S-32

S-32 - Berkut Prototype -

S-32 Image #2

ORIGIN: (Real World) Russian Federation

GAMES FEATURED IN: Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

OPERATORS: Aurelian Air Force Belkan Air Force Leasath Air Force Osean Air Defense Force

VARIANTS: Su-43 Berkut (AC3) Su-47 Berkut

ACE SQUADRONS/PILOT: Grabacr Squadron / BAF (AC5) Ofnir Squadron / BAF (AC5) Alect Squadron / LAF (ACX) Eliza / LAF (ACX)

WEAPONS: Gun / 1 x 30mm GSh-30-1 Cannon Standard Missiles / R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') QAAM / R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') (AC5/ACX) ECMP / [unknown] (ACX) LAGM / AGM-88 HARM (ACX)

ACE COMBAT 5 STATS: Speed: 73 Mobility: 98 Stability: 64 Defense: 67 Air-to-Air: 97 Air-to-Ground: 60

BIO: The S-32, put simply, is in truth another designation for the S-37/Su-47 Berkut while it was still in conceptual stages. Because the aircraft featured in Ace Combat 5/X is the only incarnation of the aircraft as a virtually crafted full-fledged fighter aircraft, there is little to be said for what its performance would have been in this planform design. It was only incarnated as a model of a 5th-generation fighter proposal by Sukhoi, and was never built in such an airframe. It is interesting to note that the S-32 planform would have incorporated outward-canted intakes, perhaps for a stealth advantage. Also notice how the S-32 features what appear to be wingtip-mounted ECM pods, similar to those featured on the Su-37 Terminator, another Sukhoi advanced fighter project.

Sources: Russian Aviation Page - http://aeroweb.lucia.it/rap/RAFAQ/six5th_5.html