Ace Combat 8 Database
Su-33 Flanker-D 
A large carrier-based fighter derived from the Su-27 that was designed for operation on aircraft carriers. The greatest differences from its base model are the addition of canards and its greater wing area, giving it improved stability and maneuverability at low to mid speeds. Its overall toughness and weapon payload have also been enhanced. With its landing gears doubled, an arresting gear added, and its main wings and horizontal tail wings being made foldable, the craft is tougher and faster than its base model, making it a vastly improved carrier-based fighter.
Performance
MaxHealth- 113
SpeedMax- 2,650
- 0
GunLoadCount- 800
MainWeaponLoadCount- 136
FlareLoadCount- 6
QAAM- 20 (10 paired)
RKT- 26 (13 paired)
- HVAA
- 26 (14 paired)
Flight model
The raw flight data from the game files (campaign version). Speeds are in km/h. The other numbers use the game's own units. The values keep the game's field names, because what most of them do is still unknown. Under Stability and Defense are the fields that match those in-game bars best. Mobility matches the rotation rates. How the game calculates the bars is unknown.
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,650
SpeedBreak- 2,950
- 240
SpeedStall- 170
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 330
Power
AcceleR- 2.35
DeceleR- 3.45
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.4
SpeedRollDownerR- 6
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.7
YawRateStdNrm- 0.55
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 4
Defense
MaxHealth- 113
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 0 / 0
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 250.8 | 1,400 | 759 | 1,750 | 991 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Roll | 152.3 | 1,700 | 514 | 1,981 | 1,467 | 2.25 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.25 |
| Yaw | 126 | 1,000 | 510 | 1,800 | 1,290 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.1 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- Cobra
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 500
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 1.9
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 160 | 107.2 | 100.6 | 44.1 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 240 | 182.4 | 114.2 | 94.5 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 221.2 | 144.2 | 119.7 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 232.6 | 146.9 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 250.8 | 145.5 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 228 | 152.3 | 119.7 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 209.8 | 130.6 | 94.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,650 | 164.2 | 114.2 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,950 | 107.2 | 97.9 | 50.4 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
Part slots: 3 body · 6 arms · 3 misc
How to unlock
- Unlock
- Purchase
- Cost
- 180,000 MRP
- 2nd-4th purchase
- 22,500 MRP each
- Special weapons 2 / 3
- 18,000 MRP / 18,000 MRP
Aces flying the Su-33
Poeta Rahat Kulibayev
Tempestas Dmitriy Massimov
Vorticosus Aleksandr Aliev
Malacia Bali Fofonov
Lupus Mikail Safonov
Skins
18 campaign skins. See all Su-33 skins →
Performance
In online mode, aircraft level up with COMBAT XP and have different stats at each level. The campaign has no aircraft levels.
MaxHealth- 104
SpeedMax- 2,650
- 0
GunLoadCount- 200
MainWeaponLoadCount- 112
FlareLoadCount- 4
- QAAM
- 20 (14 paired)
- RKT
- 26 (18 paired)
- HVAA
- 26 (18 paired)
Flight model at level
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,650
SpeedBreak- 2,950
- 240
SpeedStall- 170
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 330
Power
AcceleR- 2.35
DeceleR- 3.65
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.4
SpeedRollDownerR- 3
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.7
YawRateStdNrm- 0.7
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 4
Defense
MaxHealth- 104
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 250.8 | 1,400 | 759 | 1,750 | 991 | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Roll | 101.9 | 1,700 | 514 | 1,981 | 1,467 | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.25 |
| Yaw | 126 | 1,000 | 510 | 1,800 | 1,290 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.1 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- Cobra
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 500
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 1.9
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 170 | 107.2 | 67.3 | 44.1 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 240 | 182.4 | 76.4 | 94.5 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 221.2 | 96.5 | 119.7 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 232.6 | 98.3 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 250.8 | 97.4 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 228 | 101.9 | 119.7 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 209.8 | 87.4 | 94.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,650 | 164.2 | 76.4 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,950 | 107.2 | 65.5 | 50.4 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
- QAAM Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air MissileFrom the start
- RKT Rocket LauncherLimit break 1
- HVAA Hyper-Velocity Air-to-Air MissileLimit break 3
The others unlock with limit breaks, in the order listed. One special weapon per sortie until limit break 2, then two types at once (with less ammo for each). Part slots also come from limit breaks (below).
How to get it
- Online store
- 15,000 Zoll
MASTER SERGEANT (rank 6) - COST
- 1,200
Limit breaks
Each limit break raises the level cap and adds part slots or special weapons. Costs are for that step; the totals are everything paid from the start. Upgrade Blueprints are specific to the Su-33; General Purpose Upgrade Blueprints work on any aircraft.
| Limit break | Level cap | Part slots | Special weapons |  Zoll |  Blueprints |  General Purpose | Total so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (start) | 5 | 1 / 1 / 1 | QAAM | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 10 | 1 / 2 / 1 | +RKT | 10,000 | 10 | 0 | 10,000 10 0 |
| 2 | 15 | 2 / 2 / 1 | 2 types at once | 30,000 | 30 | 10 | 40,000 40 10 |
| 3 | 20 | 3 / 3 / 1 | +HVAA | 60,000 | 60 | 20 | 100,000 100 30 |
COMBAT XP per level (to level 20: 11,250)
Aircraft earn COMBAT XP by flying online missions (and from COMBAT XP Memory items). Totals from level 1.
| Level | Total COMBAT XP | From the level before |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 31 | 31 |
| 3 | 125 | 94 |
| 4 | 280 | 155 |
| 5 | 499 | 219 |
| 6 | 779 | 280 |
| 7 | 1,122 | 343 |
| 8 | 1,527 | 405 |
| 9 | 1,994 | 467 |
| 10 | 2,524 | 530 |
| 11 | 3,116 | 592 |
| 12 | 3,771 | 655 |
| 13 | 4,488 | 717 |
| 14 | 5,267 | 779 |
| 15 | 6,108 | 841 |
| 16 | 7,012 | 904 |
| 17 | 7,978 | 966 |
| 18 | 9,006 | 1,028 |
| 19 | 10,097 | 1,091 |
| 20 | 11,250 | 1,153 |
Challenges
Online challenges for the Su-33 and their rewards. All challenges →
| Goal | Tiers and rewards |
|---|---|
| Play a total of N mission(s) using Su-33 Flanker-D. |
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| Unlock Su-33 Flanker-D's level cap a total of N time(s). |
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Skins
5 online skins. See all Su-33 skins →