Tuesday, July 22, 2008

SUKHOI 30 MKI

SUKHOI 30 MKI IS THE FIGHTER JET CREATED BY SUKHOI CORPORATION IN RUSSIA FOR THE INDIAN AIR FORCE.IT IS THE FRONT LINE FIGHTER JET OF THE INDIAN AIR FORCE.THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY CREATED FOR THE INDIAN AIRFORCE.THIS FIGHTER JET CONTAINS FOUR VARIANTS.THE INDIAN,RUSSIAN,FRENCH AND THE ISRAELI.OUT OF THIS THE INDIAN VERSION WITH THE INDIAN AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS IS THE MOST ADVANCED VERSION.EACH FIGHTER JET COSTS AROUND 47 MILLION DOLLARS.IT IS ONE OF THE ADVANCED FIGHTER JETS OF THE WORLD WHICH CONTAIN THRUST VECTORING SYSTEM.THIS REALLY HELPS IN THE MANOEUVRABILITY OF THE FIGHTER JET AT HIGH SPEEDS.THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINS TITANIUM AND HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS.THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS FLY BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY.IT HAS forward facing NIIP N011M Bars (Panther) is a powerful integrated passive electronically scanned array radar. The N011M is a digital multi-mode dual frequency band radar.THE SUKHOI 30 MKI FIGHTER JET CAN ALSO BE INTEGRATED WITH BRAHMOS ADVANCED CRUISE MISSILES.THE RADAR IS DESIGNED IS SUCH THAT IT CAN TRACK 15 TARGETS AND ENGAGED OUR O THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY.Tracking rate is over 25 deg/s with 50 km range in pursuit engagement, 15 km head-on. The laser rangefinder operates between 300 and 3000 m for air targets, 300 and 5000 m for ground targets.The Su-30MKI is powered by the two Al-31FP turbofans. Each Al-31FP is rated at 12,500 kgf (27,550 lbf) of full afterburning thrust VECTORING PROPULSION SYSTEM.THE SUKHOI PAK FA HAS A RANGE OF 5000 KM.THIS RANGE CAN BE EXTENDED TO 8,001 KM BY MID AIR REFUELLING SYSTEM.

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