The Sukhoi Su-33 (Russian: Сухой Су-33; NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a Soviet/Russian all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, derived from the Su-27 and initially known as the Su-27K.

Nov 3, 2020 · The Sukhoi Su-33 distinguished itself in the early 2000s as Russia’s most capable carrier-based air superiority fighter but fell into naval aviation limbo after being eclipsed by a smaller and...

Mar 23, 2010 · The Su-33 is a single-seat multirole carrier-based conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) fighter aircraft. It is manufactured by Sukhoi in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. The aircraft has been principally designed and developed to meet …

Feb 15, 2025 · On November 1, 1989, Sukhoi test pilot Viktor Pugachev became the very first Russian to land a STOBAR fighter—one of the original Su-27K prototypes but not a series production model—on a carrier using the aircraft’s arresting hook.

Maximum speed: 2300 km/h (1200 knots, Mach 1.86, 1429 mph) at 10,000 m (32,808 feet). Maximum speed 1400 km/h (870 mph, 756 knots) at low altitude. The Su-33 has canard wings, folding main wings and strengthened landing gears. Crew: 1. NATO name: Flanker-D.

Sep 13, 2009 · The Sukhoi Su-33 is a navalized version of the Su-27 originally designed to operate from the Soviet Union's first class of large aircraft carriers. To meet the requirements of carrier duty, the Su-33 features a strengthened airframe, corrosion resistance, arrestor gear, more powerful engines, and wing and tailplane folding mechanisms for ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Nonetheless, let's take a deeper look at modern Russian carrier-based operations and explore the story of the Sukhoi Su-33, the carrier-capable fighter that served as the primary armament for the nation's sole aircraft carrier for the first decade of …

Apr 27, 2020 · The Su-33 sports twin vertical tail fins and conventional tailplanes. The undercarriage is fully-retractable and consists of two single-wheeled main legs and a twin-wheeled nose leg. When at rest, the Su-33 maintains a very tall stance, with ample clearing of its underwing ordnance hardpoints.

The Sukhoi Su-33 (Flanker-D) is a carrier-based, twin-engine, air superiority fighter designed for the Russian Navy with advanced avionics and extended range.

Nov 6, 2024 · Explore Sukhoi Su-33's design evolution, combat history & modernization efforts that keep this carrier-based fighter relevant today.