Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 "Flanker," designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a high-low fighter mix ...

While externally similar... Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 “Flanker,” designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a ...

At least, not initially. Along with the another two-seat Su-27 (N131SU/31 blue), the ex-UkrAF Flanker eventually made its way to the adversary air services but, at least officially, they were ...

The Flanker crashed into the ground killing the pilot and an airshow service member. On Sept. 9, 1990, a Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, crashed during an airshow held at Salgareda, a small airfield ...

There's no doubt, though, that whether or not the Su-27 is phased out wherever it's used (Indonesia, India, and Vietnam being among the nations that field it), the Flanker remains a potent and ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a multi-purpose fighter-interceptor that can carry out combat missions day and night in all weather conditions. Like most weapons of Soviet origi ...

Production of the Flanker had one goal and one goal only: To outperform the USAF's F-15 Eagle. The design phase for the Su-27 started off rocky as the lead designer, Mikhail Simonov. was unhappy ...

Following the air show crash in Lviv in western Ukraine, Clifford Beal from Jane's Defence Weekly looks at the history of the Sukhoi Su-27 in the Ukrainian air force Considered one of the world's most ...

Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 “Flanker,” designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a high-low fighter mix ...