Does Su-30 have thrust vectoring?
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a multirole combat fighter aircraft jointly developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Based on the Su-30 fighter aircraft, Su-30MKI is equipped with thrust vectoring control and canards.
What Russian jets have thrust vectoring?
Russia has put more effort into developing thrust vectoring for enhanced maneuverability than the US has. Russian thrust vectoring aircraft: Su-30 MKI, Su-35, PAK FA, Su-37, and Mig-35. The simple answer is that they didn’t. The US has one super-maneuverable jet with thrust vectoring —- the F-22.
Are Sukhoi planes good?
Today, Su fighter jets continue to be among the best fifth-generation and potentially sixth-generation jet fighters. These are the top nine Russian fighter jets.
Why doesn’t the US use thrust vectoring?
Thrust vectoring and the super maneuverability is very useful in aerial combat, and it doesn’t have any disadvantages. So I think the main reason is that they simply don’t have the same engineering talent and technological advancement in this area as Sukhoi for example. More maneuverable at the loss of much stealth.
Does su-30/35 have 3D thrust vectoring?
‘Contrary to popular notion Su-30/35 or Su-57 doesn’t have 3D Thrust Vectoring – Flanker’s thrust vectoring actually move in one plane (up or down) but are canted outward to the engine axis. The canting allows movement in all rotational axis by vectoring each engine nozzle differently.
What is the maximum tilt angle for the Su-30?
The maximum tilt angle for the SU-30 is 32 degrees in horizontal and 15 degrees in vertical. Even Eurofighter Typhoon does not have thrust vectoring. There are two types of thrust vectoring systems, 2D and 3D. Read below for more details on them: What is 2-D and 3-D thrust vectoring and what is the difference between them?
Is the F-22 Raptor’s thrust vectoring better than the su-30/35?
For comparison, look at F-22’s thrust vectoring. ‘The F-22’s 2D Thrust vectoring (TV) nozzles are parallel and therefore, much more efficient than canted nozzles in Su-30/35. What this mean is when TV is in use, the Flanker’s canted TV will bleed more energy than Raptor – giving Raptors better sustained turn rates.
What is Thurst vectoring in Sukhoi Su-30 MKI?
Thurst vectoring is one of the best features in Sukhoi SU-30 MKI. The nozzle works such that we can direct the engine thrust in a desired direction, which enhances the maneuverability of the aircraft, and it is this reason due to which Su-30 MKI is able to perform cobra-type maneuvers required during dogfight.