A new training exhibit appeared at the site of the Laboratory and Testing Complex (LTC "Airport") of USATU - the Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber (according to NATO codification: Fullback - "Defender").
This aircraft is one of the very first in this series: it first took to the skies in 2006. The last years of service, the aircraft with the number 01 spent in the State Flight Test Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named after V.P. Chkalov (Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Region). Now it will become a textbook for students of our university.
Su-34 is a unique machine. It combines three aircraft at once: a fighter, an attack aircraft and a front-line bomber. It can successfully fight against any air targets, effectively destroy ground and surface ones. Excellent aerodynamics, large capacity of internal fuel tanks, highly efficient bypass turbojet engines, in-flight refueling system, as well as the suspension of additional fuel tanks, along with a comfortable cockpit, ensure non-stop flight of the aircraft for up to ten hours without loss of crew performance.
The history of the aircraft began back in 1986: the Sukhoi Design Bureau received an order from the USSR Ministry of Defense to develop a project code-named T-10V. The project was based on the proposal to use the well-proven Su-27 fighter as a model for creating a fighter-bomber. Compared to the Su-27, it was supposed to be heavier, take a solid bomb stock and have an increased flight range. Rolland Martirosov was appointed chief designer of the project.
The assignment stated that the new aircraft should hit ground, surface and air targets, as well as "work on the ground", disabling enemy infrastructure and suppressing air defense systems. The aircraft was planned as all-weather and suitable for round-the-clock use. It was also envisaged that the aircraft would be able to conduct air battles like a conventional fighter and perform reconnaissance functions without being accompanied by maneuverable fighters.
On April 13, 1990, the prototype of the future fighter-bomber was ready and its flight tests began. Moreover, in 1995, an aircraft called the Su-32 was already shown at the Le Bourget air show in France.
However, the economic weakness of Russia in the 1990s did not allow this model to be put into production. The forced downtime was used to improve aircraft systems.
Only in 2006, at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after Chkalov, was it possible to launch a line for the serial assembly of the Su-34. In the same year, the first two aircraft of the series entered the armed forces for trial operation. And 8 years later, according to their results, the Su-34 was officially put into service. In the army, the aircraft is affectionately called the "duckling" for the characteristic shape of the flattened nose cone.
Flight performance characteristics of the Su-34:
Length - 23.3 m, height - 6.4 m, wingspan - 14.7 m. Service ceiling - 14,650 m. Flight range - 4.5 thousand km without refueling, 7 thousand km - with refueling; combat radius of action - up to 1.1 thousand km. The take-off weight is 45.1 tons, the maximum payload weight is 8 tons. The aircraft is capable of speeds up to 1.9 thousand km/h.
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