Su-27 vs Su-30SM: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

Su-27

Combat aircraft, Soviet Union. In service since 1985

What gives it away

Twin fins, long tail sting between widely spaced engines, large swept wing and no canards.

Used by

Russia, Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan

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Su-30SM

Combat aircraft, Russia. In service since 2012

What gives it away

Flanker airframe with a two-seat cockpit and small canards ahead of the wing root.

Used by

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia

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