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Measured figures
MiG-23MLD · Length
Single source16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Fighter aircraft (M series) Fighter-bomber (B series)[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich / Mikoyan[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Ferry; MiG-23MLD · with 3x 800 L (210 US gal; 180 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single sourceMiG-23MLD · clean
Single source1,900 km (1,200 mi, 1,000 nmi) clean[source]
2,360 km (1,470 mi, 1,270 nmi) with 3x 800 L (210 US gal; 180 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-23MLD · with standard armament, no drop-tanks
Single source1,450 km (900 mi, 780 nmi) with standard armament, no drop-tanks[source]
MiG-23MLD · 1 × Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning turbojet thrust with variable-geometry nozzles dry
Single sourceMiG-23MLD · with afterburner
Single source1 × Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning turbojet , 83.6 kN (18,800 lbf) thrust with variable-geometry nozzles dry, 127.49 kN (28,660 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 sourceBars 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 Force (historical) Syrian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean 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 | 5,047[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1967–1985[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1970[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 10 June 1967[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Variant | Mikoyan MiG-27[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 4,260 L (1,130 US gal; 940 imp gal) internal with provision for up to 3x 800 L (210 US gal; 180 imp gal) drop-tanks[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 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 | 2 × fuselage, 2 × wing glove and 2 × wing pylons with a capacity of up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-5 S-8M S-24B Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-60 or 4 x R-73 2 × R-23 or R-24 2 × R-13M or R-13M1 4 × R-3S Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Bombs: Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs per hardpoint[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 SR-12S (6.5%); tip: TsAGI SR-12S (5.5%)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8.5[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 370 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.91[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Take-off distance | 450 m (1,480 ft)[source] | — |
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| Landing distance | 690 m (2,260 ft)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | S-5 S-8M S-24B[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-60 or 4 x R-73 2 × R-23 or R-24 2 × R-13M or R-13M1 4 × R-3S Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom[source] | 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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| Bombs | Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs per hardpoint[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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| 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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| 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]