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F-16V C/D Block 70/72 · /15.027 m
Single source49.3 ft/15.027 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper | Sukhoi Su-33 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Production plant of the Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina[source] | Sukhoi , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
| Designer | Lockheed Martin |
21.19 m (69 ft 6 in)[source]
wing folded
Single source7.40 m (24 ft 3 in) wing folded[source]
Empty; F-16V C/D Block 70/72 · /9,207 kg
Single source20,300 lb/9,207 kg[source]
Range
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)[source]
2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourcewith afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 125.5 kN (28,200 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Wing area
Single source67.84 m 2 (730.2 sq ft)[source]
Service ceiling
Single source17,000 m (56,000 ft)[source]
48,400 ft/min
Single source246 m/s (48,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | See users[source] | Russian Navy[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2019–present (serial production)[source] | 1987–1999[source] |
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| First flight | 2015[source] | 17 August 1987 ( 1987-08-17 )[source] |
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| In service | 2021–present[source] | — |
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| Developed from | F-16 Fighting Falcon[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Maximum TOGW | 48,000 lb/21,772 kg[source] | — |
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| Optional Conformal Fuel Tanks (Right/Left) | 220 Gallon[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 x GE F110-GE-129 engine for Block 70 aircraft (PW F100-PW-229 engine for Block 72 aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Engine Thrust Class | 29,000 lb/13,000 kg[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 x M61A1 20 mm Vulcan Cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Number built | — | 24 built total[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 31 August 1998 (official)[source] |
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| Variant | — | Shenyang J-15[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) internal[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 12 × external hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of ordnance, 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 : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P Bombs: RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 8[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 483 kg/m 2 (99 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.83[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn)[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 : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P[source] |
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| Bombs | — | RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] |
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