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reply posted on 20-2-2008 @ 07:19 PM by Darkpr0
Pogosyan said the first prototype Su-35 successfully completed flight tests on February 18, and two more aircraft were being prepared for similar tests at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Russia's Far East.


Source

Flight tests done, hopefully there should be some media out soon, as well as some weapons tests. One problem with the article is that it says the aircraft is using AL-37 engines. This is wrong, as Al-37's were used on the Su-37. The engines used by the current SU-35 BM prototype are Saturn 117S, although later versions will likely use the upgraded AL-41F1A engine.



reply posted on 25-2-2008 @ 04:27 PM by waynos
reply to post by kilcoo316



Well according to Flight it is called the Su 35 but the in-service model for the RuAF is called the Su-27SM2.

Buggered if I know WIHIH



reply posted on 27-5-2008 @ 05:20 PM by James R. Hawkwood
reply to post by Daedalus3



Yeah, something like that.

The SU 35BM is an intermediate fighter to ease on the proces off switching from the flankers and migs to the PAK FA.

The BM has all the engines, weapons and avionics off PAK FA stage 1.

Stage 2 PAK FA will be 100% Next gen.

But here:

nl.youtube.com...

A youtube vid about the maidenflight earlier this year.

But i hope for dear mother off god that a plane like a SU-37BM comes around with aaaaaaaaaaalll the sweet goodies from PAK FA stage 2!!!!

Then i would call such a fighter the Ultra Flanker.


reply posted on 21-3-2009 @ 07:03 AM by C0bzz
Originally posted by solidshot
Originally posted by Darkpr0
That was pretty quick for 100 flights. The aircraft seems to be on the fast track to introduction and use. Good for them .


The fact that they seem to be in a hurry with the testing could surely be due to this? also how will this aircraft really compare to the western equivalents?

Last year, the Kremlin set out plans to increase spending on Russia's armed forces over the next two years. Russia will spend nearly $140bn (£94.5bn) on buying arms up until 2011.


BBC


Compares favourably over most Western Aircraft in many ways; inferior in some others. Armed forces vary to such an extent that broad statements like which is better is impossible; you have to really consider the entire force that the aircraft is integrated into. That being said, generally, I'd rather be in a Western aircraft such as the F/A-18F Super Hornet Block II integrated into a modern Western warfighting system than anything else.

[edit on 21/3/2009 by C0bzz]



reply posted on 28-4-2009 @ 06:52 PM by Darkpr0
Hey, look what I found.

Su-35 BM '902' prototype has a much nicer paint job than the '901'.
You can actually see that the radome has been slightly lengthened to admit the Irbis-E. Also note the Superjet 100 prototype in a few backgrounds.


reply posted on 29-4-2009 @ 01:44 AM by Harlequin
reply to post by Darkpr0



nice pictures - it also looks slightly fatter as well to the -27/-30 front end ;

charlie180.files.wordpress.com...

^^ comparison to the -27


reply posted on 29-4-2009 @ 11:32 AM by Harlequin
www.airwar.ru...


^^ then

i still think its slightly fatter though


reply posted on 7-8-2009 @ 05:08 PM by Darkpr0
Check this out.




More photos

These are claimed to be pictures of the remnants of the crashed Su-35BM bort '903'. There's 7 pictures in total, and the a/c is completely torched. Cockpit isn't even attached anymore and the paint job is nonexistent, so we get no clues as to how it looked prior to becoming shrapnel, unfortunately. Enjoy.

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