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Measured figures
B-1B · Length
Single source146 ft (45 m)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rockwell B-1 Lancer | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Supersonic strategic heavy bomber[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Original: North American Rockwell/Rockwell International Current contractor: Boeing[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; B-1B · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; B-1B · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; B-1B · Max takeoff weight
Single source192,000 lb (87,090 kg)[source]
326,000 lb (147,871 kg)[source]
477,000 lb (216,364 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum; B-1B · at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)
Single sourceMaximum; B-1B · at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Single source721 kn (830 mph, 1,335 km/h) at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m); 608 kn (700 mph; 1,126 km/h) at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
B-1B · Range
Single sourceB-1B · with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)
Single source5,100 nmi (5,900 mi, 9,400 km) ; 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
B-1B · Combat range
Single source2,993 nmi (3,444 mi, 5,543 km)[source]
B-1B · 4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceB-1B · with afterburner
Single source4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines, 17,390 lbf (77.4 kN) thrust each dry, 30,780 lbf (136.9 kN) 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 user | United States Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 104[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1973–1974, 1983–1988[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1 October 1986[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1974 ( 1974-12-23 )[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 6 external hardpoints for ordnance with a capacity of 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Bombs: Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[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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| Swept wingspan | 79 ft (24 m) swept[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA69-190-2[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 167 lb/sq ft (820 kg/m 2 )[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.38 at gross weight[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Missiles | AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)[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 | Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[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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| MPRL | 1,300 to 2,055 lb (590 to 932 kg)[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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| 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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| Guns | — | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[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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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]