Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker climbs to 10,000 feet in 54 seconds

[noreworks]

Carl Johnson bought them. nbd

[eug177]

3000м is not much. And how much time he climbs into the troposphere in the 10000 metres and accelerates until M2.35 (2500km/h)

[filmftw3]

@eug177

This thing under full power can climb 10k feet in 10-15 seconds, depending on the location of the climb. This is a formula 1 of jets.

[SebastienDS]

should be possible of doing 1000ft-10000ft in a few second if u gain speed first

[TheAirflyer]

BAH, a space shuttle can go at 10000ff very fast, and faster than the su-27. LOL

[TachyonDriver]

@TheAirflyer

Read the description to the video: If the Su-27 was not hampered by civilian speed restrictions in US airspace and was not intending to level off at FL100 then she would have reached that height in 15-20 seconds from lift off.... almost comparable to our English Electric Lightning with an initial climb rate of 50000 ft/min which managed this feat some 50 years earlier! ;)

[zzerDrezz]

@TheAirflyer LOL are you comparing a space shuttle to fighter. God you're dumb...

[Owdfolkie]

Too see one of these stand on its tail after take-off and rocket skywards, then do its signature tail slide is a sight to behold...!!

[stephenpprice]

this has nothing on the English Electric Lightening :P

[Allanvh5150]

Not so impressive, the '27 will climb at over 50,000 ft per minute.

[YBTHAROCKSTAR88]

Were these planes used in any type of combat or stationed at any air bases before they were sold from Ukraine ?

[Savak22]

Let the envy flow through you!.

It's surely is through me.

[Idtelos]

I want one....dear Santa...

[perez1975]

hahah these are not 10000mt.....I'm a pilot I know what I'm saying

[TheArturianos]

@perez1975  dude, maybe ur confused?? because it says 10 000 feet and not meters...2 different things..and if ur so dumb to understand wt um saying then u can simply check it on google....pilot.. xDDD

[JETZcorp]

I hope the buyer of this aircraft doesn't stumble into a restricted airspace by mistake. If a couple armed Eagles scramble to intercept and get visual on a big Flanker, things might get a bit more sticky than they would if you were in, say, a Cessna 182.

[fighterGGGG]

Su-27 is the best fighter in the world. Want to check?...

[Geornsk]

So what can you say about this plane and Russian technology :)

P.S:Say for what purpose it was purchased if it is no secret

[aut60miles]

still see the ground ..

maybe it is'nt 10000..

[SkywardMedia]

@aut60miles Yes, it was 10,000 feet. You can see the ground quite easily from that altitude, believe me.

[ZaltysZ]

@SkywardMedia Mentioning "feet" in title should help with "It can't be 10000" comments. :)

[cs512tr]

@SkywardMedia

agreed

[LupusAries]

@aut60miles Angels 10 (10.000 feet, using the german point for thousands) is not high, its actually still in the low altitude region, above it are the medium altitudes up to aroud angels 30 around 10 Kilometres altitude, After it come the high altitudes up to more than 25 kilometress or 100.000 feet. Though there is only one aeroplane that is rumored to have flown higher than angels 100, ok two the X-15 and the SR-71 even if the maximum altitude of the SR-71 is officially 85.000.

[akeris40000]

@LupusAries

dont forget the mig 25 (one of the prototype mig-25Ms to be precise) which still hold the recognized absolute altitude record for a jet aircraft under its own power at 123,520 ft (although admitidly it cant sustain this altitude, but still not bad for 70s tech)

[ShokaLion]

@aut60miles 10,000 feet is less than two miles. Why do you think you'd not be able to see the ground from there?

[xXturbo86Xx]

@aut60miles dude, the ground is visible even from much much higher

[flchange]

@aut60miles he's right....it's only 3000 meters and the earth's pretty big...

[TheWarPlanet]

@aut60miles Thats very sad how you've never been on a plane...

[DornDaniel]

@aut60miles

It's just 3000 meters...

[jorgemdllin]

who was the lucky person who bought this aircraft?just a person or a private company??and how much does it cost every flight hour/cost?

and do you think it will be a long time before anyother of this beautis could be under a private owner??

[SkywardMedia]

@jorgemdllin The buyers wish to remain anonymous. Each flight hour costs approximately $25,000. We believe these two Su-27s will be the only ones licensed as civilian aircraft in the USA for a long, long time.

[fighterGGGG]

US Air Force is own the skies!!!

[woody2327]

@fighterGGGG And happiness is a warm gun. Yes it is.

[esojleugim]

iit may be a stupid question but does this plane and the other military planes have autopilot like the commercial ones?

[SkywardMedia]

@esojleugim Many fighters and some trainers do. This plane was retrofitted with a US-made autopilot.

[FiLunder7]

@esojleugim it is have an autopilot but not like commercial planes have.

[fjphotography]

Who was the pilot for this sortie? Curious to know if anyone in the US has a type rating for the FLanker.

[Elfulcrum777]

Su-27 is a beast undefeated in A 2 A combat and a good strike fighter 

[chrisjeffsmusic]

that's nothing, I can climb faster in a piper arrow.

[flyboytgb]

What do you say would be a minimum height requirement to fly one of these effectively?

[tjsbbi]

@flyboytgb I'd say you'd need to be at least 5' 5" to see effectively above the console. You could maybe use a cushion though.

[diveplane]

beautiful jet ,russians know how to build aircraft

[MetaView7]

the outside scenery does not look like 10,000'

[SkywardMedia]

@MetaView7 -- Maybe it doesn't look that way, but I assure you, it is. The wide-angle lens might contribute to your confusion.

[GKris1989]

@SkywardMedia 10k ft not 10k meters

[gypsykingg]

@MetaView7 10,000 msl is not feet above the ground

[TheTurbinator]

My God, I know what I'd spend my money on if I had millions.

[jezza1789]

Ill give my left nut for one in blue camo please.

[capitalsho]

How much $?

[jazzyman1]

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내일 로또에 당첨됩니다.

[CallsignAS]

10000 feet NOT meters.....LOL ....10000meter look different waay different if you look down..

[CallsignAS]

10000 feet NOT meters.....LOL ....10000meter look different waay different if you look down..

[cortesguitar]

I sure hope envy doesn't kill because if it does I'm about to drop dead...

[javiersurfer]

Amazing,..! : o

[odunget]

There are planes ...& then there are planes but the flanker carries itself with a awesomeness that is different then that of any other plane....it is majestic yet effcient in rude sort of way but as a whole nothing touches it.....classic & bad to the bone..

[saatchiesque]

I wish I had 5 mil :(

[rhgrsh]

don't forget the operating cost !! each hour in this SU-27 must cost toward 6000 usd ! a friend forgot this when he bought an King90 ...

[Scrat335]

I've heard differently. Russian aircraft and engines are not as delicate as western systems. I don't think Russian aircraft are really that different from western but when you get to some of the countries that use them it's safe to say they are abused. I've been on many Aeroflot liners and the differences are minimal.

[Paintball4lyfe92]

Skyward can we get a video of a more aggressive climb?

Looks like the weather there would let you get a really good one.

[Scrat335]

I just checked Skyward. 64000 ft/min. Thankyou for pointing that out.

[Scrat335]

Noted Skyward. And for dmcfarli. Since when is America selling their military aircraft engines to Russia and China? Or are we talking about commercial? Russian aircraft engines are not to be scoffed at, they are widely respected the worls over.

[MercenarySlick]

American engines, both civilian and military are more reliable. Russia makes good military jet engines but they have a very underdeveloped civilian aeronautics industry.

[swedishvolvo]

I wonder if the future owner of this plane will have to worry about the air force scrambling jets to intercept it.

[aralm23]

Haha that's the same thing I thought

[dmcfarli]

I stand corrected; the Flanker's engines are indeed Lyulka AL-31Fs which are 1970s designs. Yes "old" GEs and P&Ws had their share of gremlins in the 70s but they've come a long way.

So far in fact, that Russia's Irkut and China's COMAC just selected P&W and GE respectively to power their next generation aircraft despite the fact that both build AF-31s and other advanced Russian turbofans.

I think the Russian engine manufacturers just got pwned.

[clouster75]

@dmcfarli

> So far in fact, that Russia's Irkut and China's COMAC just selected P&W and GE

ORLY? You got wrong information, just becouse they can do this by military doctrine: both China and Russia counted USA as "potenional enemy". Also USA's engines are less advanced technically as Russian's (3D-vector thrusting).

Examples:

F-22's Pratt&Whitney F119-PW-100 have Thrust to Weight ratio: 0.11

2D Thrust vectoring

Su-35's Saturn 117c have 0.09

3D Thrust vectroing

(lower = better)

[kickZtailout]

Yep, American engines are so much less advanced... maybe if they ate themselves every thousand hours like the Soviet piles they could be considered more advanced. If that's what advanced means. LMAO.

[clouster75]

@dmcfarli

oops, im made error

* Weight to Thrust

[dmcfarli]

Almost all fighter engines are derivatives of civilian models. Reliability and service life are the primary drivers in the civilian market but have obvious military advantages as well. The entire Russian and Indian Flanker fleets were just grounded indefinitely due to engine failures after a number of fatal crashes this past year. 2D TVC is more reliable and nearly as capable as 3D TVC.

[clouster75]

@dmcfarli

> Almost all fighter engines are derivatives of civilian models.

> The entire Russian and Indian Flanker fleets were just grounded indefinitely due to engine failures after a number of fatal crashes this past year.

ORLY? I've have country house near air base, where Su-27 and MiG-29 based. Their engine noise are always (flights every day except weekends and holidays) nearly made me mad.

I've got feeling what you are trying to hide your failed lies by more lies.

[Scrat335]

Anything like some of the old GEs and P&Ws that had their problems in their day eh Skywalker?

[Scrat335]

I just read about this on a forum. It turns out this plane was stripped almost to the frame. If this plane was fully equipped and loaded for war it could not have done this. Not that the war version isn't a good plane. Sukhois are BADASS.

[SkywardMedia]

@Scrat335 : Your "forum" information is incorrect. The climb rate seen here is less that 1/5 of what it's capable of. The pilot wasn't even trying hard to climb quickly. Read the information block next to the video for more details.

[minerofblood]

@SkywardMedia it carries air to air missiles which would hardly weight down this big agil quick plane, pretty sure if it were miltary it would get better service and perform like 20 x better.

[Cnupoc]

@Scrat335 man this plane can accelerate vertically with afterburner... not much.. but accelerate..

[leaskywalker222]

Very bold given the unfortunate characteristics of those Tumanskys.

[kolbola]

Is the Tumansky the only russian engine builder what an american knows? The Su-27 has a pair of Lyulka engines. Totally different thing. Totally different technologies from a totally different age.

Tumansky is a history now.

In the age of internet the Su-27 has a really wide popularity in every elements.

[swedishvolvo]

Lucky Bastards! I envy the pilot so much! I hope this becomes more common to see these 4th generation war birds in our sky's. It would be nice if the US government would start to sell air worthy 14s and 15s instead of chopping them in half.

[CR4ZYHOR5E]

Incredible! You guys are doing an amazing job over there. Good luck with the rest of the testing.

Best wishes from the UK,

CH.

[pfile]

man you guys are having so much fun with this thing. what was the pilot doing with his left hand thru the climb?

[SkywardMedia]

@pfile : Mostly changing radio frequencies and transponder codes. And also adjusting the air vent. :-)

[pfile]

thanks. normal airplane stuff then :)

[penguinskywalker]

@SkywardMedia Oh, i thought you were trimming the throttle. :) How far to either side can the control stick go? Awesome mirrors too! :) :)