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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-37 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Sukhoi Su-37 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Air superiority fighter Technology demonstrator[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | Out of service and production, prototype, crashed in 2002 |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-37 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-37 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceAMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
Su-37 · 2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines thrust each with axisymmetrical thrust-vectoring nozzles dry
Single sourceSu-37 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-37FU afterburning turbofan engines, 83 kN (19,000 lbf) thrust each with axisymmetrical thrust-vectoring nozzles dry, 142 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 230[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 25 October 1997[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 2 April 1996 ( 1996-04-02 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | — |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | 1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 internal cannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of ordnance .[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi Design Bureau[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI (India) Sukhoi Su-30MKM (Malaysia) Sukhoi Su-30SM (Russia) Sukhoi Su-35 (Russia and China)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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