LIFTING CONE with RADAR Tikhomirov IRBIS for Su-30 MKN, Su-30 MKA and Su-30 MKM

SU-30 MK radar, Tikhomirov IRBIS ( snow leopard ). With detailed outside and inside lifting cone, electrical equipment rack and jack lift. To be installed in Su-30 MKN, Su-30 MKA and Su-30 MKM.

This kit has been fit and dimension tested on Trumpeter's Sukhoi 30 MKK 1/32 scale kit.

This radar is today, 2023, one of the best hunting radars in the world being at the level of the radar of the American F-22.

Developed by the JSC V.V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design, it is a PESA radar (passive electronic scanning array) capable of tracking 30 simultaneous targets and engaging 8 of them at same time.

It also equalizes the doppler effect in its synthetic aperture function with a ground resolution of less than 1 meter. Allowing to identify and track up to 4 land targets simultaneously even on movement.

It is the third radar research period for the entire Sukhoi 27 family and later versions.

Pieces

The radar is delivered disassembled into different pieces, one of them metalic. All unpainted to allow the painting of the interior parts with comfort.

Sukhoi 30 model kit not included.

Assembly

It comes prepared to insert a front rib to the nose of the Su-30, in which it adapts and turns the nose elevable with radar. Include the lift jack essential to raise the cone part with the radar.

This jack includes an endless screw and metal nuts that allow it to be rotated to raise this part of the cone to the desired position.

Scratch

The electrical equipment rack and the radar on the inside and outside have the necessary points to add electrical wiring to the point where the modeler is comfortable.

These are not included in the model to avoid the artificiality of the bas-relief. The minimal but real separation between pipes and motor provide unbeatable hyperrealism.