DB-3

Question 1

Su-27 Flanker combat radius:

Answer 1

810 NM

Question 2

Su-27 Flanker range:

Answer 2

1600-2100 NM

Question 3

Su-27 Flanker max speed:

Answer 3

2.35 M / 782 kts at sea level

Question 4

Su-27 Flanker wing span:

Answer 4

48 ft

Question 5

Su-27 Flanker G limit:

Answer 5

9 G capable

Question 6

Su-27 Flanker armament:

Answer 6

10 Hard points
Capable of carrying the AA-8 Aphid, AA-10 Alamo, AA-11Archer, and the AA-12 Adder

Question 7

Su-27 Flanker gun:

Answer 7

30 mm with 150 rounds

Question 8

Describe the AA-8 Aphid:

Answer 8

Short range, IR homing missile. (non radar guided)

Question 9

Describe the AA-10 Alamo:

Answer 9

Multiple variants, there are IR, SARH, and ARH versions of the Alamo.
Medium range air to air missile

Question 10

Describe the AA-11 Archer:

Answer 10

Short range IR guided air to air missile.
Capable of using the helmet mounted sights in the MiG-29 to target aircraft with large off-boresight angles and targets outside the field of view of the HUD.

Question 11

General range of the Archer:

Answer 11

10.8 NM approx

Question 12

General range of the Alamo:

Answer 12

16.1 NM and up to 37.8 NM for the improved version

Question 13

Describe the AA-12 Adder

Answer 13

It is an active radar homing BVR air to air missile. (Counterpart to the AIM120 AMRAAM)

Question 14

Describe the SU-27 Flanker VID:

Answer 14

Single seat, twin tail, twin engine, wingtip missile rails, and a protrusion aft of the nozzles.

Question 15

SU-27 Flanker strengths:

Answer 15

• Plenty of Gas
• Large missile armament capability
• Acceleration
• Inst Turn Perform and Sust Turn Perf
• Slow speed and high AOA characteristics
• Radar and high off-boresight missiles

Question 16

SU-27 Weaknesses:

Answer 16

• Smoky engines sub AB
• Large aircraft that is possibly easy to gain a tally on