1/7 SCALE RC CARF SUKHOI SU-30 - TWIN JET CAT P-140 TURBINES + SMOKE - BUCKMINSTER - 2021

CARF SU30
1/7 scale,
3.2m long,
2.2m span,
24kg,
2 x Jet Cat P140 engines.
Thrust vectoring,
JR servos throughout,
Powerbox Core radio.
Indian Airforce display scheme.

The Sukhoi Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat super maneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multi role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions.

Top speed: - 2,120 km/h
Range: - 3,000 km
Wingspan: - 15 m
Variants: - Sukhoi Su-30MKI; Sukhoi Su-30MKK; Sukhoi Su-30MKM
Engine type: - Saturn AL-31
Manufacturers: - Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant

In 1994–1996, an initial batch of five original Su-30 (Su-27PU) fighters, contracted for the Russian Defence Ministry, were delivered to 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment based at Savasleyka air base, After the regiment was disbanded in 2002, the aircraft became part of 4th Centre for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel in Lipetsk where they were flown mostly by Russian Falcons aerobatic team.

No further orders of the variant were made. However, the Russian Defence Ministry was impressed with the export Su-30MKI's performance envelope and ordered a total of 60 Su-30SM fighters, under two contracts signed in March and December 2012, respectively. On 21 September 2012, the Su-30SM performed its maiden flight. The Russian Air Force has received first two serial aircraft on 22 November 2012.[citation needed] By end of 2015, 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment, the last aviation regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces that operated Soviet-made MiG-29A/UBs (izdeliye 9.12/9.13) was fully rearmed with about twenty new Su-30SM fighters.[16] All aircraft of the first two contracts were delivered by 2016.

Another 36 aircraft were ordered in April 2016, six of which intended for the Russian Naval Aviation. This was to increase the total number to 116 (88 in the Air Force and 28 in the Navy).

In October–November 2016, eight new aircraft were handed to Russian Knights aerobatic team, replacing the team's six Su-27 fighters. The aircraft are stationed at Kubinka air base, Moscow Oblast.

During the 2017 MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon, it was announced that the Russian Defence Ministry and Irkut Corporation are working on modernization of Russia's Su-30SM fighters to a new "Su-30SM1" standard. The modernization is aimed on improvements in aircraft's avionics and armament.

The Su-30SM attained full operational capability (FOC) in January 2018, by a resolution of the Russian president.

In August 2019, the Russian Defence Ministry first signed a contract for undisclosed number of modernized Su-30SM2 (then referred to it as Su-30SM1) fighters. First deliveries to the Russian Aerospace Forces are scheduled for late 2020 with serial deliveries to commence in 2021. The aircraft will receive the N035 Irbis radar and AL-41F1S engines of the Su-35S, what is to standardize and reduce operational costs of the two variants. The aircraft's armament will be also enhanced of the new KAB-250 aerial bombs and Kh-59MK2 stealth cruise missiles. It is planned to modernize all Russia's Su-30SMs to the SM2 standard.

On 25 August 2020, a contract for 21 modernized Su-30SM2 aircraft for the Russian Naval Aviaton was signed at the «ARMY-2020» military-technical forum.

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