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Measured figures
Empty; F-CK-1A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-CK-1A · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-CK-1A · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,486 kg (14,299 lb)[source]
9,072 kg (20,000 lb)[source]
12,247 kg (27,000 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceF-CK-1A · 2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceF-CK-1A · with afterburner
Single source2 × Honeywell/ITEC F125-GA-100 turbofan, 27 kN (6,100 lbf) thrust each dry, 42.1 kN (9,500 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · 45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Taiwan[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 137 (6 prototypes and 131 serials)[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
| Manufactured | 1990–2000 (A/B models)[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1992[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
| First flight | 28 May 1989[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
| Developed into | AIDC T-5[source] | — |
| Thrust/weight | 0.946(clean)/0.701(maximum load)[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 6-barreled Gatling cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
| Missiles | 4× Sky Sword I 4× Sky Sword II 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles 2× Hsiung Feng II Anti-ship missiles (test only, never enter actual service) 2x Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles[source] | Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P[source] |
| Bombs | 2x Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missile 10x Mark 82 bomb 10x Mk-20 Rockeye II 3x Mark 84 bomb[source] | KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
| Radar | 1× GD-53 X-band pulse doppler (General Electric AN/APG-67(V) derivative, US military designation: APG-67(V)ERR)[source] | — |
| Effective scanning range | Look up: 57 kilometres (35 mi) Look down: 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
| Look up | 57 kilometres (35 mi)[source] | — |
| Look down | 39 km (24 mi)[source] | — |
| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
| Hardpoints | — | 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P Bombs: KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) with afterburner[source]