in the mid-1990s funded the development of what would result in the Su-30MKI, which is a two-seat fighter design that incorporated the canards, N011M radar and thrust-vectoring technology that were present and evaluated on the Su-37. In addition, through tests of the Su-27M and the Su-37, engineers had determined that thrust vectoring could compensate for the loss of manoeuvrability brought about by the removal of canards, the design of which imposed a weight penalty on the airframe. The modernized Su-35, without canards, made its first flight in February 2008. Specifications (Su-37) Notable appearances in media Gallery See also References Footnotes Citations Bibliography External links Su-37 at EnemyForces.com Su-37 at Russian Military Analysis Su-37 1990s Soviet and Russian fighter aircraft 1990s Soviet and Russian experimental aircraft Canard aircraft Twinjets Aircraft first flown in 1996 Three dimension thrust vectoring aircraft Twin-tail aircraft