VERSIONS – T10-1 -5, T10S, T10-17, P-42, T10-20R
2 x Lyul'ka AL-31F
afterburning turbofans,
(exhaust shrouding
deleted)
Revised wing with increased
area and additional wingtip hardpoint
New dorsal airbrake
Enlarged vertical fins, moved
further outboard
Additional ventral fins
Nosegear moved
further aft
Reprofiled forward fuselage
Shortened pitot
Revised main gear/doors
Revised rear
fuselage with
'beaver tail'
retained
Reprofiled, rear-hinged canopy with new bow
Revised T10, for more details see T10-17
Revised stabilators
T10S
New production radome
OLS-27 IRST/LR fairing
Anti-flutter weights with upper/lower strakes to
wings (92 kg (203 lb))/stabilators (44 kg (97 lb)
22 kg (48.5 lb) anti-flutter
weights to fins
Slight 7º outboard
cant to vertical tails
T10-5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 – later development airframes
Single fence on each wing
2 x additional hardpoints (1 x under each engine nacelle)
Landing light added to nosegear oleo
Development airframe, details as T10-1
unless otherwise indicated
T10-10, -11: NPO
Phazotron N001
radar fitted
Avionics: KN-10 Nav suite with A-313 Manyovr
digital computer, IK-VK-80-4 AHRS, ARK-19/
-20/-22 ADF, A-317 SHORAN, A-611 marker
beacon receiver, SAU-10 autopilot, RLPK-27
radar sighting system, OEPS-27 optoelectronic
sighting system, SEI-31 Nartsiss-M integrated
indication system, SUO-27 FCS, 11G6 Spektr-1
datalink, SOK-UBD data recorder, SRO-1P/
SO-72 IFF transponders
T10-5
(Flanker A)
Dielectric fin
caps removed
Ventral fins deleted
Airbrake deleted
Longer tail 'sting'
with additional
fuel
Leading edge flaps locked, flaperons deleted with stabilator roll control only
Radar, armament, and non-
essential systems deleted
T10-20 airframe modified by MMZ No.51 in 1988
Conical radome
Wingtip rails deleted replaced by curved tips
Airframe modified for record breaking flight which ultimately never took place
Revised canopy
Revised antenna
T10-20R record
breaking aircraft
Details as T10-1 unless otherwise indicated
22 kg (48.5 lb) anti-flutter weights to fins
Single fence on each wing
Anti-flutter weights with upper/lower strakes added
to wings (92 kg (203 lb))/stabilators (44 kg (97 lb)
T10-0 – static test airframe
T10-1, 2,3,4 – early prototypes/development airframes
T10-1 (revised 1978)
Dielectric
fin caps
removed
Ventral fins deleted
Airbrake deleted
Tail 'sting'
deleted
Leading edge flaps locked, flaperons deleted with stabilator roll control only
Radar, armament, and non-essential systems deleted
T10-15 airframe later modified by MMZ No.51
in 1985-86 for world record breaking flights
between 1986-93
Revised antenna
Lightweight metal radome
P-42 record
breaking aircraft
Curved wingtips
Tall, closely grouped tail fins
Avionics: IKV-1 AHRS, R-862
Zhurval VHF radio, R-832
Evkalipt radio, RSBN-65
SHORAN, ARK-15M Tobol ADF,
MRP-66 marker beacon
receiver, A-031 radio altimeter,
VD-28 altimeter, SVS-II-72-3 air
data system, SRO-2 IFF, Astra
data link and test equipment
FBW (Fly-By-Wire)
control system
2 x Lyul'ka AL-21F-3AI afterburning turbofans
Shrouded
exhaust
nozzles
Initial nose gear/bay position
2 x short wing fences on
upper surface of each wing
4 x underwing hardpoints (2 x under each wing),
2 x under fuselage centreline hardpoints
Short
'Beaver'
tail
No cannon armament
Forward main
gear door acting
as airbrake
Humped spine
Antenna on spine
Prominent, rear-sliding bubble canopy
Underslung engine nacelles
Single-piece windshield
Trapezoidal fin with
engine bay cooling
intake in base
Solid nose, no radar
One-piece differentially
moveable stabilator
PVD-7 pitots
PVG-18G-55 pitot
One-piece aileron
One-piece flap
Zvezda K-36DM zero-zero ejector
seat with 17º incline
Mid-mounted
blended body/wing
with 41º sweep
Cambered
leading edge
LERX (Leading
Edge Root
eXtensions
T10-1
Avionics: PNK-10 nav suite with Ts-050
and A-313 Manyovr digital computers,
IK-VK-80-4 AHRS, ARK-19/-20/-22 ADF,
A-317 SHORAN, A-611 marker beacon
receiver, IK-VSP-2-10 altitude/speed data
system, SAU-10 autopilot, RV-21 radio
altimeter, RLPK-27 radar sighting system,
OEPS-27 optoelectronic sighting system,
SEI-31 Nartsiss-M integrated indication
system, SUO-27 FCS, 11G6 Spektr-1
datalink, SOK-UBD data recorder, SRO-1P/
SO-72 IFF transponders, Shchel'-3U HMCS
(Helmet-Mounted Cueing System)
2 x Lyul'ka AL-31F
afterburning turbofans
Additional wingtip
hardpoint for missiles
or ECM pods also
acting as anti-flutter
weights
Dorsal airbrake
Enlarged vertical fins, moved further outboard
Additional ventral fins
Nosegear moved
further aft, wheel
track reduced by
3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Reprofiled forward fuselage
Shortened pitot
Revised main gear/doors
Revised rear
fuselage with
tail 'sting'
Reprofiled, rear-hinged canopy with new bow
New trapezoidal wing with
area increased to 62.04 m2
(667.09 ft2) with flatter airfoil
Full-span leading
edge flaps
Single large
flaperon
PTK-10SK twin cruciform brake
chutes in tail 'sting'
Reprofiled stabilators, moved further to rear,
anti-flutters deleted
Longer, recontoured
radome
Ballast in radome
IRST/LR fairing
1 x GSh-301 30 mm (1.18 in) single-
barrel cannon with 150 rounds
ILS-31 HUD
APP-50
chaff/flare
dispensers
SPO-15LM ESM antenna fairing
T10-17
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ILLUSTRATIONS: © ADRIAN DAVID MOORE 2015