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 "name": "Sukhoi Su-27SK",
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 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/SU27/",
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  "wingspan_m": 14.7,
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  "max_kmh": 2500,
  "range_km": 3530,
  "ceiling_m": 18500,
  "first_flight": 1977,
  "in_service": 1985,
  "engine": "2 × Saturn AL-31F afterburning turbofan engines",
  "power": "75.22 kN (16,910 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.6 kN (27,600 lbf) with afterburner"
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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Sukhoi Su-27",
  "summary": "The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are able to perform almost all aerial warfare operations. It was designed with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
 },
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  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Sukhoi Su-27SK by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/SU27/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}