Soviet Su-27 and its variants are the best fourth-generation fighters, standing on Russian arms, China and India, It leads to Lenta.ru American expert Sebastian Roblin.
Four decades Flanker jets (the name of the Su-27 according to NATO classification) We performed the best Russian fourth-generation fighters, as well as the two most populous countries - China and India, writes Roblin.
According to him, Su-27, created as an analogue of the American McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (I started to operate in 1976 year), It has a "long-range, high speed, heavy weapons, advanced avionics and superior maneuverability and served as the basis for a variety of other options a fighter ".
The expert notes, that "the new fighter (I began to operate fully in 1985 year), received capacious fuel tanks and a pair of AL-31F engines, I developed a speed of more 2 Mach numbers and had a flight range of about 1,5 thousands of kilometers ".
Separately, he said, "Doppler radar N001 “sword” range of up to 130 kilometers, a system of infrared search and track, and controlled missiles “air-to-air” R-73, who received Su-27 ".
Roblin also reminded, that on the basis of the Su-27, Su-27M were created, Su-30, Su-33, Su-35 and Shenyang J-11.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union sold the impoverished Russian Su-27 to China in exchange for food. Then Beijing has received a license to produce its own clone Shenyang J-11, he explained.
later, According to the expert, Flanker (the Su-30 variants) I hit India, where "often showed better test, American than the fourth-generation fighters ".
У Flanker-B (Su-27M), apparently, We have a slight advantage over the F-15 armament, defense and close combat, writes Roblin.
It also notes, that in the last Flanker (Su-35) clearly visible differences in the American and Russian military doctrine: "If the first relies on stealth, the second prefers maneuverability ".
