Older sources such as the 2005 Rosoboronexport brochure for (the export) Su-32 and a 2012 photo of a placard / show stand for (“the domestic variant of the”) Su-34, both list the same 1900 kph / 1400 kph (alt / deck) as maximum speed.
But those are the fake numbers, as the real aircraft speed was classified back then.
“United Aircraft Corporation” (UAC) which manufactures the aircraft, lists the aircraft performance specifications as “Classified” until Jan 2023:
This makes it clear that the older 1900 / 1400 (alt / deck) figures are fake … Because if they were real and present in the publicly and internationally available 2005 Rosoboronexport Su-32 export brochure (as well as the 2012 photo of the placard of the domestic Su-34 aircraft), there would be no reason for UAC to say “sorry we can’t tell you, it’s classified” in Jan 2023 …
Later, since around March 2023, the UAC started giving the performance specifications (and no longer listed them as “Classified”), which are provided in source number 2.
In essence … Seems like we have another “MiG-25 the highly maneuverable dogfighter” situation on our hands here …
I dont think that is true, most likely it was stated as 1100km on deck due to trying to increase lifespan of both airframe and engine, like how Us did on F-14B.
Su-34 should have no problem reaching 1400km as primary documents states.
I dont know what kind of game he plays but i dont think he will success.
@sudo_su1
Isn’t your source considering max weight of the aircraft? they say 38ton for the 1400 kph figure, if you add 7 more tons it’s a whole new aircraft
Let’s see if you have any source that says otherwise …
You guys must be really high up in military intel or something and know things that us peasants don’t … Because UAC’s website in 2017 says the aircraft performance specs are classified.
And older documents (2005 & 2012) specify the same fake 1900 / 1400 speed for both the export and domestic variants …
Three official Russian websites that are specifically related to this aircraft (Rosoboronexport in charge of exporting the aircraft, FSVTS in charge of cooperation with other countries regarding the aircraft, and UAC in charge of the manufacturing of the aircraft) list 1100kph in 2023-2025.
1- Su-34/32 was in development for a long time and suffered from lack of funding and pause in development like many other projects after the collapse of the USSR.
2- Why make B-21 if F-35 already faster?
That’s just not how it works …
Su-34 is a fundamentally different aircraft than Su-35
What bothers me is that some of these flankers with weapons loaded on them would be much faster than a naked su-34… What could make this plane go so slow considering they are based on the same airframe?
Just because it somewhat looks like a flanker from some angle doesn’t mean it aerodynamically behaves like a flanker …
The planes have different shapes … Different sizes …
Su-34 is supposed to be a bit more comfy with a side by side two crew arrangement and for long missions … (It supposedly has a resting area behind the cabin where the crew can stand up and eat etc and the brochures even mention this)
