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Measured figures
Length
Single source36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Fairchild Aircraft[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Primary users | United States Air Force Royal Thai Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 35 |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Gross; Gross weight
Single source6,100 lb (2,767 kg)[source]
Cruise; at maximum continuous power
Single sourceCruise; combat cruise
Single sourceMaximum; at take-off power, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) altitude, 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) gross weight
Single source148 kn (170 mph, 274 km/h) at take-off power, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) altitude, 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) gross weight[source]
77 kn (88 mph, 142 km/h) at maximum continuous power, 129 kn (239 km/h) combat cruise[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
Combat range
Single source175 nmi (201 mi, 323 km)[source]
1 × Garrett TPE-331-1-101F turboprop engine
Single source1 × Garrett TPE-331-1-101F turboprop engine, 650 hp (480 kW)[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 · Wing area
Single source62 m 2 (670 sq ft)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Service ceiling
Single source17,300 m (56,800 ft)[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.
630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
| First flight | 1971[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Pilatus PC-6 Porter[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Capacity | 5 troops or 6 passengers or 1 litter patient, 3 ambulatory patients with 1 medical attendant[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 4.84[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | 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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| 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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| Guns | — | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 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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| 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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| Thrust/weight | — | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| 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[source] |
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| 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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