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Sukhoi Su-37 Terminator
Sukhoi Su-37 Terminator Multi-role fighter-1-

Description
Role
Crew 1 pilot
Passengers
First flight 2nd April 1996
Entered service Never
Manufacturer Sukhoi
Produced 1
Dimensions
Length 22.18 m
Wingspan 14.70 m
Height 6.43 m
Wing area 62.04 m²
Weights
Empty 18,400 kg
Loaded 26,700 kg
Maximum takeoff 34,000 kg
Powerplant
Engine 2 × Saturn/Ljulka AL-37FU
Power (each) 142.2 kN
Performance
Maximum speed 2,496 km/h
Cruising speed
Range 3,680 km
Ceiling 18,800 m
Rate of climb 330 m/s

The Su-37 Terminator (NATO codename: "Flanker-F") is a Russian technology demonstrator, with supermaneuverability, thrust vectoring and canards. Alongside with the Su-35 BM it is the most advanced Flanker derivative. In 1996, it was the first aircraft to perform a kulbit. The F-22 performed it later but the Kulbit was invented by the Su-37 pilots.

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Su-37 performing a kulbit




Development[]

The Su-37 Terminator is a related development of the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E, which was called Su-27M at first. Development of the Su-27M began in in the early 1980s, while the first flight of the first prototype was in 1988. The differences in comparison with the Su-27P are the Canards, to boost manoeuvreability, more powerful engines, a new radar and a digital fly-by-wire system. In newer prototypes the cockpit was also redesigned. In the year 1993, the Su-27M was renamed to Su-35.

Actually the Su-37 Terminator is a Su-35 that was upgraded with 2D thrust vector control. Testing and the first flights of the Su-37 began in April 1996. The Su-37 was unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show 1996, where it was flown by testpilot Jevgeni Frolov.

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