1/72 Su-27K Sea Flanker Bort 109 Aircraft Carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" Mediterranean Sea 1996The Su 27S (NATO reporting name Flanker) is a single seat highly maneuverable fighter aircraft built by Sukhoi Design Breau as the Soviet response to the U. S. F 14 and F 15 and entered service in 1985. The primary role of the Su 27 was to provide defense against American bombers, USN ships and provide Soviet bomber escorts. There have been many improvements over the years resulting in numerous variants of the Su 27. The export variant, the Su 27SK