23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-R72

GENERATION OF SU-27 FIGHTER

M. A. Pogossyan, M. P. Simonov, G. I. Zagainov, A. Z. Tarasov
Sukhoi Aircraft Design Bureau, Russian Federation

Keywords: fighter, aerodynamics, aerodynamic scheme, negative longitudinal stability, closed loop system, fly-by-wire, thrust vectoring, combat, high angle of attack, supermaneuverability

The history of design and development of Sukhoi Su-27 fighter family including more than 10 modifications is presented.

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