Su-35S Flanker-E

The Su-35 Flanker-E is a fighter aircraft developed by. A modernized variant of the Su-27 Flanker, it was born in the 80s as an upgrade to the Su-27, featuring upgraded avionics, higher maneuverability and extended operational range. In the early 21st century, the Su-35 was upgraded to the Su-35S, which entered active service in 2010.

Strangereal
The Su-35 "Super Flanker" was piloted by the legendary mercenary ace called Phoenix during the first Usean Continental War against the Usean Rebel Forces and their elite Z.O.E unit.

It was also used during the Circum-Pacific War by the Ofnir Squadron in Operation Riverbed as reinforcements sent by the Yuktobanian forces to engage the Razgriz Squadron. They were all shot down by the Razgriz Squadron after an intense dogfight in a canyon.

Assault Horizon
The Su-35S was obtained and used by the New Russian Federation as one of it's main aircrafts. Andrei Markov piloted one featuring a shark mouth nose design until after the mission Aftermath. Starting from the mission Home Front, the NRF used it as it's mainstay fighter, using many of them to invade Miami and Washington, D.C.

Game Analysis

 * -|Ace Combat 2=


 * HOW TO UNLOCK
 * It is unlocked after finishing mission #13, "Power Play", costing 200,000$ to buy.


 * STATISTICS
 * Power: Maximum
 * Defense: Above Average
 * Mobility: High
 * Stability: High
 * Climbing Ability: Maximum
 * Air to Air Combat: Very High
 * Ground Attack: Very High


 * NAMED ACES
 * 92nd Tactical Fighter Squadron


 * GALLERY

Trivia

 * Two variants of the Su-35 are depicted in Ace Combat. The first is the original prototype of the Su-35, also known as the Su-27M, which appears in all games before Assault Horizon. The second is the final production variant, officially known as the Su-35S, which is featured in Assault Horizon and Infinity.
 * During the development of Ace Combat 2, the Namco team wanted the player to be able to perform the Flanker family's signature "Pugachev's Cobra" with the Su-35. Towards the development deadline, they managed to allow the AI to perform the maneuver, but were unable to let the player perform it. Right before the game's release, the development crew modified some parameters to allow players to perform a rudimentary Cobra, but the feature was ultimately removed.
 * The large numbers of enemy Su-35s appearing in Assault Horizon suggest that the aircraft has gone under mass production in the game's universe. In reality, it is still in limited use by VVS, even though Venezuela has placed an order for the Su-35S.
 * The Su-35S is one of the few, if not only, aircraft where the front wheel is lower than the back wheels.
 * In Assault Horizon mission 8: Pipeline, Markov's Su-35S appears and drops a Trinity missile which means that the PAK-FA is not the only aircraft able to carry an EW1. However the Trinity missile cannot be used by the player with the Su-35S.