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Flying the Su-27

How to fly the Su-27 from start to finish: the HUD, taxi and take-off, its speeds and limits, approach and landing, and the autopilot.

These pages take you through a whole flight in the Su-27, in the order you fly it. If you have never flown FlightOut before, start with Your first flight, then come back here for the detail.

The Su-27 head-up display in NAV mode in FlightOut: heading tape on top, speed box on the left, altitude box on the right, the pitch ladder and the flight path marker over the Kashmir valley
The HUD in NAV mode, cruising over the Kashmir valley.

The numbers to remember

Measured in FlightOut with the jet you start with (about 24,800 kg, the default missiles), no wind:

Rotate (start raising the nose)about 280 km/h (152 kt)
Lift-off, full afterburner, flaps down, at Srinagarabout 315 km/h (170 kt) after 550 m
Gear limit500 km/h (270 kt)
Slowest level flight, flaps downabout 175 km/h (94 kt) at the limiter
Approach speed, gear and flaps down280 km/h (152 kt) on a 3° glide path
Stopping after touchdown, full brakesabout 860 m from 270 km/h
Speed limit1,400 km/h (756 kt) indicated, and Mach 2.35

The speeds and limits page has the full tables, including other airfields and other settings.

The HUD in NAV modeEvery symbol on the Su-27's head-up display in NAV mode, what it means and how to use it.Taxi and take-offMoving on the ground, the take-off run, rotation, and how far the Su-27 needs at Kashmir's high airfields.Speeds and limitsThe Su-27's slowest and fastest speeds, how much G it can pull, and where it turns best, measured in FlightOut.Approach and landingLanding the Su-27: the practice approach, the HUD landing guidance, the PAPI and runway lights, the touchdown and stopping.AutopilotUsing the Su-27's autopilot: engaging it, the speed, heading, altitude and vertical speed modes, level recovery, the panel and the keys.

Checked against FlightOut 0.5.2.