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Lt.JG Nelson, U.S. Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
A4D-5 / A-4E Skyhawk · Length
Single source40 ft 1.5 in (12.230 m)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Attack aircraft , fighter , aggressor aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company McDonnell Douglas[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with the Brazilian Navy[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; A4D-5 / A-4E Skyhawk · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; A4D-5 / A-4E Skyhawk · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; A4D-5 / A-4E Skyhawk · Max takeoff weight
Single source9,853 lb (4,469 kg)[source]
16,216 lb (7,355 kg)[source]
24,500 lb (11,113 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceA4D-5 / A-4E Skyhawk · 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A turbojet engine, 8,500 lbf (38 kN) thrust[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
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]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Service ceiling
Single source17,300 m (56,800 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | United States Navy (historical) United States Marine Corps (historical) Israeli 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 | 2,960[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1954–1979[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1 October 1956 ( 1956-10-01 )[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 22 June 1954 ( 1954-06-22 )[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Retired | USMC (1998), U.S. Navy (2003) Israeli Air Force (2015) Royal New Zealand Air Force (2001)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk[source] | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Guns | 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon , 100 rounds/gun[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of 8,500 lb (3,900 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets ) Bombs: 6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) 6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs) B43 nuclear bomb B57 nuclear bomb B61 nuclear bomb Other: up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 L ) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time[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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| Airfoil | root: NACA 0008-1.1-25 ; tip: NACA 0005-.825-50[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8 -3[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 62.4 lb/sq ft (305 kg/m 2 )[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.526 (at gross weight)[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets )[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Bombs | 6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) 6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs) B43 nuclear bomb B57 nuclear bomb B61 nuclear 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] |
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| Other | up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 L ) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time[source] | — |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-surface missiles : 2× AGM-12 Bullpup 2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile 2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb 2× AGM-65 Maverick[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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| 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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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source