The Russian Air Force is one of the most significant threats against the world’s air forces. With its rich history dating back to the Russian monarchy days, it has remained relevant through all these years. This article will give you a size comparison of the fighter aircraft the Russian Air Force has operated over the years of service.
AVERAGE-SIZED AIRCRAFT
The Sukhoi Su-35 is a multirole, heavy-combat fighter aircraft in service since 2014. According to militaryfactory.com, the Sukhoi Su-35 measures 71.85-feet long and 19.36-feet tall, with a wingspan of 50.20 feet.
To put things into perspective, an average-sized Russian Fighter Jet measures twice as long as a London Bus, about as tall as a Giraffe, and a wingspan wide as four times the length of a Volkswagen Beetle.
SMALLEST FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
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Next, let’s talk about the smallest fighter plane Russian Air Forces have created, the Yakovlev Yak-3. According to skytamer.com, the Yak-3 was one of the smallest combat fighters during the second world war. It measures 27.10-feet long and 7.11-feet tall, with a wingspan of 30.2 feet.
In context, the smallest fighter plane that the Russian Air Force has created measures twice as long as a Volkswagen Beetle, about as tall as Shaq, and a wingspan wide as half the length of a bowling lane.
BIGGEST FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
Lastly, we have the largest aircraft the Russian Air Force has operated, the Tupolev Tu-160. According to the website, the Tu-160 is the largest supersonic aircraft in Russian aviation history, measuring 177.6-feet long and 43-feet tall, with a maximum wingspan of 182.9 feet.
If we look at it from a different perspective, the largest plane in the Russian Air Force measures half as long as a football field, about two-and-a-half times as tall as a giraffe, and a wingspan wide as the length of three bowling lanes.
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References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force#History
- https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=88
- http://www.tupolev.ru/en/planes/tu-160/
- https://www.skytamer.com/Yakovlev_Yak-3.html#:~:text=Wingspan%3A%209.2%20m%20(30% 20ft,%3A%2014.85%20m%C2%B2%20(159.8%20ft%C2%B2)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160#Specifications_(Tu-160)
- http://www.bluebulbprojects.com/measureofthings/results.php?comp=length&unit=ft&amt=182.9 &sort=pr&p=3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-3
- https://www.aircraftcompare.com/aircraft/tupolev-tu-160-blackjack/
