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Directory: military aircraft Aircraft Mission Powerplant Max power (kW) /thrust dry/wet (lb) Wing span (m) Wing area (m2) Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) Max load (kg) Range (km Endurance Hardpoints Cruise (kt) Mmo Ceiling (ft) Crew/passengers Internal fuel (kg) Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? Comments Tu-22M3 Backfire C Bomber 2 x Kuznetsov NK25 31,530/55,115 34.28/23.3 176/184 42.46 - 124,000 TU-95MS Bomber 4 x Kuzne 11,280 50.04 289.9 49.13 94,400 185,000 20,000 Range (km) Endurance (h) 12,000 - 10,500 14 13,950 15h 486 M1.8 45,635 4 53,500 Yes 488 39,370 7 84,000 Yes 12,000kg weapons carried externally Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber 4 x Samara NK321 30,895/55,170 55.7/35.6 360 54.1 118,000 275,000 40,000 13 IS 0 M0.77 M2.05 52,200 4 160,000 Yes Weapons load carried internally/extermally strike variant of the Flanker interceptor, was first exhibited at Minsk in February 1992. At least nine aircraft are being flown, with possibly more under construction. The airframe is also likely to form the basis of both the Su-27R reconnaissance and Su-27IBP fighter-bomber/ escort-jammer projects if they ever proceed. The Su-271B has a Leninets sensor suite, inte grating a forward-looking passive electronically scanned radar, with provision for an active array, and an active rearwards-looking unit. Development ran into technical and financial difficulties, so NIIP is offering the compact Osa electronically scanned radar for tail protection and precision-weapon targeting. The similar Su-33KUB first flew from Zhukovsky on 29 April, 1998. This is designed as a side-by-side combat capable trainer version of the naval Flanker, but is reported to be the basis for a family of multirole naval aircraft for fleet defence, attack, reconnaissance, elec tronic warfare and, possibly, airborne early warning radar missions. All roles will require two crew. Although the cockpit is similar to the Su-27IB strike aircraft's, the nose has a circular, rather than flattened oval cross-section and houses a Phazotron N-014 radar similar to that of the Su- 35/37. An IR search and track sensor is placed ahead of the windscreen centreline. Sukhoi flew the prototype of a canard/ forward-swept-wing fighter in September 1997. The S-37 is a technology-demonstration project, rather than as a fighter development project for the Russian air force. With the Mikoyan-designed Article 1.42 reduced to the 1.44 demonstrator project, Sukhoi is pushing its S-37 Berkut as a candidate to meet future Russian fighter requirements. The Russian air force selected the Su-49 in late 2001 for flight screening, initial training and to maintain frontline pilots' skills. It was selected over the Yakovlev Yak-154. The two-seat Su-49 has been developed from the Su-29KS aerobatic aircraft. It has 315kW Vedeneyev M-9F nine- cylinder radial piston engine. The airframe uses composite materials. The Su-49 cockpit is equipped with liquid-crystal HDD, a HUD and Zvezda SKS-94M-49 ejection seats to simulate the cockpits of the Sukhoi Su- 27/30. It is also intended to provide navigation, night/all-weather, high-g and weapons instruc tion. Sukhoi has proposed that the Novosibirsk aircraft production association (NAPO) - a sister company within the Sukhoi holding company - build the Su-49. XIAN AIRCRAFT COMPANY Mission Powerplant Max power (kW)/ thrust dry/wet(lb) Wing span (m) JH-7 Bomber 2 x XAC WS9 12,550/20,520 12.8 Wing area (m2) Length (m) OEW (kg) MTOW (kg) Max load (kg) Range (km) Endurance (h) Hardpoints Cruise (kt) Mmo Ceiling (ft) Crew/passengers Internal fuel (kg) Fuel, opt ext (litre) Air refuel? 52.3 21 - 27,415 5,000 3,100 - - 485 M1.7 52,000 2 - - No 74.98 24.31 15,773 24,000 5,500 2,150 5h 23min - 237 - 26,900 3/39 5.500 - No T-60S Sukhoi has been working for over two decades on an intermediate-range bomber design. The T- 60S, the latest iteration of this design, is an 80 to lOOt-class aircraft. S-54/S-55 3RHHHHHHMHHI Sukhoi continues to pursue the S-54 advanced jet trainer design, as well as the S-55 lightweight fighter version. They resemble a scaled-down, single-engined Su-27 with foreplanes. Tupolev Joint Stock Company, 17 Akademika Tupoleva, Moscow 111250, Russia; tel +7 (095) 267 2533; fax +7 (095) 261 7141 Tu-22M Backfire «•••••• Alongside the Bear, the Tu-22M will continue to form the backbone of Russia's long-range strike capability to 2010. The latest variant of the Tu-22, the M3, entered service with the air force and navy in the early 1980s. As with the Bear, the Tu-22M is earmarked to carry the Kh-SD and Kh-101 cruise missiles. Tupolev is also working on the MS, an upgrade including new avionics, radar, EW and naviga tion systems - all intended to extend service life to 2020 - although funding is not continuous. A further modification, the Tu-22MR, is for reconnaissance and carries a semi-recessed SLAR pod located in the bomb bay and has a large dielectric fairing at the root of the vertical fin along with dielectric fairings on the fuselage. Tu-95/142 Bear WKKKRBHKKRHKM The Bear remains in service with the Russian armed forces as both a long-range strike aircraft and a maritime-patrol and reconnaissance plat form, 45 years after the first prototype flew. The Tu-95MS/MS6/MS16 aircraft remain a key com ponent of the air force's long-range aviation units. The aircraft are equipped with the Kh- ^^^^^^^ 55(AS-15 Kent) air-launched I cruise missile. The four-turboprop Bear is intended to be equipped with two Raduga conventional cruise-missile types now in the final stages of development - the Kh-101 and Kh-SD. The Tu-142 ASW aircraft first flew in 1968 and continues to be deployed with naval aviation units. The Tu-142MR is a dedi cated submarine communica tions variant. Y-7H-500 transport 2 x Dongan WJ5E 2.275 29.2 Tu-160 Blackjack Once in question, the future of the Tu-160 Blackjack as part of the Russian air force's long- range strike force now seems assured. A token force of five aircraft has been joined by eight returned by Ukraine and at least www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 MAY - 3 JUNE 2002 67
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