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Measured figures
CF-188 · Length
Single sourceCF-18 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; CF-188 · Empty weight
Single sourceEmpty; CF-18 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; CF-18 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; CF-18 · Max takeoff weight
Single source23,049 lb (10,455 kg)[source]
37,150 lb (16,851 kg)[source]
51,550 lb (23,383 kg)[source]
10,455 kg[source]CF-188
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceCF-18 · hi-lo-lo-hi
Single source290 nmi (330 mi, 540 km) hi-lo-lo-hi[source]
CF-18 · 2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine thrust each dry
Single sourceCF-18 · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine, 10,000 lbf (44 kN) thrust each dry, 16,000 lbf (71 kN) 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 sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 138[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1982–1988[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 25 October 1982[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 28 July 1982[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 65A005 mod ; tip: NACA 65A003.5 mod[source] | — |
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| Missiles and rockets | Air-to-air: AIM-9 Sidewinder , AIM-120 AMRAAM , AIM-7 Sparrow missiles Air-to-ground: AGM-65 Maverick missiles, CRV7 rockets[source] | — |
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| Air-to-air | AIM-9 Sidewinder , AIM-120 AMRAAM , AIM-7 Sparrow missiles[source] | — |
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| Air-to-ground | AGM-65 Maverick missiles, CRV7 rockets[source] | — |
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| Bombs | Mk 82 , Mk 83 and Mk 84 unguided bombs; Paveway GBU-10 , -12 , -16 , -24 laser guided bombs; JDAM GPS bomb guidance kits; AGM-154 JSOW glide bombs; and most commonly GBU-49 laser and GPS guided 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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| 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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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[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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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]