Su-37

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"*Add thrust vectoring to the Su-35 and you get a plane that maneuvers even better at low speeds and excels in dogfights.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Su-37** (NATO reporting name of **Flanker-F**, often nicknamed **Terminator**) is a fighter that appears in the original *Airforce Delta*, and *Airforce Delta Strike*. It was given the moniker "Flanker" in *Airforce Delta*, but lacks one in *Airforce Delta Strike*. The Su-37 is an experimental advancement of the Su-35 "Flanker E", given thrust vectoring. It is used by Donald Chan, and can be used by Rick Campbell.

## Design (All games)

Like other Flankers, the Su-37 very heavily resembles its family members. It most closely resembles the Su-35 "Flanker E", having front canards, but it also possesses thrust-vectoring jet engines.

## Performance

### *Airforce Delta*

In the original *Airforce Delta*, it's an above average plane with decent stats. Strangely, you will unlock this plane before you unlock the Su-27B, as the latter is tied to game completion. Compared to the Su-27B, the Su-37 has significantly worse speed, and slightly worse power and defense. However, it possesses improved mobility.

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

In *Airforce Delta Strike*, it's a very high-tier plane for Rick Campbell. It is unlocked by progressing to Phase 5 and costs 450,000 credits. It is also used by Donald Chan in operation code T8. It is one of the best normal air-to-air combat planes in the game, having maximum mobility and near-maximum thrust, possessing high speed, and decent defenses. It is armed with arguably the best special special weapon for air-combat, the LR-AAM.

## Statistics

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

(Clockwise starting from the top)

 **Speed:** | High

## Enemy Appearances (missions)

### *Airforce Delta*

* Su-37s appear as enemies in The Ice Floe Base and The Island Fortress. In both scenarios, they are not required kills.

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

* Donald uses an Su-37 in operation code T8. Although he is a target, he is not required; he will flee the battlefield after a certain number of ships are destroyed. He can also use it in some stand-by missions up until Phase 10.

## Gallery

### *Airforce Delta*

Enemy Su-37 from The Ice Floe BaseDitto, plus emblem.Enemy Su-37 from The Island Fortress.Ditto, plus emblem.
### *Airforce Delta Strike*

Su-37 in Rick's color scheme.Su-37 in a generic color scheme.Su-37 with Ferrite coating.Donald's Su-37 in *Airforce Delta Strike*.Ditto, featuring his emblem.Aircraft statistics.Su-37 cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The Su-37's special weapons, Long-Ranged Air-to-Air Missiles.
## Trivia

* This is one of the only aircraft in the series to appear in the first game, be removed for the second, and then make a re-appearance in the third.
* The tip of the Su-37's vertical stabilizers are sloped slightly downwards instead of being completely horizontal like in real-life.
* This is the only non-Chinese plane that Donald Chan pilots.
* Discounting the Type-R2: Vamps encountered in the space missions, Donald in this aircraft offers the highest monetary reward among all aces in normal aircraft (67 thousand credits for a missile kill, 135 thousand credits for a gun kill, and 202 thousand for a rocket kill). This is higher than even Albert Ungar in his Su-47 (66 thousand with missiles, 132 thousand with vulcans, and 198 thousand with rockets).