Actually, it was in 1981. In 1977, it was not the Su-27 but the T-10 that made its first flight, and it was so bad that the Russians were horrified and completely redesigned it.
From what angle can I see the F-35 engine?
I’m not sure there was a need to defeat anyone. The MiG design bureau themselves suggested splitting the program into a heavy and a light fighter.
Agree. The MiG-29SMT has even worse BVR experience bc that thing loses 200-300KPH on 1 90degree turn. R-77 also have one of the worst drag, pulls like a R-27 which isn’t great compared to the 20-50% better range aim120 or the 100-150% better pulling Mica in closerange. R-73 indeed suck mainly bc gaijin makes it wobble all over the place in short-mid range and makes it spin out when 20degrees off bore within 1km
The name of the aircraft changed from T-10 to T-10S; these are factory indexes of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The ‘Su-xx’ designation is given to an aircraft when it is ready for mass production. The development history of the Su-27 is well-known, so I don’t understand what you are arguing about. During the T-10 tests, additional information about the F-15 came in, and the Russians saw how far behind they were from their opponent and decided to redesign the aircraft from scratch.
I don’t understand why you’re so upset. I haven’t even mentioned such obvious things as the radar installed without tilt and the absence of a frameless canopy.
And those gaps between the fuselage and the air intake!
The name of the aircraft did not change in any way, as it was the Su-27 and remained.As for the index, it has not changed either, it was sent T10, not T11 or T12.When the F-15 came out, nothing changed and the Su-27 T10 met the requirement, but then Simonov intervened
Because this is the first flight prototype.
You won’t see anything on a production plane.
I see a radar blocker in the photo
Su-27SM3 is comming?
Su-27SM3 has two additional stations under the wing and a much stronger airframe. The aircraft is equipped with new onboard radio-electronic systems and a wider range of applicable air weapons. The aircraft’s cockpit has multifunctional displays.[18]
What do attachment locks have to do with this? I circled the joint between the fuselage and the cone. As you can easily see, it is positioned without any tilt. Just like in your photos.