The SU-33 FLANKER-D (stovl= short take-off vertical
landing)is actualy a navalised version of SU-27
it has folding wings and arrester hook as well
as a reinforced landing gear.
History---
development began 1976 based on production
of SU-27
first flew on 1984 the it was called
the SU-27k(k-karablevniy
= ship based) the production began
at 1990 ,deliveries began
1991 , initial operation capability
1992.
Armament---
one 30mm gun 120 rds ,four under-wing
AA-10,R-73 or R-77
air-to-air missiles ,Kh-31 A/P(AS-17
'Krypton') or Kh-25(AS-12
'Kegler') and 4,500kg Kh-41(3M80 Moskit:mosquito)
anti-ship
missiles, 500 kg bombs, rockets or
23mm gun pods.
Preformance---
max speed of mach 2.165 at altitude
11,000m.
T-O run on carrier with 14 deg. ramp
120 m
Range with max internal fuel 1,620nm
G limit +8