Compared to other members of the Flanker family, the Su-34 has an entirely new "Duckbill" nose and forward fuselage designed to increase cabin room and maximize crew comfort and safety, giving the Su-34 the nickname "Duckling", "Hellduck" or "Platypus".

2015年11月13日 · The Su-34 has a changed contour of the nose section to accommodate an advanced, multi-mode, phased array radar with terrain following and terrain avoidance modes. It has a two-seat rather than single-seat cockpit. The capacity of the internal fuel tanks has been increased with a resulting increased take-off weight.

2022年1月23日 · ‘Platypus’ nose. The key recognition feature of the Su-34 is its comparatively enormous ‘platypus’ nose. Behind the big radome is the antenna for the Sh141 radar system, optimized for air-to-ground missions but also offering air-to-air modes, allowing the Fullback to fly at least some missions unescorted.

2023年3月14日 · The Su-34’s reshaped nose offers avoidance capability superior to its predecessor, the Su-27 Flanker. It’s also the reason for the Hellduck’s unusual nickname. Not only does the most forward portion of the Su-34 fuselage enclose an advanced Sh141 radar system, but the comparatively large nose also happens to resemble the bill of a ...

It features the basic design airframe of successful Su-27 Flanker air defense fighter aircraft but introducing a new nose section with a two-seat, side-by-side ergonomic cockpit inside an armored titanium capsule and state-of-the-art avionics and liquid crystal displays.

2009年9月13日 · The first Su-34 prototype was a modified Su-30 tandem two-seat trainer, itself a variant of the Su-27, reconfigured with two side-by-side seats in a widened fuselage. The widened nose also contains a terrain-following radar and terrain-avoidance system needed for …

2018年5月15日 · Having built the HB Su-34, you would be better off reshaping the radome’s profile with sanding sticks. It takes about 30 minutes and you will lose less detail than cutting the nose and CA’ing a resin replacement. The join is thick enough and you will not have to …

2008年9月6日 · Sukhoi Su-32/Su-34 Platypus. Role: multi-role tactical bomber Builder: Sukhoi, NAPO Variants: Su-32/Su-34 (T-10B, Su-27IB), Su-32FN, Su-34MF, Su-27R, Su-34P (Su-27IBP) Operators: Russia Su-27IB Bomber Flanker. In 1983 the first conceptual design for a new tactical bomber was made.

2018年12月18日 · The outstanding feature of the Su-34 is the nose section with a fairly large titanium-coated cockpit, with two driver seats for equal-seated pilots. The pilot can board the plane with the front wheel cavity of the Su-34. Unlike the Su-24, pilots can enter the new bomber cockpit through the cavity as before.

The Su-34 is a three-surface design having both a conventional horizontal tailplane at the rear and a canard foreplane in front of the main wings. The foreplane provides both additional lift (force) and greater manoeuvrability. It has twin tail fins like those of Su-27 from which it is derived.