Sukhoi Su | mig 47
ExperimentalfighteraircraftThisarticleisabouttheaircraftatonetimedesignatedS-37.FortheaircraftdesignatedSu-37,seeSukhoiSu-37.TheSukhoiSu-47Berkut(Russian:СухойСу-47Беркут,lit. GoldenEagle)(NATOreportingnameFirkin[1]),alsodesignatedS-32andS-37(nottobeconfusedwiththetwin-engineddeltacanarddesign[2]offeredbySukhoiintheearly1990sunderthedesignationSu-37)duringinitialdevelopment,wasanexperimentalsupersonicjetfighterdevelopedbySukhoiCompany.Adistinguishingfeatureoftheaircraftwasitsforward-sweptwin...
Experimental fighter aircraft
This article is about the aircraft at one time designated S-37. For the aircraft designated Su-37, see Sukhoi Su-37.The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Russian: Сухой Су-47 Беркут, lit. Golden Eagle) (NATO reporting name Firkin[1]), also designated S-32 and S-37 (not to be confused with the twin-engined delta canard design[2] offered by Sukhoi in the early 1990s under the designation Su-37) during initial development, was an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Company. A distinguishing feature of the aircraft was its forward-swept wing[3] that gave the aircraft excellent agility and maneuverability. While serial production of the type never materialized, the sole aircraft produced served as a technology demonstrator prototype for a number of advanced technologies later used in the 4.5 generation fighter Su-35 and current fifth-generation jet fighter Su-57.
Development[edit]Originally known as the S-37, Sukhoi redesignated its...