on why Tu-128 still being in service then MiG-25 entered)
I found the Russian version as well, in case of Translation issues.
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Thank you. I am decently fluent in English so it shouldn’t be that big of a problem, but there might be some interesting details that got mistranslated by the creators of this booklet
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Yeah, but I figured that the Russian version would be the most precise.
Since, Well, Sukhoi is a Russian company.
Early Flankers and the MKK derivatives use UV-5 right?
If so how come some have 96 and others have 98?
UV-5 (big rectangular ones) have 14 per pod - 98 total
APP-50 (small rectangular ones with rounded edges) 3 per pod - 96 total.
So if it says 96 - they most certainly have APP-50 and if 98 - UV-5
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Tysm
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Would be cool if Su-33 could get modernisation to use UV-5, but they are an obsolete airframe without a carrier at this point and will be scrapped eventually.
But it’s weird that China didn’t replace APP-50 on their J-15s with domestic ones that look like AN/ALE-47. Would lead to decent increase in CM count i would imagine
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PLANAF Agreed that 48 countermeasures was indeed a great idea and not at all flawed.
i mean, glorious APP-50 on Su-22 one flared an AIM-9X. Maybe 48 flares is not bad indeed
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Does the Su-27SM3 use UV-5 or APP-50?
