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The Sukhoi Su-27 (Known under its NATO reporting name as: Flanker) was designed during the 1970s, for PVO Strany, the Soviet Air Defence Forces. An all weather air defence interceptor, it remains a highly sophisticated, latest generation aircraft. The 1021 prototype model flew for the very first time in 1977, and was followed by a small number of pre-production aircraft. It‘s design continued at the same time as the MiG-29 Fulcrum, a similar but smaller fighter aircraft. The operational version, the Su-27 (Flanker B), entered service in 1986.
Single or two-seater buildable
with 2 pilot figures