Novosibirsk aeronautic production association named after V. P. Chkalov (Chkalov plant) is one of the largest plane making enterprises of Russia that is a part of “Sukhoi” company. In the beginning of the 90s the plant began to master multi-purpose aviation complex Su-34. The first plane took off in 1993. Since 2006 they have started series delivery of these vehicles to the Russian air military forces.
Su-34 is capable to accelerate its speed up to 1,9 thousand kilometers an hour and perform flights at a distance up to 4000 km. Combat radius of the vehicle is 1,1 thousand kilometers.
The strike aircraft is armed with a 30-mm gun and has 12 mounting points for attachments with total mass of 8 tonnes.
Western analysts still cannot classify this plane. It is called “a multifunctional fighter” or “a bomber-fighter”.
Assembly shop panorama
Glider panels assembly
Formers assembly
Elements connection
Fuselage forebody assembly
The crew cabin is made with use of titanium armour (17 mm thick)
Fuselage pressure-sealing tests
Final assembly shop
Mounting equipment
The aviation equipment is made by 6000 workers and specialists. Their average age is 25-40 years old.
Aviation equipment engineers are highly demanded.
Empennage actuator
When the fuselage is ready it’s turn of mounters to work. In their hands vehicles turn into living organisms.
Many processes are fulfilled exceptionally by program products.
The plane was used for covering actions of striking aviation by carrying out radioelectronic combat with Georgian air defence systems.
By the end of 2020 the plant should supply 92 planes to the Russian air military forces.
Location: Novosibirsk
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I can classify this airplane and Im from Wisconsin, USSA (the West).
It is an A6 with balls. It even has the same wing form.
The A6 was an attack plane in Navy, this is fighter, otherwise you’re right on
It is classified a fighter-bomber by the Russian Air Force. It was developed as a new multi-role tactical aircraft to replace the swing-wing Su-24.
It does resemble the “Intruder.” The pilot/commander and the navigator/weapons operator sit side by side in the cockpit. I am surprised that the total to be acquired is 120 units, I thought it would be much more. It appears to be a unique hybrid searching for a substantial role in the Russian Air Force. The Russian have been toying with this concept for a fighter/bomber around since 1980. It would be a nice export weapon.
Very cool.
Warplanes …when we desperately need hospital MRI units. Sad really.
Nice.
Does the long tail pod contain electronic or is it a housing for a set of speed reducing flaps such as were used by the Germans on some dive-bomber variants?
That p&&is-shaped object protruding from the rear of the plane is actually a rearward-facing warning radar. This is probably needed because the plane can not maintain a constant 1.8 mach air speed for long periods of time at higher altitudes. The maximum speed at low altitudes is 1.2 mach. It is a defensive option for a relatively slow moving plane as far as modern jets are considered.