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Measured figures
MiG-21bis · excluding pitot boom
Single source14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) excluding pitot boom[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter and interceptor aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Designer | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] | Sukhoi[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Gross; MiG-21bis · with two R-3S missiles
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-21bis · unprepared or metal planking runway
Single source8,725 kg (19,235 lb) with two R-3S missiles[source]
8,800 kg (19,401 lb) unprepared or metal planking runway[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceMiG-21bis · 1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceMiG-21bis · with afterburner
Single source1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet, 40.18 kN (9,030 lbf) thrust dry, 69.58 kN (15,640 lbf) 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 sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · 45,000 ft/min
Single source230 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.
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force Angolan 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 | 11,496 (10,645 produced in the USSR, 840 in India , 194 in Czechoslovakia )[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1959–1986[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1959 (MiG-21F)[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 14 February 1955 (Ye-2)[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Variant | Chengdu J-7[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 L autocannon with 200 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 5 (4 underwing + 1 ventral, reserved for fuel droptanks) , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4 × S-24 or 4× UB-16-57 rocket pods (4×16 57mm rockets) Missiles:[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-12 (4.2%); tip: TsAGI S-12 (5%)[source] | — |
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| Landing speed | 250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn)[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 17,000 m (56,000 ft) in 8 minutes 30 seconds[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.76[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Take-off run | 830 m (2,720 ft)[source] | — |
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| Landing run with SPS and brake parachute | 550 m (1,800 ft)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | 4 × S-24 or 4× UB-16-57 rocket pods (4×16 57mm rockets)[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Bombs | 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) and 2 × 250 kg 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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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[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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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[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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| 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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| Manufacturer | — | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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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]