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Measured figures
Q-5D · Length
Single source15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Nanchang Q-5 | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Nanchang Aircraft Mfg. Co.[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with the Myanmar Air Force[source] | In production |
20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)[source]
Empty; Q-5D · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Q-5D · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Q-5D · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,375 kg (14,054 lb)[source]
9,486 kg (20,913 lb)[source]
11,830 kg (26,081 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceMaximum; Q-5D · Maximum speed
Single source1,190 km/h (740 mph, 640 kn)[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]
Q-5D · Range
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)[source]
Q-5D · 2 × Liming Wopen-6A afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceQ-5D · with afterburner
Single source2 × Liming Wopen-6A afterburning turbojet engines, 29.42 kN (6,610 lbf) thrust each dry, 36.78 kN (8,270 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceQ-5D · 20,300 ft/min
Single source103 m/s (20,300 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.
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Myanmar Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300 (approx.)[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1969–2012[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1970[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 4 July 1965[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2017 by PLA Air Force 2011 by Pakistan Air Force 2015 by Bangladesh Air Force[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-6[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 423.3 kg/m 2 (86.7 lb/sq ft)[source] | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.588[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Guns | 2× Norinco Type 23-2K 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon , 100 rounds per gun[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 10 (4× under-fuselage, 6× under-wing) with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,400 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source] |
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| Rockets | 57 mm, 90 mm, 130 mm unguided rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | PL-2 , PL-5 , PL-7 air-to-air missiles[source] | 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] |
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| Others | Fuel tanks: 400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Fuel tanks | 400 L (105 U.S. gal), 760 L (200 U.S. gal), 1,100 L (300 U.S. gal)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Supercruise | — | Mach 1.3, 1,400 km/h (756 kn; 870 mph) supercruise at high altitude[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9.0[source] |
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| Bombs | — | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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Gross; 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]
Su-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]