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Measured figures
J-6 · variants with nose pitot probe
Single source14.64 m (48 ft 0 in) (variants with nose pitot probe)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Shenyang J-6 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Pakistan Air Force (historical) Korean People's Air Force Bangladesh Air Force (historical)[source] |
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; J-6 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; J-6 · clean
Single source5,172 kg (11,402 lb) to 5,447 kg (12,009 lb)[source]
7,560 kg (16,667 lb) clean[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceJ-6 · Combat range
Single source640 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)[source]
J-6 · 2 × Wopen WP-6A afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceJ-6 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Wopen WP-6A afterburning turbojet engines, 25.5 kN (5,730 lbf) thrust each dry, 31.8 kN (7,160 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 sourceJ-6 · clean
Single source1 hour 43 minutes clean[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source]
| Number built | 4,500+ (including JJ-6 trainer)[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1958 – 1986[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 29 April 1962 (1964, practical type)[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 30 September 1959[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Retired | Late 1990s (China) Mid 2002 (Pakistan)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Developed into | Nanchang Q-5[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,735–1,800 kg (3,825–3,968 lb) internal[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Take-off run | 900 m (3,000 ft) at full military power[source] | — |
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| Landing run | 610 m (2,000 ft) with brake parachute[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union Russia[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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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 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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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| 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[source] |
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| 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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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]