Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Hi folks, I hear that you love the Su-35 so here's the video of not of one... but FOUR of them, sporting two different color schemes and performing solo displays, duo maneuvers, 2vs2 dogfight mockup and 4-ship group aerobatics!!! :D

Enjoy this fantastic exhibition by the Russian Falcons (Соколы России) at MAKS Airshow in Zhukovskiy, Russia.

The "Falcons of Russia" Aerobatic Team was formed in 1993 at Lipetsk Aviation Center on the basis of improving the flight skills of fighter pilots in the group, as well as to demonstrate the maneuverability of the Su-27 aircraft and the professional training of pilots. The stage of creation and development took place in difficult years for aviation. Due to the lack of the required amount of fuel, the flight time of one pilot was only 50-60h per year. Nevertheless, demonstration flights were carried out, which demonstrated not only the excellent maneuverability of the SU-27, but also the great possibilities and prospects for the development of the aerobatic team. Since the beginning of 2000, the program included group aerobatics and four aircraft, dynamic duo maneuvers and a solo display.

Some of the maneuvers the team demonstrates include a 4-ship "rhombus" Nesterov's loop, a hill with a turn, a combat turn, an oblique loop, an ascending barrel, etc. all performed in a tight formation at minimum intervals and distances between aircraft. The complexity and risk of this program lies in the maneuvering of combat fighters at low altitudes (down to 200 m), limited space (directly above the display area) and at high speeds (500-800 km/h).

For a long time, the group did not have its official name, but was presented as a link of pilots from the 4th Center for Combat Use and Retraining of Air Force flight personnel.

For the first time the name "Falcons of Russia" was officially sounded in June 2004 during an air show in Nizhny Novgorod, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.P. Chkalov. The date June 12, 2004 is considered the day of formation of the aerobatics and air combat group "Falcons of Russia".

Lipetsk 'Falcons' are participants of major international exhibitions of weapons and military equipment such as the MAKS Airshow, ARMS EXPO, Hydroaviasalon and Army Forum. The Group won the Aviadarts competition in the aerobatic teams category and have performed at airshows in a many Russian cities as well as abroad. Over the years, they demonstrated their skills in the skies of Norway, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Belarus. In September 2006, the pilots of the group on the Su-27 planes in a single formation with the pilots of the Normandie-Niemen squadron on Mirage-F-1 planes flew over Paris in honor of the opening by the Presidents of Russia and France of the monument to the pilots and technicians of the Normandie-Niemen squadron, participants of the Second World War (1941-1945).


SU-35S GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Crew: 1
Length: 21.9 m
Wingspan: (with wingtip pods) 15.3 m
Height: 5.9 m
Wing area: 62 m²
Empty weight: 18,400 kg
Loaded weight (50% internal fuel): 25,300 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg
Fuel capacity (internal fuel tanks): 11,500 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofans
Dry thrust: 86.3 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 142 kN each

PERFORMANCE

Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h)
At sea level: Mach 1.13 (1,400 km/h)
Range:
At altitude: 3,600 km
At sea level: 1,580 km
Ferry range (with 2 external fuel tanks): 4,500 km
Service ceiling: 18,000 m
Rate of climb: over 280 m/s
Wing loading:
With 50% fuel: 408 kg/m²
With full internal fuel: 500.8 kg/m²
Thrust/weight: 1.13 at 50% fuel (0.92 with full internal fuel)
Maximum G-load: +9G

More info about this fighter jet on:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-35

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