Sukhoi Su-27
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The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sukhoi Su-27 canonical | 9 |
| Su-27 | 5 |
| Sukhoi Su-27 family | 3 |
| Shenyang J-11 | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-27SK | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-27UB | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-27UBK | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-35 | 1 |
| Sukhoi aircraft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukhoi Su-27 Context triple: [Soviet Air Forces, notableAircraft, Sukhoi Su-27]
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A.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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B.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-24
The Sukhoi Su-24 is a Soviet-era twin-engine, all-weather supersonic tactical bomber designed for low-level penetration and precision strike missions.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukhoi Su-27 Target entity description: The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
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A.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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B.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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C.
Sukhoi Su-24
The Sukhoi Su-24 is a Soviet-era twin-engine, all-weather supersonic tactical bomber designed for low-level penetration and precision strike missions.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-geometry fighter aircraft introduced in the late 1960s, known for its swing-wing design, high speed, and widespread use by Warsaw Pact and allied air forces during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military aircraft
ⓘ
air superiority fighter aircraft ⓘ twin-engine jet fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| airIntakeType | side-mounted ⓘ |
| armament |
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
ⓘ
surface form:
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon
|
| avionics | pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ |
| canBeEquippedWith | aerial refueling probe (on some variants) ⓘ |
| canCarry |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| combatRadiusKm | 1300 ⓘ |
| combatUse | Eritrean–Ethiopian War ⓘ |
| configuration |
twin-engine
ⓘ
twin-tail ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designBegan | early 1970s ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mikhail Simonov ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
F-15 Eagle
ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
|
| emptyWeightKg | 16380 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Saturn AL-31F ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| exportVariant |
Sukhoi Su-27
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27SK
Sukhoi Su-27 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27UBK
|
| ferryRangeKm | 3900 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1977-05-20 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | internal fuel tanks ⓘ |
| generation | fourth-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| gLimit | +9 ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 10 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Sukhoi Su-27
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27UB
Sukhoi Su-30MKI ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-30
Sukhoi Su-33 ⓘ Sukhoi Su‑34 ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-34
Sukhoi Su-27 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sukhoi Su-35
|
| heightM | 5.9 ⓘ |
| introductionDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle retractable ⓘ |
| lengthM | 21.9 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sukhoi Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedKmPerH | 2500 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedMach | 2.35 ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeightKg | 30000 ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Flanker ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high agility
ⓘ
high angle-of-attack maneuverability ⓘ long range ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryMission | air superiority ⓘ |
| productionStatus | in service ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | ground attack (limited) ⓘ |
| serviceCeilingM | 19000 ⓘ |
| successorStateOperator | Russian Air Force ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin vertical stabilizers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Angola
ⓘ
Belarus ⓘ China ⓘ Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Russia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| wingspanM | 14.7 ⓘ |
| wingType | swept wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sukhoi Su-27 Description of subject: The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shenyang J-11
this entity surface form:
Su-27
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-35
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27UB
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27SK
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27UBK
this entity surface form:
Su-27
this entity surface form:
Su-27
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27 family
this entity surface form:
Su-27
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27 family
subject surface form:
Sukhoi Su-34
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-27 family
this entity surface form:
Su-27