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Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Su-17M4 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Sukhoi Su-17 |
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| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Sukhoi[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In limited service[source] |
| Primary user |
19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-17M4 · hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload
Single source1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi) hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-17M4 · 1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine thrust dry
Single sourceSu-17M4 · with afterburner
Single source1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 76.4 kN (17,200 lbf) thrust dry, 109.8 kN (24,700 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] | 2,867[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | 1969–1990[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 1970[source] |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] | Sukhoi Su-7[source] |
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| g limits | +9[source] | + 7[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] | 10 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: *** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28 Bombs: drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs[source] |
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| Type | — | Fighter-bomber[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Syrian Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] |
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| First flight | — | 2 August 1966[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 3,770 kg (8,311 lb)[source] |
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| Guns | — | **2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) UPK-23 or SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 L autocannons[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 443 kg/m 2 (91 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.68[source] |
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| Missiles | — | *** Air-to-air missiles : K-13 R-60 R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Grom Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-58 Kh-27 PS Kh-28[source] |
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| Bombs | — | drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-5 , S-8 & S-13[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-17M4 · Max takeoff weight
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