Sukhoi SU-27 Flanker - Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2019 (Day 2)

#Flanker #SU27Flanker #RIAT #RoyalInternationalAirTattoo #SukhoiSU27 A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi SU-27P1M ’Flanker’ displaying on the Saturday of the Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 at RAF Fairford. The Sukhoi Su-27 heavy air superiority fighter - codenamed ’Flanker’ by NATO - was designed during the Cold War as a Soviet counter to potential Western opponents such as the US Air Force’s F-15 Eagle. It first flew in 1977. Service entry began during 1985, and when the ’Flanker’ started appearing at West