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Lyovkin Ly-35
Role	Multirole fighter
National origin	Chervolesia
Designer	Lyovkin Design Bureau
First flight	1996
Introduction	1999
Status	In service
Primary user	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Produced	1999-Present
Number built	295

The Lyovkin Ly-35 (Yavorstri: Лёвкин Лй-35; AFDC reporting name: Phantom) is a single-seat, all-weather third-generation jet fighter developed by Lyovkin Design Bureau and manufactured by the Aleksandrovka Aerospace Syndicate for the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

Operators

• Chervolesia
  • People's Liberation Army Air Force

Specifications (Po-40MU)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 14.4 m (47.2 ft)
• Wingspan: 9.46 m (31.0 ft)
• Height: 4.35 m (14.3 ft)
• Empty weight: 7,750 kg (17,085 lb)
• Loaded weight: 11,490 kg (25,331 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Almaida AM-42 afterburning turbofan
  • Dry thrust: 50 kN (11,240 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 81 kN (18,210 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (2,222 km/h; 1,381 mph)
• Combat radius: 2,000 km (1,240 miles) on internal fuel

Armament

• Guns: 1× MTs-30 autocannon, 130 rounds
• Hardpoints: 9 hardpoints with a capacity of 3,500 kg and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets:
    
    • S-8
    • S-13
    • S-24
    • S-25
  • Missiles:
    
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • R-73
      • R-77
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • Kh-25
      • Kh-29
      • Kh-38
    • Anti-radiation missiles:
      • Kh-31PD
    • Anti-ship missiles:
      • Kh-31AD
  • Bombs:
    
    • KAB-500KR
    • KAB-500L
    • KAB-500S-E
  • Other:
    
    • Drop tanks:
      • Drop tank with 650 kg fuel (centerline)

Avionics

• • • Zhuk-M radar
    • RP-35 PESA radar (future)
    • OEPS-29 electro-optical targeting system
    • OLS-UEM electro-optical targeting system (future)