Thrust-vectoring Su-27M flown

1996-06-05T00:00:00

Pictured left is the first Sukhoi Su-27M to be fitted with axisymmetric thrust-vectoring-control (TVC) nozzles, during a recent flight test from Zhukovsky. The aircraft is the only Su-27M prototype so far to have been seen with the TVC. The TVC mechanism appears to be fitted in addition to the standard ...

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