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Measured figures
Empty; MiG-17F · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MiG-17F · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-17F · Max takeoff weight
Single source3,919 kg (8,640 lb)[source]
5,340 kg (11,773 lb)[source]
6,069 kg (13,380 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · normal takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-57E · Max takeoff weight
Single source18,500 kg (40,786 lb)[source]
26,700 kg (58,863 lb) normal takeoff weight, 29,800 kg (65,700 lb) at full load[source]
34,000 kg (74,957 lb)[source]
Maximum; MiG-17F · M0.89 at sea level
Single source1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) M0.89 at sea level[source]
Maximum; Su-57E · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; Su-57E · Mach 2.0 at high altitude Mach 1.1
Single sourceMach 2.0, 2,135 km/h (1,153 kn; 1,327 mph) at high altitude Mach 1.1, 1,350 km/h (729 kn; 839 mph) at sea level[source]
MiG-17F · at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2 × 400 L (110 US gal; 88 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source2,020 km (1,260 mi, 1,090 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2 × 400 L (110 US gal; 88 imp gal) drop-tanks[source]
Su-57E · Combat range
Single source1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)[source]
MiG-17F · 1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning centrifugal-flow turbojet engine thrust dry
Single sourceMiG-17F · with afterburner
Single source1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning centrifugal-flow turbojet engine , 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust dry, 33.8 kN (7,600 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceSu-57E · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan , 88.3 kN (19,900 lbf) thrust each dry, 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner, 147.1 kN (33,100 lbf) in emergency power[source]
MiG-17F · 12,800 ft/min
Single source65 m/s (12,800 ft/min)[source]
Su-57E · Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of maximum payload
Single sourceHardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | Sukhoi Su-57 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter aircraft[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In production[source] |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 10,649 including Polish, Czechoslovak and Chinese variants[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
| Introduction date | October 1952[source] | 2020[source] |
| First flight | 14 January 1950[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
| Developed from | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[source] | — |
| Variants | PZL-Mielec Lim-6 Shenyang J-5[source] | — |
| Developed into | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19[source] | — |
| Guns | 2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon (40 rounds total)[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
| Hardpoints | 2 pylons with a capacity of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2 × UB-16 -57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs[source] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source] |
| Airfoil | root: TsAGI S-12; tip: TsAGI SR-11[source] | — |
| g limits | +8[source] | +9.0[source] |
| Wing loading | 268.5 kg/m 2 (55.0 lb/sq ft)[source] | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
| Thrust/weight | 0.63[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
| Rockets | 2 × UB-16 -57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets[source] | — |
| Bombs | 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs[source] | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
| Manufactured | — | 2019–present[source] |
| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 9,700 kg (21,385 lb) internal, 12,900 kg (28,440 lb) with 2× PTB-2000 2,000 L (528 US gal) drop tanks[source] |
| Supercruise | — | Mach 1.3, 1,400 km/h (756 kn; 870 mph) supercruise at high altitude[source] |
| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : R-77 M R-74M2 R-37 (missile) Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-38 M 4 × Kh-69 S-71K Kovyor Anti-ship missiles : 2 × Kh-35 U 2 × Kh-31 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-58 UShK[source] |