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Measured figures
F-15J · Length
Single source19.43 m (63 ft 9 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mitsubishi F-15J | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Air superiority fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Japan United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries McDonnell Douglas[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; F-15J · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-15J · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-15J · Max takeoff weight
Single source12,700 kg (27,999 lb)[source]
20,200 kg (44,533 lb)[source]
30,845 kg (68,002 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
F-15J · 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220 (or −100)The engine is a Pratt & Whitney F100 built under licence by IHI Corporation . afterburning turbofan engine thrust each dry
Single sourceF-15J · with afterburner
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220 (or −100)The engine is a Pratt & Whitney F100 built under licence by IHI Corporation . afterburning turbofan engine, 77.62 kN (17,450 lbf) thrust each dry, 111.2 kN (25,000 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.
| Primary user | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 213[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 7 December 1981[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 4 June 1980[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 6,100 kg (13,448 lb) internal[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm M61 Vulcan 940 shells.[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 10 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air missiles Mitsubishi AAM-3 Mitsubishi AAM-4 Mitsubishi AAM-5 AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-ground missiles AGM-158 JASSM Bombs Mk 82 General-Purpose Bomb CBU-87 Cluster bomb[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: NACA 64A006.6 ; tip: NACA 64A203[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 358 kg/m 2 (73 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 1.12[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles Mitsubishi AAM-3 Mitsubishi AAM-4 Mitsubishi AAM-5 AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-ground missiles AGM-158 JASSM Bombs Mk 82 General-Purpose Bomb CBU-87 Cluster bomb[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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| 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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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1992–present[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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| 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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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]