McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle vs Sukhoi Su-17

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle — licensed reference photograph

ACombat aircraft

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Multirole strike fighter

Credit

Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BCombat aircraft

Sukhoi Su-17

Fighter-bomber

Credit

Hoangprs5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleF-15E · Length

19.446 m

Length source ↗

Sukhoi Su-17Su-17M4 · Length

19.02 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

30 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

19.45mF-15E · Length

19.02mSu-17M4 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19.446 m

F-15E · Length

Single source

63 ft 9.6 in (19.446 m)^[source]

19.02 m

Su-17M4 · Length

Single source

19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)^[source]

13.05mF-15E · Wingspan

13.68mSu-17M4 · wings spread

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

13.045 m

F-15E · Wingspan

Single source

42 ft 9.6 in (13.045 m)^[source]

13.68 m

Su-17M4 · wings spread

Single source

13.68 m (44 ft 11 in) wings spread^[source]

5.64mF-15E · Height

5.12mSu-17M4 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5.64 m

F-15E · Height

Single source

18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)^[source]

5.12 m

Su-17M4 · Height

Single source

5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)^[source]

36.7t

19.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15,694 kg

Empty; F-15E · or

Single source

17,690 kg

Empty; F-15E · with CFTs

Single source

36,741 kg

Maximum take-off; F-15E · Max takeoff weight

Single source

34,600 lb (15,694 kg) or 38,990 lb (17,690 kg) with CFTs^[source]

81,000 lb (36,741 kg)^[source]

12,160 kg

Empty; Su-17M4 · Empty weight

Single source

16,400 kg

Gross; Su-17M4 · Gross weight

Single source

19,430 kg

Maximum take-off; Su-17M4 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

12,160 kg (26,808 lb)^[source]

16,400 kg (36,156 lb)^[source]

19,430 kg (42,836 lb)^[source]

2F-15E · pilot and weapon systems officer

1Su-17M4 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

F-15E · pilot and weapon systems officer

Single source

2 (pilot and weapon systems officer )^[source]

1 people

Su-17M4 · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

2,655km/h

1,400km/hMaximum; Su-17M4 · / M1.13 at sea level

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,482 km/h

Maximum; F-15E · at low altitude

Single source

2,655 km/h

Maximum; F-15E · Mach 2.5 at high altitude Mach 1.2

Single source

Mach 2.5, 1,650 mph (2,655 km/h) at high altitude Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at low altitude^[source]

1,400 km/h

Maximum; Su-17M4 · / M1.13 at sea level

Single source

1,400 km/h (870 mph, 760 kn) / M1.13 at sea level^[source]

3,900km

2,300kmFerry; Su-17M4 · Ferry range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,900 km

Ferry; F-15E · with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks

Single source

2,100 nmi (2,400 mi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks^[source]

2,300 km

Ferry; Su-17M4 · Ferry range

Single source

2,300 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)^[source]

1,272kmF-15E · air interdiction

1,150km

Combat radiusScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,272 km

F-15E · air interdiction

Single source

687 nmi (791 mi, 1,272 km) air interdiction^[source]

1,150 km

Su-17M4 · hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload

Single source

1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi) hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload^[source]

130kNF-15E · ) with afterburner each

110kNSu-17M4 · with afterburner

ThrustScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

79 kN

F-15E · ); 29,160 lb (

Single source

64.9 kN

F-15E · 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry

Single source

129.7 kN

F-15E · ) with afterburner each

Single source

105.7 kN

F-15E · with afterburner ( or 2 × F100-PW-229 , thrust: 17,800 lb dry (

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan , 14,590 lbf (64.9 kN) thrust each dry, 23,770 lbf (105.7 kN) with afterburner ( or 2 × F100-PW-229 , thrust: 17,800 lb dry (79 kN); 29,160 lb (129.7 kN) with afterburner each)^[source]

76.4 kN

Su-17M4 · 1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine thrust dry

Single source

109.8 kN

Su-17M4 · with afterburner

Single source

1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 76.4 kN (17,200 lbf) thrust dry, 109.8 kN (24,700 lbf) with afterburner^[source]

56.5m²F-15E · Wing area

38.5m²Su-17M4 · wings spread

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

56.5 m²

F-15E · Wing area

Single source

608 sq ft (56.5 m 2 )^[source]

38.5 m²

Su-17M4 · wings spread

Single source

38.5 m 2 (414 sq ft) wings spread^[source]

18,000mF-15E · Service ceiling

14,200mSu-17M4 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18,000 m

F-15E · Service ceiling

Single source

60,000 ft (18,000 m)^[source]

14,200 m

Su-17M4 · Service ceiling

Single source

14,200 m (46,600 ft)^[source]

250m/sF-15E · 50,000 ft/min ( ) +

230m/sSu-17M4 · 45,000 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

250 m/s

F-15E · 50,000 ft/min ( ) +

Single source

50,000 ft/min (250 m/s) +^[source]

230 m/s

Su-17M4 · 45,000 ft/min

Single source

230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle and Sukhoi Su-17 configuration
Specification	McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle	Sukhoi Su-17
Type	Multirole strike fighter^[source]	Fighter-bomber^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas (1985–1997) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1997–2017)^[source]	Sukhoi^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In limited service^[source]
Primary users	United States Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Israeli Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force For other users, see Operators^[source]	Soviet Air Forces (historical) Syrian Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]
Number built	435 (F-15E/I/S/K/SG)^[source]	2,867^[source]
Manufactured	1985–2017^[source]	1969–1990^[source]
Introduction date	1988 30 September 1989 ( IOC )^[source]	1970^[source]
First flight	11 December 1986 ( 1986-12-11 )^[source]	2 August 1966^[source]
Developed from	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle^[source]	Sukhoi Su-7^[source]
Variant	Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle^[source]	—
Developed into	Boeing F-15EX Eagle II^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	12,915 lb (5,858 kg) internal, 22,267 lb (10,100 kg) with CFTs, 34,162 lb (15,496 kg) with CFTs and 3× 600-gallon (2,270 L) external fuel tanks^[source]	3,770 kg (8,311 lb)^[source]
Guns	1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon , 500 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition^[source]	**2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) UPK-23 or SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 L autocannons^[source]
Hardpoints	4 wing pylons, fuselage pylons, bomb racks on CFTs with a capacity of 23,000 lb (10,400 kg) of external fuel and ordnance^[source]	10 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: *** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28 Bombs: drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs^[source]
Airfoil	root: NACA 64A006.6 ; tip: NACA 64A203^[source]	root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)^[source]
g limits	+ 9^[source]	+ 7^[source]
Thrust/weight	0.93^[source]	0.68^[source]
Missiles	Air-to-air missiles : 4× AIM-7 Sparrow 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or IRIS-T (S variant of the Saudi Air Force ) 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles : 6× AGM-65 Maverick 2× AGM-84 Harpoon 2× AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER 2x AGM-130 AGM-154 JSOW AGM-158 JASSM Joint Strike Missile (to be integrated) Taurus KEPD 350 (integrated on South Korean Air Force F-15Ks)^[source]	*** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28^[source]
Bombs	Mark 82 bomb Mark 84 bomb GBU-15 GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-24 Paveway III GBU-27 Paveway III GBU-28 (Bunker buster) GBU-31 or GBU-38 {8 GBU-31s or 16 GBU-38s} (JDAM) GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) B61 nuclear bomb CBU-87 or CBU-103 (CEM) CBU-89 or CBU-104 (GATOR) KGGB (integrated on South Korean Air Force F-15Ks) CBU-97 or CBU-105 (SFW) CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon BLU-107 Durandal^[source]	drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs^[source]
Others	up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L ) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time 3 x 7-round (21) APKWS under each wing^[source]	—
Radar	Raytheon AN/APG-70 or AN/APG-82 AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod^[source]	—
Targeting pods	AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN or Lockheed Martin Sniper XR or AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening^[source]	—
Countermeasures	Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS) Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff / Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS BAE Systems AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) - combined electronic warfare / electronic countermeasures system^[source]	—
Wing loading	—	443 kg/m 2 (91 lb/sq ft)^[source]
Rockets	—	S-5 , S-8 & S-13^[source]

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McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Sukhoi Su-17

Type

Multirole strike fighter^[source]

Fighter-bomber^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

Manufacturer

McDonnell Douglas (1985–1997) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1997–2017)^[source]

Sukhoi^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

In limited service^[source]

Primary users

United States Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Israeli Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force For other users, see Operators^[source]

Soviet Air Forces (historical) Syrian Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]

Number built

435 (F-15E/I/S/K/SG)^[source]

2,867^[source]

Manufactured

1985–2017^[source]

1969–1990^[source]

Introduction date

1988 30 September 1989 ( IOC )^[source]

1970^[source]

First flight

11 December 1986 ( 1986-12-11 )^[source]

2 August 1966^[source]

Developed from

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle^[source]

Sukhoi Su-7^[source]

Variant

Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle^[source]

—

Developed into

Boeing F-15EX Eagle II^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

12,915 lb (5,858 kg) internal, 22,267 lb (10,100 kg) with CFTs, 34,162 lb (15,496 kg) with CFTs and 3× 600-gallon (2,270 L) external fuel tanks^[source]

3,770 kg (8,311 lb)^[source]

Guns

1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon , 500 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition^[source]

**2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) UPK-23 or SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 L autocannons^[source]

Hardpoints

4 wing pylons, fuselage pylons, bomb racks on CFTs with a capacity of 23,000 lb (10,400 kg) of external fuel and ordnance^[source]

10 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: *** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28 Bombs: drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs^[source]

Airfoil

root: NACA 64A006.6 ; tip: NACA 64A203^[source]

root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)^[source]

g limits

+ 9^[source]

+ 7^[source]

Thrust/weight

0.93^[source]

0.68^[source]

Missiles

Air-to-air missiles : 4× AIM-7 Sparrow 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or IRIS-T (S variant of the Saudi Air Force ) 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles : 6× AGM-65 Maverick 2× AGM-84 Harpoon 2× AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER 2x AGM-130 AGM-154 JSOW AGM-158 JASSM Joint Strike Missile (to be integrated) Taurus KEPD 350 (integrated on South Korean Air Force F-15Ks)^[source]

*** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28^[source]

Bombs

Mark 82 bomb Mark 84 bomb GBU-15 GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-12 Paveway II GBU-24 Paveway III GBU-27 Paveway III GBU-28 (Bunker buster) GBU-31 or GBU-38 {8 GBU-31s or 16 GBU-38s} (JDAM) GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) B61 nuclear bomb CBU-87 or CBU-103 (CEM) CBU-89 or CBU-104 (GATOR) KGGB (integrated on South Korean Air Force F-15Ks) CBU-97 or CBU-105 (SFW) CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon BLU-107 Durandal^[source]

drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs^[source]

Others

up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L ) external drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time 3 x 7-round (21) APKWS under each wing^[source]

—

Radar

Raytheon AN/APG-70 or AN/APG-82 AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod^[source]

—

Targeting pods

AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN or Lockheed Martin Sniper XR or AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening^[source]

—

Countermeasures

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod Hazeltine AN/APX-76 or Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator Magnavox AN/ALQ-128 Electronic Warfare Warning Set (EWWS) – part of Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (TEWS) Loral AN/ALR-56 Radar warning receivers (RWR) – part of TEWS Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems ALQ-135 Internal Countermeasures System (ICS) – part of TEWS Marconi AN/ALE-45 Chaff / Flares dispenser system – part of TEWS BAE Systems AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) - combined electronic warfare / electronic countermeasures system^[source]

—

Wing loading

—

443 kg/m 2 (91 lb/sq ft)^[source]

Rockets

—

S-5 , S-8 & S-13^[source]