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F/A-18 Hornet
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No. It is Su-27P ("P" means "Interceptor"), rather old modification, can attack only air targets.

It's a copy of the F/A-18
No. First flight of F/A-18 was in 1978, first flight of Su-27 was in 1977.
And yes, you can compare their photos, they are very different.

The F/A-18 was already around when they first flew the SU-27

"The U.S. intelligence community first learned of the new Soviet aircraft from satellite photos in November 1977, about the time of the jet’s first flight. “Simply by looking at the size and the shape of it, it was clear that the Soviets were developing a counterpart to our F-16 and F/A-18,”
 
No. It is Su-27P ("P" means "Interceptor"), rather old modification, can attack only air targets.

It's a copy of the F/A-18
No. First flight of F/A-18 was in 1978, first flight of Su-27 was in 1977.
And yes, you can compare their photos, they are very different.

The F/A-18 was already around when they first flew the SU-27

"The U.S. intelligence community first learned of the new Soviet aircraft from satellite photos in November 1977, about the time of the jet’s first flight. “Simply by looking at the size and the shape of it, it was clear that the Soviets were developing a counterpart to our F-16 and F/A-18,”


First flight18 November 1978; 41 years ago

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In 1969, the Soviet Union learned of the U.S. Air Force's "F-X" program, which resulted in the F-15 Eagle. The Soviet leadership soon realized that the new American fighter would represent a serious technological advantage over existing Soviet fighters. What was needed was a better-balanced fighter with both good agility and sophisticated systems. In response, the Soviet General Staff issued a requirement for a Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel (PFI, literally "Prospective Frontline Fighter", roughly "Advanced Frontline Fighter").[3] Specifications were extremely ambitious, calling for long-range, good short-field performance (including the ability to use austere runways), excellent agility, Mach 2+ speed, and heavy armament. The aerodynamic design for the new aircraft was largely carried out by TsAGI in collaboration with the Sukhoi design bureau.[3]

When the specification proved too challenging and costly for a single aircraft in the number needed, the PFI specification was split into two: the LPFI (Lyogkyi PFI, Lightweight PFI) and the TPFI (Tyazholyi PFI, Heavy PFI). The LPFI program resulted in the Mikoyan MiG-29, a relatively short-range tactical fighter, while the TPFI program was assigned to Sukhoi OKB, which eventually produced the Su-27 and its various derivatives.


Soviet Su-27 in-flight
The Sukhoi design, which was altered progressively to reflect Soviet awareness of the F-15's specifications, emerged as the T-10 (Sukhoi's 10th design), which first flew on 20 May 1977. The aircraft had a large wing, clipped, with two separate podded engines and a twin tail. The 'tunnel' between the two engines, as on the F-14 Tomcat, acts both as an additional lifting surface and hides armament from radar.
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Actually, Su-27 was developed as a "killer of F-15", not " copy of F/A-18".
 
No. It is Su-27P ("P" means "Interceptor"), rather old modification, can attack only air targets.

It's a copy of the F/A-18
No. First flight of F/A-18 was in 1978, first flight of Su-27 was in 1977.
And yes, you can compare their photos, they are very different.

The F/A-18 was already around when they first flew the SU-27

"The U.S. intelligence community first learned of the new Soviet aircraft from satellite photos in November 1977, about the time of the jet’s first flight. “Simply by looking at the size and the shape of it, it was clear that the Soviets were developing a counterpart to our F-16 and F/A-18,”


First flight18 November 1978; 41 years ago

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In 1969, the Soviet Union learned of the U.S. Air Force's "F-X" program, which resulted in the F-15 Eagle. The Soviet leadership soon realized that the new American fighter would represent a serious technological advantage over existing Soviet fighters. What was needed was a better-balanced fighter with both good agility and sophisticated systems. In response, the Soviet General Staff issued a requirement for a Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel (PFI, literally "Prospective Frontline Fighter", roughly "Advanced Frontline Fighter").[3] Specifications were extremely ambitious, calling for long-range, good short-field performance (including the ability to use austere runways), excellent agility, Mach 2+ speed, and heavy armament. The aerodynamic design for the new aircraft was largely carried out by TsAGI in collaboration with the Sukhoi design bureau.[3]

When the specification proved too challenging and costly for a single aircraft in the number needed, the PFI specification was split into two: the LPFI (Lyogkyi PFI, Lightweight PFI) and the TPFI (Tyazholyi PFI, Heavy PFI). The LPFI program resulted in the Mikoyan MiG-29, a relatively short-range tactical fighter, while the TPFI program was assigned to Sukhoi OKB, which eventually produced the Su-27 and its various derivatives.


Soviet Su-27 in-flight
The Sukhoi design, which was altered progressively to reflect Soviet awareness of the F-15's specifications, emerged as the T-10 (Sukhoi's 10th design), which first flew on 20 May 1977. The aircraft had a large wing, clipped, with two separate podded engines and a twin tail. The 'tunnel' between the two engines, as on the F-14 Tomcat, acts both as an additional lifting surface and hides armament from radar.
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Actually, Su-27 was developed as a "killer of F-15", not " copy of F/A-18".

I dont care which one flew first.
 
No. It is Su-27P ("P" means "Interceptor"), rather old modification, can attack only air targets.

It's a copy of the F/A-18
No. First flight of F/A-18 was in 1978, first flight of Su-27 was in 1977.
And yes, you can compare their photos, they are very different.

The F/A-18 was already around when they first flew the SU-27

"The U.S. intelligence community first learned of the new Soviet aircraft from satellite photos in November 1977, about the time of the jet’s first flight. “Simply by looking at the size and the shape of it, it was clear that the Soviets were developing a counterpart to our F-16 and F/A-18,”


First flight18 November 1978; 41 years ago

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In 1969, the Soviet Union learned of the U.S. Air Force's "F-X" program, which resulted in the F-15 Eagle. The Soviet leadership soon realized that the new American fighter would represent a serious technological advantage over existing Soviet fighters. What was needed was a better-balanced fighter with both good agility and sophisticated systems. In response, the Soviet General Staff issued a requirement for a Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel (PFI, literally "Prospective Frontline Fighter", roughly "Advanced Frontline Fighter").[3] Specifications were extremely ambitious, calling for long-range, good short-field performance (including the ability to use austere runways), excellent agility, Mach 2+ speed, and heavy armament. The aerodynamic design for the new aircraft was largely carried out by TsAGI in collaboration with the Sukhoi design bureau.[3]

When the specification proved too challenging and costly for a single aircraft in the number needed, the PFI specification was split into two: the LPFI (Lyogkyi PFI, Lightweight PFI) and the TPFI (Tyazholyi PFI, Heavy PFI). The LPFI program resulted in the Mikoyan MiG-29, a relatively short-range tactical fighter, while the TPFI program was assigned to Sukhoi OKB, which eventually produced the Su-27 and its various derivatives.


Soviet Su-27 in-flight
The Sukhoi design, which was altered progressively to reflect Soviet awareness of the F-15's specifications, emerged as the T-10 (Sukhoi's 10th design), which first flew on 20 May 1977. The aircraft had a large wing, clipped, with two separate podded engines and a twin tail. The 'tunnel' between the two engines, as on the F-14 Tomcat, acts both as an additional lifting surface and hides armament from radar.
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Actually, Su-27 was developed as a "killer of F-15", not " copy of F/A-18".

I dont care which one flew first.
Ok. We can say, that F-14 and F-15 were trend-setters for F/A-18, F-16, Su-27 and MiG-29.
 
Equipment and vehicles of the 1st battalion of the 9th regiment of the 1st cavalry division of the US armed forces is preparing to depart from Lithuania in the seaport of Klaipeda.
The unit has been in the Republic since October 2019 under the plan of the US armed forces operation in Europe "Atlantic resolve".
Tomorrow, an official ceremony for the withdrawal of the American contingent will be held at the Pabrada training ground, possibly with the participation of the country's defense Minister.

Interestingly, during all this time, they did not repaint the tanks... "R" for "readiness".
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