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F-35A · Length
Cross-checkedF-35A · Length · Länge
Cross-checkedConfiguration
| Specification | F-35A | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Fuel capacity | 18,250 lb (8,278 kg) internal[source] 8.278 kg[source]F-35A · KraftstoffkapazitätSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
| Guns | 1 × 25 mm GAU-22/A 4-barrel rotary cannon , 180 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
| Hardpoints | 4 × internal stations, 6 × external stations on wings with a capacity of 5,700 pounds (2,600 kg) internal, 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg) external, 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg) total weapons payload, with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : AIM-9X Sidewinder AIM-120 AMRAAM AIM-132 ASRAAM AIM-260 JATM (being integrated) MBDA Meteor (Block 4, for F-35B, not before 2027) Air-to-surface missiles : AGM-88G AARGM-ER (Block 4) AGM-158 JASSM SPEAR 3 (Block 4, in development, integration contracted) AGM-88J Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) Anti-ship missiles : AGM-158C LRASM (being integrated) Joint Strike Missile (being integrated) Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (Australia; after 2027) Bombs: Joint Direct Attack Munition Paveway Precision-guided glide bomb : AGM-154 JSOW GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GBU-53/B StormBreaker B61 mod 12 nuclear bomb |
F-35A · Length
Cross-checkedSu-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; F-35A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-35A · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-35A · Max takeoff weight
Single source29,300 lb (13,290 kg)[source]
49,540 lb (22,471 kg)[source]
65,918 lb (29,900 kg)[source]
13.300 kg[source]F-35A · LeergewichtSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum; F-35A · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; F-35A · Mach 1.6 at high altitude ( Mach 1.06
Single sourceMach 1.6 at high altitude (1,228 mph / 1,976 km/h) Mach 1.06, 700 knots (806 mph; 1,296 km/h) at sea level[source]
Mach 1,6 (rund 1.930 km/h)[source]F-35A · HöchstgeschwindigkeitSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
F-35A · air-to-air configuration on internal fuel
Single sourceF-35A · interdiction mission (air-to-surface) on internal fuel
Single source669 nmi (770 mi, 1,239 km) interdiction mission (air-to-surface) on internal fuel 760 nmi (870 mi; 1,410 km), air-to-air configuration on internal fuel[source]
F-35A · 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan thrust dry
Single sourceF-35A · with afterburner
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan , 28,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust dry, 43,000 lbf (190 kN) with afterburner[source]
178 kN[source]F-35A · Maximaler Schub
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.
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] |
| Aspect ratio | 2.66[source] | — |
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| g limits | +9.0[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 107.7 lb/sq ft (526 kg/m 2 ) at gross weight[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.87 at gross weight (1.07 at loaded weight with 50% internal fuel)[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : AIM-9X Sidewinder AIM-120 AMRAAM AIM-132 ASRAAM AIM-260 JATM (being integrated) MBDA Meteor (Block 4, for F-35B, not before 2027) Air-to-surface missiles : AGM-88G AARGM-ER (Block 4) AGM-158 JASSM SPEAR 3 (Block 4, in development, integration contracted) AGM-88J Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) Anti-ship missiles : AGM-158C LRASM (being integrated) Joint Strike Missile (being integrated) Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (Australia; after 2027)[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 | Joint Direct Attack Munition Paveway Precision-guided glide bomb : AGM-154 JSOW GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GBU-53/B StormBreaker B61 mod 12 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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| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin[source]F-35A · Hersteller | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
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| Tailplane span | 6,86 m[source]F-35A · Spannweite Höhenleitwerk | — |
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| Powerplant | Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100[source]F-35A · Triebwerke | — |
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| Maximum load factor | 9 g[source]F-35A · Maximale Belastung | — |
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| Type | — | Multirole fighter[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union Russia[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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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 630+ (as of 2019 )[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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| First flight | — | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[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]