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Mirage F1 · Length
Single source15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Mirage F1 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter aircraft[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 | In limited service[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; Mirage F1 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Mirage F1 · clean take-off weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Mirage F1 · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,400 kg (16,314 lb)[source]
10,900 kg (24,030 lb) (clean take-off weight)[source]
16,200 kg (35,715 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceMirage F1 · hi-lo-hi at Mach 0.75/0.88 with 14 × 250 kg (551 lb) bombs
Single source425 km (264 mi, 229 nmi) hi-lo-hi at Mach 0.75/0.88 with 14 × 250 kg (551 lb) bombs[source]
Mirage F1 · 1 × SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet engine thrust dry
Single sourceMirage F1 · with afterburner
Single source1 × SNECMA Atar 9K-50 afterburning turbojet engine, 49.03 kN (11,020 lbf) thrust dry, 70.6 kN (15,900 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 F1 · combat air patrol, with 2 × Super 530 missiles and centreline drop tank
Single source2 hr 15 min (combat air patrol, with 2 × Super 530 missiles and centreline drop tank)[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) Iraqi Air Force (historical) Hellenic Air Force (historical) Spanish Air Force (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 726[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1966–1992[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1973 ( 1973 )[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1966 ( 1966-12-23 )[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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| Guns | 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannons with 150 rounds per gun[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 1 centreline pylon, four underwing and two wingtip pylons with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) (practical maximum load 4,000 kg (8,800 lb)), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each Bombs: various Other: 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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| Thrust/weight | 0.66[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Bombs | various[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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| Other | reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Matra R550 Magics on wingtip pylons, 2× R.530 or Super 530 Fs underwing, 1× AM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile, 2× AS-30L laser-guided 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] |
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| Alternative designation | Mirage F1[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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| 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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| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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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]