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Russian Knights» the Leading Aerobatic Team of Russian Aerospace Forces «RUSSIAN KNIGHTS» THE LEADING AEROBATIC TEAM OF RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES www.russianknights.ru www.irkut.com 2 HEAVY www.irkut.com FIGHTER JETS / www.russianknights.ru “Russian Knights” is the first in the world aerobatic team flying heavy fighter jets. All aircraft of the team retain combat capabilities of serial fighter jets. The group of six aircraft flying in a tight formation: • total weight of nearly 150 tones • total “wing span” exceeding 75 meters 3 TEAM’S HISTORY www.irkut.com / www.russianknights.ru The Team is established on the basis of 234th regiment, 1st squadron, Russian Air Force, on 5 April, 1991. The regiment pursues combat traditions of 176th Guards regiment: • 398 victories in WW2 • 107 victories in Korea The home base is Kubinka airfield near Moscow 4 THE TEAM’S www.irkut.com FIRST AIRCRAFT / www.russianknights.ru Seven Su-27 single-seaters Two Su-27UB two-seaters 5 1991 1992 1993 Russia, Russia, Netherlands, THE FIRST Great Britain, USA, Canada, www.irkut.com Malaysia France Malaysia PERFORMANCES / www.russianknights.ru 6 REGULAR APPEARANCES www.irkut.com AT INTERNATIONAL / AIR SHOWS AND PARADES www.russianknights.ru 7 RUSSIA’S www.irkut.com Su-30SM / www.russianknights.ru • Supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces and Naval Aviation • The most common aircraft among new Russian fighter jets 8 TRANSFERRING TO 2013 www.irkut.com Su-30SM familiarization Su-30SM / flights Autumn 2016 Su-30SMs accepted from Irkut Corporation www.russianknights.ru 9 SUPERMANEUVERABILITY www.irkut.com / www.russianknights.ru Su-30SM is the first in the world supermaneuverable fighter operated by aerobatic team 10 8 AEROBATICS www.irkut.com 10 / 6 7 www.russianknights.ru 9 1. Take-off with the use of thrust vectoring 6. Bell with taleslide 2. Barrel while climbing 7. Pullup with 70 … 90-deg pitch, 1.5 barrel 3. Forced 180-deg level turn 8. Wingover split 4. Barrel in level flight 9. Left and right turns 5 5. Barrel in level flight 10. Forced half-loop 3 4 2 1 11 11. Vertical turn 12. Barrel at high angles of attack 13. Transition to level flight with AEROBATICS www.irkut.com 60 … 70-deg pitch 14. 180-deg turn with speed increase 18 / 15. Loop 16. Descending to 150 … 200-m altitude 11 17. Level flight at 150 … 200-m altitude 18. Vertical climbing, split, vertical diving, transition to level flight 19. 90-deg turn, barrel at high angles www.russianknights.ru of attack 20. Landing approach, landing 12 13 19 14 15 16 17 20 12 GROUP AEROBATICS DIMOND FORMATION www.irkut.com / 1. Nesterov loop 2. Pullup 3. Half-roll 4. Gear-down passage 5. 270-deg turn 9 6. Oblique loop www.russianknights.ru 7. Pullup 8. Half-roll 10 9. Nesterov loop 10. Combat turn 6 3 8 1 2 7 5 4 13 11. Half-roll 17. “Ear” 12. Horizontal group barrel 18. Synchronous barrels GROUP AEROBATICS 13. 270-deg turn 19. Approach to break, DIMOND FORMATION www.irkut.com 14. Oblique loop in close “Fountain break” dimond formation, turn 20. Entering paired / 15. 360-deg turn aerobatics, or landing 16. Oblique half-loop 17 19 www.russianknights.ru 14 16 15 18 11 12 13 20 14 Su-30SM www.irkut.com UNIQUE / CAPABILITIES www.russianknights.ru • Multirole fighter, progression of Su-30MKI • The unique combination of range and Su-30MKM aircraft and combat load • The first in the world combat aircraft featuring • Capability to engage aerial, ground, supermaneuverability and water-surface targets in one sortie • One of the first fighters in the world equipped • Crew of two facilitates execution with phased array radar of longtime combat missions 15 Su-30MKM www.irkut.com IN MALAYSIA / www.russianknights.ru Su-30MKM multirole fighters are successfully operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force 16 Multirole fighters of Su-30MKI type Su-30MKI are successfully operated www.irkut.com in India and Algeria IN INDIA / www.russianknights.ru 17 Since 2015, Su-30SM fighters have been supplied Su-30SM to the Kazakhstan Air Force www.irkut.com IN KAZAKHSTAN / www.russianknights.ru 18 The flights at LIMA’2017 will be the world premiere of the “Russian LIMA’2017 www.irkut.com Knights” flying the new Su-30SM / fighters. www.russianknights.ru THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME www.russianknights.ru www.irkut.com.
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