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Scale 1:48   Length 18.5"   Wingspan 12"

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The Su-37 multi-role, all-weather fighter aircraft is the latest member of a family of aircraft based on the Su-27, which was developed in 1977 by the Sukhoi Experimental Design Bureau in Moscow and is in service with the Russian Air Force and a number of other countries. This family also includes the Su-27UB, Su-30, Su-33, Su-32FN and Su-35. The new feature of the super-maneuverable variable wing  Su-37 fighter is the two-dimensional thrust vector control engines which allow the aircraft to recover from spins and stalls at almost any altitude. The aircraft has demonstrated maneuvers yet to be emulated by any western aircraft.

The first flight of the Su-37 prototype was in April 1996, with a public appearance at the Mosaero show. Funding for the aircraft was withdrawn for a time but was restored in 1999 and it is undergoing flight testing.

The Su-37 can carry up to 14 air-to-air missiles and 3,600 lbs of ordnance. The 12 external hardpoints can carry air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, bombs, rockets and an electronic countermeasures pod. The aircraft is fitted with one GSh-301 30mm gun firing 1,500 rounds per minute. The aircraft can be equipped with Vympel R-73E short-range air-to-air missiles with infrared terminal homing and RVV-AE long-range air-to-air missiles with active radar guidance. R-73E (NATO codename AA-11 Archer) is an all-aspect, close-combat missile capable of engaging targets in tail-chase or head-on mode at altitudes between 60 feet and 12 miles, and target g-load to 12g. The Vympel RVV-AE (AA-12 Adder) air-to-air missile, also known as the RR-77, can intercept targets at speeds up to 2,250 mph (Mach 3) and altitudes from 60 feet to 15 miles. The Su-37 can be fitted with air-to-surface missiles such as the Kh-25 (AS-12 Kegler) short-range missile and Kh-29 (AS-14 Kedge) with a 700 pound penetrating warhead. The aircraft is fitted with a multifunction, forward-looking pulse Doppler phased array radar which can track up to 15 targets simultaneously and provide target designation and guidance to air-to-air missiles. There is also a rear-looking radar and optronic fire control and surveillance system. There are other systems for terrain-following, mapping and multi-channel employment of guided weapons.

Crew:            Pilot only
Length:         72 ft
Wingspan:    46 ft
Climb Rate:  750 feet/second at sea level
Ceiling:         60,000 ft
Range:          2,400 miles (4,600 with 1 mid-air refueling)
Armaments: 14 air-to-air missiles
Engines:       2 thrust-vector-control turbofans, 83.36kN thrust each      (142kN with afterburner)
Speed:           Near Ground 875 mph (Mach 1.2)
                      At Altitude   1500 mph (Mach 2.0)

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