J-11 SU-27SK
FLANKER
SUKHOI SU-27SK "FLANKER" EXPORT VERSION SOLD TO CHINA AND VIETNAM MANUFACTURED BY: SUKHOI STATE DESIGN BUREAU MOSCOW, RUSSIA TYPE - SUPERSONIC STRIKE FIGHTER LENGTH: 71.9 FEET SPAN: 48.2 FEET RANGE: 1,900 MILES (WITHOUT AIR REFUEL) HEIGHT: 19.4 FEET WEIGHT: 50,000 POUNDS ENGINE: 2 AF-35 AFTERBURNING TURBO FANS TOP SPEED: MACH 2.3 WEAPON LOAD: 13,670 POUNDS I/R AND RADAR HOMING AIR TO AIR MISSILES R-73 AND R-77 LASER GUIDED BOMBS AIR LAUNCHED VERSION SS-N-22 SUNBURN AS-17 KRYPTON ANTI-RADAR MISSILE (KH-31) SU-30 VERSION EQUIPPED FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS DELIVERY
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Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
China has also concluded a deal to purchase up to two hundred SU-30 two seat
long range strike bomber versions of the FLANKER family from Sukhoi. The first
SU-30 fighters were delivered to the PLAAF in the fall of 2000 and the first
thirty eight have appeared in active service. The PLAAF SU-30 bombers are
equipped to carry Chinese made nuclear weapons.
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