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Measured figures
Empty; Tornado GR4 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Tornado GR4 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Tornado GR4 · Max takeoff weight
Single source13,890 kg (30,622 lb)[source]
20,410 kg (44,996 lb)[source]
27,215 kg (59,999 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceTornado GR4 · Combat radius Hi-Lo-Hi >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · ), combat radius Lo-Lo-Lo >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · Combat range
Single sourceTornado GR4 · ), Hi-Hi-Hi with 1 hour loiter >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 2
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 4
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 6
Single source3,148 km (1,956 mi, 1,700 nmi) Combat radius Hi-Lo-Hi >850 nmi (>1574 km), combat radius Lo-Lo-Lo >500 nmi (>926 km), Hi-Hi-Hi with 1 hour loiter >700 nmi (> 1296 km).[source]
Tornado GR4 · 2 × Turbo-Union RB199 -34R Mk 103 afterburning 3-spool turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceTornado GR4 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Turbo-Union RB199 -34R Mk 103 afterburning 3-spool turbofan, 43.8 kN (9,800 lbf) thrust each dry, 76.8 kN (17,300 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.
Configuration
| Specification | Panavia Tornado | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multirole aircraft , strike aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Italy, West Germany, United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Panavia Aircraft GmbH[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | German Air Force Italian Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Royal Air Force (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 990: 745, Tornado IDS 194, Tornado ADV 0 51, Tornado ECR[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
| Manufactured | 1979–1998[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1979[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
| First flight | 14 August 1974[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
| Retired | 2019 (RAF)[source] | — |
| Variant | Panavia Tornado ADV[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) internal[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
| Guns | 1 × 27 mm (1.06 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon internally mounted under starboard side of fuselage with 180 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
| Hardpoints | 3 × under-fuselage and 4 × under-wing pylon stations with a capacity of 9,000 kg (19,800 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder (AIM-9B / AIM-9G / AIM-9L) (GR.1) or AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missiles for self-defence (GR.4) 12 × Brimstone air-to-surface missile ; or 2 × Storm Shadow cruise missile 9 × ALARM anti-radiation missile Bombs: 5 × 500 lb (230 kg) Paveway IV ; or 3 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) (UK Mk 20) Paveway II/Enhanced Paveway II ; or 2 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) Paveway III (GBU-24)/Enhanced Paveway III (EGBU-24) ; or BL755 cluster bombs ; or Up to 2 × JP233 or MW-1 or Skyshark munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations) Up to 4 × B61 or WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons Other: Up to 4 × drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/flight time[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] |
| Swept wingspan | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) swept at 67° sweep[source] | — |
| Time to altitude | 30,000 ft in less than 2 minutes from brake release[source] | — |
| Wing loading | 767 kg/m 2 (157 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
| Thrust/weight | 0.77[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
| Missiles | 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder (AIM-9B / AIM-9G / AIM-9L) (GR.1) or AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missiles for self-defence (GR.4) 12 × Brimstone air-to-surface missile ; or 2 × Storm Shadow cruise missile 9 × ALARM anti-radiation missile[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] |
| Bombs | 5 × 500 lb (230 kg) Paveway IV ; or 3 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) (UK Mk 20) Paveway II/Enhanced Paveway II ; or 2 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) Paveway III (GBU-24)/Enhanced Paveway III (EGBU-24) ; or BL755 cluster bombs ; or Up to 2 × JP233 or MW-1 or Skyshark munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations) Up to 4 × B61 or WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons[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] |
| Other | Up to 4 × drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/flight time[source] | — |
| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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]