Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-M: The Last Flanker

[DarKBird]

More voice lines would be great in general tbh, for multicrew aerial vehicles and ground (at least we got revenge kill voice lines, so thats a start)

[kizvy]

10km missile launch warning and 30km air craft warning.
Accuracy of 1 degree

[kizvy]

@WreckingAres283

Maximum speed, Mach 2.25:
    1450km/h at sea level
    2284km/h at altitude

on uac website it states 1400 kph near ground for su-35

Су-35

here’s another brochure that agrees with that, and puts the height at 200m altitude

Spoiler

this corresponds to ~2390 kph at altitude

[racimazzedine]

proof of 6 r37m

[AydanL44_Hunter]

Just in case, the bottom image isn’t any kind of proof, so the first 3 were enough.
But anyway cool to know.
Btw how many can the MiG-31 take?

[ILuvAnneHathaway]

@AydanL44_Hunter

Btw how many can the MiG-31 take?

4 under the belly, for the newer variants IIRC, and then there’s the MiG-31M which can have up to 6, but I’m pretty sure that it’s not an “in service” variant of the Foxhound.

The MiG-31 loadout is still pretty nice if you ask me, at the end of the day it’s 8 ARH total, 4 of which can be 77-1.

This thread also has images of that loadout:

Mikoyan MiG-31M "Blue 057": an Interceptor Like no Other

poll Overview The MiG-31M is a major evolution of the MiG-31 design specialized to dominate long-range engagements. Featuring a powerful RP-31M AESA radar and armed with exceptional R-37 ARH missiles, supplemented by R-77s and R-73s, the MiG-31M would be a titan of long-range combat. However, performance would dramatically decrease as range closes. 6 and a half prototypes were produced. This suggestion will specifically be looking at 057 Blue, the final MiG-31M prototype, identifiable by its wi…

[Zannafrancy]

@WreckingAres283

The Last Flanker

What a ominous namesake, the su27 airframe still has some juice left in it.

[AydanL44_Hunter]

They’re probably just gonna stack modernization programs in the Su-35S, they’re already considering the Su-35SM

[Balta779517-live]

Su-35SM powered by an AL-51 in the future please

[AydanL44_Hunter]

And an AESA too, would be so cool
Hell why not even side radars like the 57

[kizvy]

Probably because having 1 massive radar like irbis is better than having 2 smaller cheek radars, irbis can’t see as wide as the cheek radars but is can see much further than those cheek radars

[AydanL44_Hunter]

You’re probably right

[racimazzedine]

Its just to show how it will look, but i just saw that its said 12 r37 ?? Its just for the look/expected

[AydanL44_Hunter]

That would mean double racks for the R-37M? Gonna look funny lol
Well gonna look like the F-15EX

[noister]

they text they input was horribly wrong, but the missiles shown in the image is the correct amount

[AydanL44_Hunter]

Oh hey it’s you

[ZVO_Spetsnaz]

https://youtube.com/shorts/8Hgput36e5I?si=uqjx2znsnU2hZeEu
The beautiful Su-35 cockpit of the Russian knights

[Saprano_2132]

AL-51 isn’t designed for Flankers, AL-41F-1S will likely be the last powerplant Russian Flankers ever get.

Besides MAYBE, and this is a huge maybe, an upgraded 41F-1S or some shit.

[naruto24k]

i feel like they can upgrade with idz 177 ? but its a new engine and ig nothing is known about it atm

[noister]

There is a aesa su35 upgrade in works using a n036 derivative, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they put a 177, or a non gimped 177 engine of al31 diameter in it