umair said:
Really! :eek
Gary you must be joking! :roll :roll
No, truly. It has a toilet and a galley on board. Not only can you cook your meals, you can get rid of them later!
This is actually one of the few Russian aircraft I like. If they managed to fix up their QA problems it would be lethal. (not that it isn't now). I'd love to see one of these with the engines machined up properly and decent tub electronics.
SUKHOI Su-34
Su-34 Wing: span 14.70 m (48 ft 2.75 in); aspect ratio 5.6; wing area 46.50 m2 (500.54 sq ft) Fuselage and tail: length 21.90 m (71 ft 10 in) height 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in~; tailplane span 9.90 m (32 ft 6 in); wheel track 4.33 m (14 ft 2.5 in); wheel base 5.88 m (19 ft 3.5 in) Powerplant: Two NPO Saturn/Lyul'ka, AL-31 FM turbofans, each rated at 130.42 kN (29,320 lb st) with afterburning) Weights: empty 17700 kg (39,021 lb); normal take-off 23250 kg (51,257 lb); maximum take off 44,360 kg (97,795 lb) Fuel and load: normal internal fuel load about 5270 kg (11,618 lb);maximum internal fuel 9400 kg (20,723 lb); maximum ordnance 8,000 kg (17,636 lb) Speed: limiting Mach 2.35; maximum level speed at 11000 m (36,000 ft) Mach 1.8 and at sea level Mach 1.15 1,400 km/h, 870 mph) Range: with maximum internal fuel 4,000 km (2,160 km: 2,485 miles~ Performance: maximum rate of climb at sea level 19800 m (64,960 ft) per minute: service ceiling 17,000 m (55,755 ft): take-off run 450 m (1,476 ft) at maximum take-off weight; landing run 700 m (2,297 ft) at normal landing weight g limits: + 8
TYPE:
Long-range theatre bomber.
PROGRAMME:
Production development of Su-27IB, to replace MiG-27, Su-17 and some Su-24s from 1996. First production Su-34, built at Novosibirsk, flew 18 December 1993; at Zhukovsky flight test centre early 1994.
DESIGN FEATURES:
Generally as described for Su-27IB. Changes include, dielectric nose to house nav/attack and terrain-following/avoidance radar; tail fins containing integral fuel tankage; titanium cockpit armour; new main landing gear units with smaller, tandem wheels; and a longer, larger diameter tail cone. This has been raised and now extends as a spine above the rear fuselage to blend into the rear of the cockpit fairing. It houses at its tip a rearward facing radar to detect aircraft approaching from the rear. Su-34 may carry underwing a number of rearward facing infrared homing air-to-air missiles developed from the Vympel R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') for use against such aircraft flying at heights from 50 to 13000 m (165-42650 ft) over ranges of 1 to 10 or 12 km (3300 ft to 6-7.5 miles). The brake-chute is repositioned in the spine to the rear of the spine/fairing juncture.
POWER PLANT:
Two Saturn/Lyulka AL-31FM turbofans; each 137.3 kN (30865 lb st) with afterburning.
ACCOMMODATION:
Two crew side by side on K-36 zero/zero ejection seats. Access to cockpit via door in nosewheel bay; area protected with 17 mm (2/3 in) thick titanium;
toilet and galley installed.
AVIONICS:
Multi-function radar with high resolution. Multi-function displays.
ARMAMENT:
One 30 mm GSh-301 gun, as Su-27. High-precision self-homing and guided air-to-surface missiles and KAB-500 laser-guided bombs with ranges of 0 to 135 nm (250 km; 155 miles); R-73 and R-77 (AA-12 AMRAAM class) air-to-air missiles.
