Project T10V
Strike fighter Su-27IB
Maritime fighter Su-32FN
Tactical bomber Su-34
IB for Istryebityel Bombardirovshchik = Fighter Bomber
R for Razwyedchik = Reconaissance
Su-32FN is export name of maritime version (Fighter for Navy ?)
In Russia aircraft is called Su-34, but Sukhoi bureau still (2010) call its export version Su-32.
Manufacturer:
Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association named after V.P. Chkalov (NAPO).
Current (12.2011) status:
Ten Su-34 is operational in Voronezh and Lipyetsk (serial production of Su-34 started in 2004 and next aircrafts will be delivered to Russian air forces; as prototype is used aircraft number 48). Five Su-34 is tested in Akhtubinsk.
Few prototypes, incl. Su-27R, remains in hands of Sukhoi Design Bureau.
Su-27IB was built from T10-39 (Su-27UB) with new radar and huge airframe modification. It's a two-seater aircraft with seats side-by-side. First flight by design bureau's test pilot A.A. Ivanov.
Prototype of Sukhoi Su-27IB, 1990
Prototype of Sukhoi Su-27IB, rebuilt some years later.
Prototype of Sukhoi Su-32, 12.1993
Airframe used to destructive static-tests.
Maritime patrol and strike fighter, known for export as Su-32FN, with MAD in tail instead of rear-looking radar.
In June 1995, having been renamed to the Su-32, the aircraft was for the first time shown abroad Russia at the Paris Air Show. In the summer of 1999, was used to establish 7 world records of lifting loads to high altitude.
Prototype of Sukhoi Su-32. Number 349 is from Paris Air Show @ Le Bourget.
In 2011 (maybe earlier) aircraft was shifted to Voronezh Aircraft Engineering University.
First and only prototype of reconaissance Su-27R for Russian air force; first flight 1997 by pilot Oleg Coj (Tsoy); no more furter details and any photo; intended to replace Su-24MR and MiG-25RB. Current status (2008) - unknown.
Pattern to serial production of tactical bomber Su-34. Note that Su-34 is only aircrafts from Su-27/30 family equipped with radar from V004 developed by NPO Leninyets from St.Petersburg.
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Since the year 2004, the Novosibirsk facility produced a development batch of few Su-34 aircrafts.
First two aircrafts (01 and 02) were 12.2006 delivered to Russian air force.
Aircraft 02 in 2007 and 2008 was tested in Lipyetsk in 4 Cyentr Boyevovo Primyenyenya i Pyeryeuchivaniya Lyotnovo Sostava (CBPiPLS) = 4th Centre of Combat Applications and Retraining of Flying Personel.
Third serial aircraft (with number 03) was delivered in beginning of the year (February?) 2009.
Fourth and fifth serial aircraft (04, 05) were delivered in 12.2009 to Lipyetsk.
Serial Sukhoi Su-34, 12.2006.
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2011: 01 02 03 04 05 10
Contract for 32 serial aircraft were signed in 2008.
The Novosibirsk facility (NAPO) produced first four aircrafts for Russian Air Force in 2010 - they were delivered in December 2010 to Lipyetsk (06 07 08 09).
In December 2011 to 4000th Air Base in Voronezh (airfield Baltimor) were delivered six aircrafts: 01 02 03 04 (not to confused with "old" aircrafts with the same numbers!) in standard camouflage and 05 10 in darkgrey camouflage.
It's a aircrafts from third serial batch: 03-01 ... 03-04 and (probably) 03-05 and 03-10. In few weeks (12.2011 / 01.2012) rest of aircrafts from Lipyetsk (06, 07, 08 and 09) are expected in Voronezh...
Serial Sukhoi Su-34, 12.2011. New (ugly) painting scheme, aircrafts #05 and #10.
