ACombat aircraft
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
T-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter
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ACombat aircraft
T-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter
At a glance
Measured figures
T-50 · Length
Single source13.14 m (43 ft 1 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KAI T-50 Golden Eagle | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | T-50: Advanced trainer jet TA-50: Lead-in fighter-trainer FA-50: Light combat aircraft FA-50 Block 20: Multirole light fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Korea Aerospace Industries Lockheed Martin[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
T-50 · 1 × General Electric F404 -GE-102 afterburning turbofan engine (built under license by Samsung Techwin ) thrust dry
Single sourceT-50 · with afterburner
Single source1 × General Electric F404 -GE-102 afterburning turbofan engine (built under license by Samsung Techwin ), 53.07 kN (11,930 lbf) thrust dry, 78.7 kN (17,700 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 sourceT-50 · Hardpoints: Total of 7 with 4 underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to of payload
Single sourceHardpoints: Total of 7 with 4 underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) of payload[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 | Republic of Korea Air Force Iraqi Air Force Indonesian Air Force Royal Thai 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 | 200 (all models)[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2001–present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 February 2005[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 20 August 2002[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 2,655 liters (701 U.S. gal) internal[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1× General Dynamics M197 20mm (0.787 in) 3-barrel rotary electric cannon, 205 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Total of 7 with 4 underwing, 2 wingtip and one under fuselage; holding up to 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) of payload[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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| g limits | + 8 − 3[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.96[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles: AIM-9L/M Sidewinder AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block 70) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Block 70) Air-to-ground missiles: 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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| Air-to-air missiles | AIM-9L/M Sidewinder AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block 70) AIM-120 AMRAAM (Block 70)[source] | — |
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| Air-to-ground missiles | AGM-65 Maverick[source] | — |
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| Bombs | GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU-12 Paveway II KGGB Mark 82 bomb CBU-105 WCMD Sensor Fuzed Weapon CBU-58 SUU-20 Dispenser[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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| Others | Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod[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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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) 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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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]