Kitty Hawk 1/48 Su35 Flanker E Russian Fighter Kit (New Tool)

The Su-35 is Sukhoi OKB's latest production variant of the Su-27 (NATO Codename: Flanker). The Su-35 evolved from a variety of technology and operational experience developments since the original Su-27 entered service in 1985. The Su-27 was designed as an air superiority fighter and armed only with air-to-air weapons. When China purchased the Su-27 and began producing its own versions, one of the first things they fixed was to give the aircraft multi-mode avionics and the ability to carry a wider array of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.

Meanwhile, Sukhoi OKB began work on the integration of thrust-vectoring engines into the airframe which began flight test in 1996 as the Su-37. These thrust-vectoring engines were then integrated into variants of the Su-30 including those flown by the Indian Air Force. With the addition of more advanced multi-role avionics, the Sukhoi OKB employed canards to offset the additional weight (as used on the Su-33 Sea Flanker), but as the avionics matured and used more modern (lightweight) components, the canards were deleted. The production Su-35S features the latest avionics and weapons in the Russian Air Force arsenal and is being produced at 10 aircraft per year with another 24 destined for China and additional countries considering the adoption of this aircraft.

• Detailed cockpit tub
• Detailed K-36D ejection seat with choice of seat cushions and photo-etched restraints
• Instrument panel and side console decals
• Positionable canopy
• Positionable gun bay panel with cannon inside the bay
• Detailed afterburner nozzles
• Choice of open or closed aux intake shutters
• Detailed landing gear and gear wells
• Positionable radome
• Detailed radar
• Positionable rudder
• Positionable stabilators
• Positionable leading edge slats
• Positionable trailing edge flaps
• Positionable drogue chute door
• Positionable air refueling probe

External stores include:

• R-27R (AA-10 Alamo A)
• R-27T (AA-10 Alamo B)
• R-27ER (AA-10 Alamo C)
• R-27ET (AA-10 Alamo D)
• R-60 (AA-8 Aphid)
• R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
• R-77 (AA-12 Adder)
• Kh-25 (AS-10 Karen)
• Kh-29L (AS-14 Kedge A)
• Kh-29T (AS-14 Kedge B)
• Kh-31 (AS-17 Krypton)
• Kh-58 (AS-11 Kilter)
• Kab-500 variants
• Kab-1500 variants

Markings for six subjects and a set of airframe and weapons stencils:

• Su-35S, Bort 05, Russian VVS
• Su-35S, Bort 31, Russian VVS
• Su-35BM, Bort 902, Russian VVS
• Su-35, 11031, PLAAF
• Su-35, 11038, PLAAF
• Su-35, Bort 01, PLAAF