Multi-purpose fighter. A OKB im.P.O.Suhogo as the development of the Su-27 FLANKER. The general management of the establishment of the aircraft carried out by General Designer OKB
Mikhail Simonov , head of the threads of the Su-27M was the chief designer (and the head of the theme of the Su-27) A.I.Knyshev and then - Nikolai Fedorovich Nikitin, hereinafter - the chief designer. In 1996, after the transition to work in N.F.Nikitina AMIC "Sukhoi", chief designer and head of the threads of the Su-27M and its modifications appointed Vladimir S. Konoha.
Development of multipurpose modifying the T-10M / Su-27M launched in early 1980 's,. In addition to optimizing for conducting highly maneuverable air combat aircraft also had the opportunity to engage ground targets with guided missiles. Formally, the plane belongs to the 4 ++ generation jet fighter aircraft, but according to some experts may be considered 5th generation aircraft. The Su-35 is the second generation in the early 2000s while wearing the name of Su-35BM ( "Great Upgrade"), which later ceased to be used. The term "T-10BM", most likely is not an official.
Su-35C aboard №07 Red Ramenskoye, July 2013 (photo - Sergei Lysenko,
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Prehistory of the project . In 1982, it discontinued development of the radar with a slotted array antenna and the electronic beam scanning in the vertical plane of the "Sword", which was created in opposition to the radar AN / APG-63 F-15 aircraft. On the production Su-27 radar installed N001 with antenna Kassegreyna, which had no obvious advantages over the AN / APG-63 radar. At the same time, since 1983 the standard-fighter F-15C installed an improved version of AN / APG-63 with programmable signal processor and more advanced radar data processor and work began on the new AN / APG-70 radar with even higher performance for "dual-purpose" a fighter F-15E (1987 APG-70 station installed on F-15C). In contrast to these radar modified Su-27M was to be equipped with new radar with increased range and better noise immunity and the additional operating mode "air-surface". The development of radar, using the experience gained with the establishment of the radar "Sword", entrusted NIIP im.Tihomirova. The intended use of the latest achievements of digital computers.
In addition, in 1984 the United States began testing a new "air-to-air" guided missile medium-range AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to -Air Missile)with a corrected inertial control system and active radar GOS. In 1989, a rocket called AIM-120A entered service Fighter F-15C / E, F- 16C, F-18C and F-14D. After analysis GosNIIAS MAP USSR American fighter capabilities with AIM-120C missiles compared to the Su-27 and MiG-29 to R-27 missiles became clear the need to create a national missile ARS. The absence of such missiles led to the fact that the Su-27 and MiG-29 is significantly inferior to the far missile combat American fighters F-15 and F-16, armed with missiles AIM-120A. On the basis of this decision on the establishment of the missile "air-air" medium-range with a new generation of ARS and ISU - the R-77 RVV-AE. The new missile was to join the arms modified fighter 4th generation Su-27M and MiG-29M, and then the other aircraft, including and promising fighter of the 5th generation.
Design . Thus by 1984 we defined the requirements for the modified Su-27M - ensuring excellence over the last version of the American F-15 and F-16 and make it multifunctional qualities. The basis of the solution of these problems has been equipping the aircraft new radar control system RCS-27, promising missiles "air-to-air" medium-range weapons with the ARS and to effectively engage ground targets. also planned to equip fighter avionics defense complex (the Su-27 were only the elements of the complex) and an upgraded navigation equipment. Upgrades also supposed to be subjected to display facilities - most of the sighting and flight-planned navigation information displayed on widescreen multifunctional displays on cathode ray tubes and advanced head-up displays on the windshield. December 29, 1983 decision of the USSR military industrial complex on the establishment of the Su -27M. In accordance with this decision OKB. Sukhoi has begun to develop conceptual fighter project. The work was done in the brigade fighters department EDO projects led
M.A.Pogosyanom .
The general management of the program carried out by General Designer
Mikhail Simonov . By plane, it was decided to implement a number of structural improvements, which took place in the mid-1980s on the flying laboratory testing of the Su-27 and Su-27UB. First of all, it concerns the use of canards (PGO), tested on the T-10-24, a modified remote control system and refueling in flight tested on T-10U-2. As the Su-27M was supposed to apply the modification of the AL-31F engines with increased thrust of up to 13,000 kg, and to further increase the flight range to ensure the use of drop tanks with a capacity of 2000 liters. In 1985 prepared preliminary design of the Su-27M. The composition of avionics entered radar control system RCS-27 electro-optical sighting and navigation system, electronic countermeasures set of complex communications equipment, instrumentation equipment guidance, remote control system, IFF transponder control, registration, alarm, etc. All the complexes envisaged widespread use of digital calculators.
Tests . The assembly of the first prototype of the T-10M-1 started at the pilot plant OKB. Sukhoi (Plant №51, MMZ "Pendant") in 1987. The prototype was built on the basis of the Su-27 serial production KnAAPO №16-40 release 1986 first flight of the T-10M-1 board made in №701 LII im.Gromova Ramenskoye June 28, 1988 The plane lifted into the air chief test pilot EDO Oleg G. Choi.
The first prototype of the Su-27M - T-10M-1 board №701 in the Museum of the Air Force in Monino, the beginning of the 1990s (photo - by Christian Waser,
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The first prototype of the Su-27M - T 10M-1 aboard the # 701 in the Air Force Museum in Monino, May 9, 1996 (photo - Valery Saveliev,
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The prototype of the T-10M-1 board # 701, Muzev Air Force in Monino, no later than 2004 g (
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January 18, 1989, to join the second testing experimental machine (T-10M-2 board №702). The second plane was also converted from serial Su-27. At the plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, preparations began for the release of the initial batch of modified fighter. the first production of the T-10M KnAAPO flew on 1 April 1992 (T-10M-3). Later, at the pilot plant retooled and T-10M-6 where a new FBWCS was installed. T-10M pilot production assembly had Unicycle front rack chassis -. Similar to the Su-27
total in 1989-1994 GG It produced 12 prototypes. May 29, 1992 approved the technical appearance of the Su-35 / Su-27M export type for demonstrations at international exhibitions and air shows. In 1995 he started serial production of Su-35 of KnAAPO (Komsomolsk-on-Amur), released 3 aircraft. Due to lack of demand both in Russia and abroad August 1, 1997 program to create the T-10M / Su-35 is closed in favor of the Su-37 engines with thrust vector control.Later Su-37 program also has been closed. Deliverables under the program T-10M used in the design of the Su-30MKK and Su-30MKI.
The first prototype of the original assembly KnAAPO - T-10M-3 / Su-35 board №703 (photo - Paul Nann and Huppunen Jukka,
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The first prototype of the original assembly KnAAPO - T-10M-3 / Su-35 board №703 on airshow MAKS-1995 Ramenskoye, August 1995 (photo - Maxim Bryansk,
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The second-generation Su-35 . In 2005, it decided to resume the development of the Su-35. In a series of aircraft will be known as the Su-35S. Mounting series production started on KnAAPO (Komsomolsk-on-Amur) in 2006. The assembly of the first prototype of the second-generation Su-35 - T-10BM board №901 completed in the summer of 2007 and the aircraft started ground tests. The first flight took place in im.Gromova LII airfield Ramenskoye February 19, 2008, the pilot - Sergey Bogdan. In early July 2008, it has already conducted KnAAPO assembly of the second and third Su-35 prototypes. The first prototype of the Su-35 №901 board made the first public demonstration flight in Ramenskoye 07.07.2008 In July 2008, announced as the start of serial production of Su-35 in 2011 - ostensibly to 2020 is planned to produce for different customers 160 aircraft of this brand (S.Korotkova statement, "dry"). The second flying prototype of the Su-35 flew on Dzemgi airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, October 2, 2008 In February 2009, stated that the tests will soon be joining the third pre-series aircraft. As of March 23, 2009 Su-35BM aircraft carried out a total of 100 flights. The third flight prototype of the Su-35BM has been equipped with radar, in contrast to the first prototypes and other avionics, but the April 26, 2009 Su-35BM №904 board crashed at high speed on the jog Dzemgi airfield in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, due to a system failure motor control.