Su-27 Flanker (all variants)

[anthonyp]

As much as I am of the same state of mind, please try to keep this discussion politics free.  It's hard, I know, but I WILL lock this frakker down if the rhetoric goes on, even if I agree with it.  This site is supposed to be politics and rhetoric neutral.

Please keep that in mind when posting.

[ChernayaAkula]

One way to scratch build a 1/48 Su-34:

Part 1
Part 2

by Armin Knes

Mind you, I still can't believe no one has brought out a conversion kit at least!

Regards,

Greg

Wow! I could use a conversion kit  License to print money for anyone who can get one done

I'm afraid such a conversion kit would be fantastically expensive. New forward fuselage (up to the MLG bays), cockpit, canopy, spine, tail stinger, redesigned intakes and redesigned landing gear. That's a LOT of resin! 

[GTX]

True, but in lieu of a full kit...

Regards,

Greg

[pyro-manic]

I strongly suspect it would sell pretty well regardless of price!

[Taiidantomcat]

I strongly suspect it would sell pretty well regardless of price!

I think so too... Some conversion sets are a small fortune and they still sell out in days 

[GTX]

Well, I would buy 1...or 2...or...

Regards,

Greg

[ysi_maniac]

Does anyone know something about this study?

[GTX]

Looks to be artistic speculation.  Have you searched FlightGlobal where the image originates?

Regards,

Greg

[MAD]

Initial take on the VG Su-27,


Duncan

Nice!!
Will we see it in a coloured profile?

M.A.D

[MAD]

Well he might be a fool on most accounts, but he does do a nice PLA-N Su-34:



Regards,

Greg

I am very very surprised that the PLAAF have not utilised this powerful and effective variant of the Flanker

M.A.D

[Spey_Phantom]

BUMP:

i found this picture on Facebook of a Malaysian SU-30MKM, but this aircraft is armed with an AIM-120 
looking at this picture, how hard (or how costly if viable) would it be to modify an SU-30/35 to NATO/Western standards?

[Mr.Creak]

looking at this picture, how hard (or how costly if viable) would it be to modify an SU-30/35 to NATO/Western standards?

Not particularly hard I'd think.
Elbit (Israel) modified a load of MiG-21s to LanceR standard for Romania ¹ and these have the capability to carry (and use) any ex-Soviet and Western weapons that they're capable of actually lifting AFAIK.

1 In fact the upgrade was so extensive that a couple of years later Russia proposed a programme to bring MiG-29s(!) up the same avionics standard. (Whether they carried it out I don't know).

[Sauragnmon]

As Mr. Creak mentioned, the Russians were offering a version of the MiG-35 with the capability to operate western weapons systems, so I would imagine the 27MKM might well have come with that feature installed.

[ysi_maniac]

Single tail Flanker

[NARSES2]

That's nice