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Measured figures
MiG-15 bis · Length
Single source10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Fighter aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; MiG-15 bis · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MiG-15 bis · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-15 bis · with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source3,681 kg (8,115 lb)[source]
5,044 kg (11,120 lb)[source]
6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceCruise; MiG-15 bis · Mach 0.69
Single sourceMaximum; MiG-15 bis · at sea level
Single source1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level[source]
850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
Ferry; MiG-15 bis · at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source2,520 km (1,570 mi, 1,360 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
MiG-15 bis · 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet thrust
Single source1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet , 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army 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 | 13,130 in the USSR + at least 4,180 under license[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1949[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 30 December 1947[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed into | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,420 L (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 2 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets[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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| Airfoil | root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 296.4 kg/m 2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.54[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Bombs | 100 kg (220 lb) 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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| Other | drop tanks, or unguided rockets[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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| 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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| g limits | — | + 9[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 source