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Measured figures
Hunter F.6 · Length
Single source45 ft 10.5 in (13.983 m)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hawker Hunter | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Fighter Fighter-bomber / Ground attack Reconnaissance aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | Active as a warbird and contractor aggressor aircraft[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; Hunter F.6 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Hunter F.6 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Hunter F.6 · Max takeoff weight
Single source14,122 lb (6,406 kg)[source]
17,750 lb (8,051 kg)[source]
24,600 lb (11,158 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceHunter F.6 · Combat range
Single source385 mi (620 km, 335 nmi)[source]
Hunter F.6 · 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 turbojet engine, 10,145 lbf (45.13 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source]
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Indian Air Force Swedish Air Force Swiss 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 | 1,972[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1954[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 20 July 1951[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Guns | 4× 30 mm caliber ADEN cannon in a removable gun pack with 150 rpg[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 4 underwing (7 hardpoints on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S, essentially refurbished FGA.9 derived from F.6 ) with a capacity of 7,400 lb (3,400 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods (each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm (2.68 in) rockets) or 32× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets Missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 Dutch F.6's and Swedish Mk 50 ) 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 ) Bombs: a variety of unguided iron bombs Other: 2× 100 imperial gallons (450 L ; 120 US gal ) drop tanks for 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 | Hawker 8.5% symmetrical[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 51.6 lb/sq ft (252 kg/m 2 )[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.56[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | 4× Matra rocket pods (each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm (2.68 in) rockets) or 32× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 Dutch F.6's and Swedish Mk 50 ) 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, mounted on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk 58 )[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 | a variety of unguided iron bombs[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 | 2× 100 imperial gallons (450 L ; 120 US gal ) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time[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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| 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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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source