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S.C. Air National Guard (Maj. Matthew Booth) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Kfir C7 · Length
Single source15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IAI Kfir | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter-bomber , multirole combat aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Israel[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aircraft Industries[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with Colombia and Sri Lanka[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; Kfir C7 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Kfir C7 · Empty weight+full internal fuel
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Kfir C7 · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,414 kg (16,345 lb)[source]
10,114 kg (22,298 lb) Empty weight+full internal fuel[source]
16,500 kg (36,376 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
Kfir C7 · 1,000 or 620 or
Single sourceKfir C7 · 540 or
Single sourceKfir C7 · ) Depends on if in attack or interceptor configuration
Single source1,000 or 670 km (620 or 420 mi, 540 or 360 nmi) Depends on if in attack or interceptor configuration[source]
Kfir C7 · 1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79 -J1E turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceKfir C7 · with afterburner
Single source1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79 -J1E turbojet , 52.9 kN (11,900 lbf) thrust dry, 79.62 kN (17,900 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 sourceKfir C7 · Bombs of payload on nine external hardpoints , including bombs such as the Mark 80 series , Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs , SMKBs , CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal , reconnaissance pods or drop tanks
Single sourceBombs: 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) of payload on nine external hardpoints , including bombs such as the Mark 80 series , Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs , SMKBs , CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal , reconnaissance pods or drop tanks[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Israeli Air Force (historical) United States Navy (historical) Colombian Aerospace Force Sri Lanka 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 | 220+[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1976[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | June 1973[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Dassault Mirage 5 IAI Nesher[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variant | IAI Nammer[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2× Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannon with 140 rpg[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Airfoil | 3.5%[source] | — |
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| g limits | 7.5g[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Rockets | FFAR and Zuni unguided air-to-ground rockets[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or Python -series AAMs[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 | 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) of payload on nine external hardpoints , including bombs such as the Mark 80 series , Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs , SMKBs , CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal , reconnaissance pods or drop tanks[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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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) of payload on nine external hardpoints , including bombs such as the Mark 80 series , Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs , SMKBs , CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal , 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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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]