Sukhoi Design Bureau
Sukhoi Design Bureau is one of the leading companies dealing with the design of combat aircraft, develops a number of projects of commercial aircraft, including supersonic transport, ground effect vehicles and general aviation aircraft.
The design bureau founded in 1939 by Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi began its activity by designing the Su-2 strike aircraft. Later the design bureau developed fighters Su-7, Su-9, Su-11, Su-11, Su-15, Su-17, bombers Su-24, attack aircraft Su-25, T-4 ("2100"), long-range supersonic strike reconnaissance complex. At the beginning of 80s air superiority fighter Su-27 was designed, it became the basis for the Su-27UB, Su-30, Su-33, Su-27IB, Su-35, Su-37, Su-30Mk, Su-27KUB. The Su-27 has set up 41 world records.
Along with the fulfillment of defense orders in 1983-1999 the design bureau created a family of single- and twin-seat sports aircraft Su-26, Su-29, Su-31 and their modifications widely using composite materials. On these aircraft the pilots of the combined team of the country won more than 180 medals in the international competitions, including 80 gold medals. At the World show of inventions and discoveries "Brussels - Evrika"95" the "Su" sports aircraft got a gold medal.
The manufacture of sports aircraft and their specialized modifications is expanded: trainers, agricultural aircraft, etc. Multifunctional cargo passenger aircraft S-80GP has been developed, KnAAPO completes its building . The development of supersonic business aircraft S-21 goes on, knowledge and experience accumulated during creation of military supersonic aircraft are used in the manufacture of its structures and systems. The work on a number of advanced projects is being carried out.
OJSC "Advanced technologies" (a unit of Sukhoi design bureau) working on the manufacture of light aircraft now creates a jet trainer for training pilots to fly fighters Su-30MK, Su-37 and S-37 "Berkut". A new trainer will be equipped with the Al-55 engine of the OJSC A. Lyulka-Saturn manufacture. It is supposed that aerodynamics of the new trainer is similar to the S-37 "Berkut" design (extended fuselage with a forward swept wing, two vertical stabilizers with a tilt).
