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Mirage 5F · Length
Single source15.55 m (51 ft 0 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Mirage 5 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Attack aircraft Fighter-bomber[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Cruise; Mirage 5F · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mirage 5F · at 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
Single source2,350 km/h (1,460 mph, 1,270 kn) at 12,000 m (39,000 ft)[source]
956 km/h (594 mph, 516 kn)[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
Mirage 5F · hi-lo-hi profile with 2x 400 kg (882 lb) bombs and max external fuel
Single source1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile with 2x 400 kg (882 lb) bombs and max external fuel[source]
Mirage 5F · 1 × SNECMA Atar 9C afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceMirage 5F · with afterburner
Single source1 × SNECMA Atar 9C afterburning turbojet , 41.97 kN (9,440 lbf) thrust dry, 60.8 kN (13,700 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 sourceMirage 5F · Bombs of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks
Single sourceBombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks[source]
Su-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.
| Primary users | French Air Force (historical) Belgian Air Force (historical) Egyptian Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 582[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| First flight | 19 May 1967[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Mirage III[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variant | IAI Nesher[source] | — |
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| Developed into | IAI Kfir .[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125 rounds per gun[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Wing loading | 391 kg/m 2 (80 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | 2 × Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm rockets and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder OR Matra R550 Magic[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] |
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| Bombs | 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks[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] |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external hardpoints , including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks[source] | 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] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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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]