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True scale
Side by side. From every angle. A human reference for perspective.
3.17 MB · Loads when you open it| Model | Length | Width / span | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPECAT Jaguar | ≈ 16.83 m | ≈ 8.69 m (Wingspan) | ≈ 4.89 m |
| Su-25 Frogfoot | ≈ 15.53 m | ≈ 14.36 m (Wingspan) | ≈ 4.8 m |
Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 16.83 m. The height was fitted to the sourced 4.89 m; the width was fitted to the sourced 8.69 m wingspan. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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Scaled uniformly to the sourced length of 15.53 m. The shape was turned square to the axes; the height was fitted to the sourced 4.8 m; the width was fitted to the sourced 14.36 m wingspan. Not an official model or a measured survey.
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The human reference is a generic 1.75 m figure. Models describe external size, not combat performance.
Measured figures
Jaguar A / S · Length
Single source16.83 m (55 ft 3 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | SEPECAT Jaguar | Su-25 Frogfoot |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Attack aircraft[source] | Attack aircraft / close air support[source] |
| National origin | France / United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union / Russia / Georgia[source] |
| Manufacturer | SEPECAT ( Breguet / BAC )[source] | Sukhoi, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] |
| Built by | SEPECAT / HAL[source] | TAM Management Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant |
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · including nose probe
15.53 m (50 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)[source]
Empty; Jaguar A / S · typical, (dependent on variant and role)
Single sourceGross; Jaguar A / S · full internal fuel and 120 rpg
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Jaguar A / S · with external stores
Single source7,000 kg (15,432 lb) typical, (dependent on variant and role)[source]
10,954 kg (24,149 lb) full internal fuel and 120 rpg[source]
15,700 kg (34,613 lb) with external stores[source]
Empty; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Gross weight
Single sourceJaguar A / S · hi-lo-hi (internal fuel)
Single source815 km (506 mi, 440 nmi) hi-lo-hi (internal fuel)[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · at sea level with 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) of ordnance and two external fuel tanks
Single source750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi) at sea level with 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) of ordnance and two external fuel tanks[source]
Jaguar A / S · 2 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk.102 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceJaguar A / S · with afterburner
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk.102 afterburning turbofan engines, 22.75 kN (5,110 lbf) thrust each dry, 32.5 kN (7,300 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · 2 × Soyuz/Tumansky R-195 turbojet engine thrust each
Single source2 × Soyuz/Tumansky R-195 turbojet engine, 44.18 kN (9,930 lbf) thrust each[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · 11,400 ft/min
Single source58 m/s (11,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
|---|
| Primary users | Indian Air Force Royal Air Force (historical) French Air Force (historical) Royal Air Force of Oman (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Korean People's Army Air Force Peruvian Air Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Number built | 573[source] | Over 1,000[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1968–1981[source] | 1978–2017[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1973[source] | 19 July 1981[source] |
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| First flight | 8 September 1968[source] | 22 February 1975 ( 1975-02-22 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2005 (France) / 2007 (UK) / 2014 (Oman)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 4,200 L (1,100 US gal; 920 imp gal) internal, with provision for three 1,200 L (320 US gal; 260 imp gal) drop tanks on inboard and centreline pylons[source] | 3,200 L (850 US gal; 700 imp gal)[source] |
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| Guns | 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) calibre DEFA cannon with up to 150 rounds/gun[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 autocannon with 250 rounds SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 autocannons with 260 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 7 (4× under-wing, 2× over-wing and 1× centreline) with a capacity of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on outboard pylons ( French Air and Space Force ) or 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on overwing pylons 2× R.550 Magic on outboard pylons ( French Air and Space Force ) ASRAAM ( Indian Air Force ) Astra ( Indian Air Force ) Air-to-surface missiles : AS-30L ( French Air and Space Force ) Rampage ( Indian Air Force ) Anti-ship missiles : Harpoon ( Indian Air Force ) Sea Eagle ( Indian Air Force ) Anti-radiation missiles : AS.37 Martel Rudram-1 ( Indian Air Force ) Precision-guided munition : Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon ( Indian Air Force ) Bombs: various unguided or laser-guided bombs Nuclear bombs : 2× WE177 A nuclear bombs 1× AN-52 nuclear bomb ( French Air and Space Force ) Other: external drop tanks for extended range/loitering time.[source] | 11 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: UB-16 rocket pods for S-5 rockets UB-32 A rocket pods for S-5 rockets B-8M 1 rocket pods for S-8 rockets S-24 S-25 Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : K-13 A R-60 R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L 9K121 Vikhr Kh-38 (Su-25SM3) Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-28 Bombs: BETAB-500 concrete-penetrating bomb FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb FAN-500 bomb KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb ZAB-500 incendiary bomb Other: ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare): Su-25s in Syria have been pictured with four rows of ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare) along the tailcone's upper surface aft of the vertical stabiliser. Geran-5 drone[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 3.12[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8.6 (ultimate load +12)[source] | + 6.5[source] |
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| Time to altitude | 9,145 m (30,003 ft) in 1 minute 30 seconds[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 649.3 kg/m 2 (133.0 lb/sq ft) maximum[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | Adour Mk.102: 0.422[source] | — |
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| Take-off run | 580 m (1,900 ft) with typical tactical load[source] | — |
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| Take-off run to 15 m (49 ft) | 940 m (3,080 ft) with typical tactical load[source] | — |
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| Landing run from 15 m (49 ft) | 785 m (2,575 ft) with typical tactical load[source] | — |
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| Landing run | 470 m (1,540 ft) with typical tactical load[source] | — |
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| Landing speed | 213 km/h (132 mph; 115 kn)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each[source] | UB-16 rocket pods for S-5 rockets UB-32 A rocket pods for S-5 rockets B-8M 1 rocket pods for S-8 rockets S-24 S-25[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on outboard pylons ( French Air and Space Force ) or 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on overwing pylons 2× R.550 Magic on outboard pylons ( French Air and Space Force ) ASRAAM ( Indian Air Force ) Astra ( Indian Air Force ) Air-to-surface missiles : AS-30L ( French Air and Space Force ) Rampage ( Indian Air Force ) Anti-ship missiles : Harpoon ( Indian Air Force ) Sea Eagle ( Indian Air Force ) Anti-radiation missiles : AS.37 Martel Rudram-1 ( Indian Air Force ) Precision-guided munition : Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon ( Indian Air Force )[source] | Air-to-air missiles : K-13 A R-60 R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L 9K121 Vikhr Kh-38 (Su-25SM3) Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-28[source] |
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| Bombs | various unguided or laser-guided bombs Nuclear bombs : 2× WE177 A nuclear bombs 1× AN-52 nuclear bomb ( French Air and Space Force )[source] | BETAB-500 concrete-penetrating bomb FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb FAN-500 bomb KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb ZAB-500 incendiary bomb[source] |
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| Other | external drop tanks for extended range/loitering time.[source] | ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare): Su-25s in Syria have been pictured with four rows of ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare) along the tailcone's upper surface aft of the vertical stabiliser. Geran-5 drone[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi Su-28[source] |
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| 1 | — | SPM-17A cannon[source] |
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| 2 | — | Air brakes[source] |
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| 3 | — | Electronic countermeasures[source] |
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| 4 | — | Laser Station Maple-PS[source] |
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| 5 | — | Avionics[source] |
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| 6 | — | Identification friend or foe system[source] |
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| 7 | — | Pitot tube[source] |
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| 8 | — | Drogue parachute[source] |
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| 9 | — | Fuel tanks[source] |
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| 10 | — | Main landing gear[source] |
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| 11 | — | K-36L ejection seat[source] |
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| 12 | — | Bulletproof glass[source] |
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| 13 | — | Periscope[source] |
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| 14 | — | Turbojet[source] |
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| 15 | — | Air intake[source] |
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| 16 | — | RSBN Short Range Navigation System[source] |
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| 17 | — | PA-7 Pitot tube[source] |
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| 18 | — | Front landing gear[source] |
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| 19 | — | Canopy[source] |
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| 20 | — | TSA-17 Sight[source] |
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| 21 | — | Hinged ladder[source] |
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| 22 | — | Longeron[source] |
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| 23 | — | Flaps[source] |
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| 24 | — | Leading edge slats[source] |
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| 25 | — | Empennage, including rudder[source] |
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| 26 | — | Aileron[source] |
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| 27 | — | ASO-2V infrared countermeasures[source] |
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| 28 | — | SPO-15 radar warning receiver[source] |
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| 29 | — | Tail flaps[source] |
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| 30 | — | CDD-25 hardpoints[source] |
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| 31 | — | AAP-60 Starter engines[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Max takeoff weight
Single source