The Sukhoi Su-37, NATO reporting name Flanker-F and nicknamed Terminator, was a single-seat twin-engine technology demonstrator designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was built to improve pilot control of the Su-27M, later renamed Su-35, and the sole example was the eleventh Su-27M, T10M-11, fitted with axisymmetric thrust-vectoring nozzles, a digital fly-by-wire system and upgraded weapons control including the N011M Bars phased-array radar. It first flew on 2 April 1996 and showed supermaneuverability at air shows, performing the Super Cobra and the 360-degree kulbit somersault. Sukhoi funded the project itself from export revenue. The Su-37 never entered production and found no foreign customers, and it crashed on 19 December 2002 when its port tailplane broke off in a high-g manoeuvre; its systems went into other Sukhoi fighters such as the Su-30.
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was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator
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Due to the lack of funding from the Russian Air Force, Sukhoi was compelled to finance the project with its own funds
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was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator
Development, outcome
The aircraft crashed in December 2002 due to structural failure.
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2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines
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The aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1996.
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 2,500 km/h (1,553 mph, 1,350 kn) at high altitude
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,786 lb)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 34,000 kg (74,957 lb)
Design and development, number built
The sole example built was originally the eleventh Su-27M
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was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator
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Due to the lack of funding from the Russian Air Force, Sukhoi was compelled to finance the project with its own funds
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was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator
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The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Сухой Су-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator.
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The Sukhoi Su-37 (Russian: Сухой Су-37; NATO reporting name: Flanker-F; popularly nicknamed "Terminator") was a single-seat twin-engine aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau which served as a technology demonstrator.
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