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F-8 IIM · excluding nose pitot probe
Single sourceF-8 IIM · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-8 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Interceptor[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute[source] | Sukhoi |
21.39 m (70 ft 2 in) (20.53 m (67.4 ft) excluding nose pitot probe)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; F-8 IIM · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-8 IIM · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-8 IIM · Max takeoff weight
Single source10,371 kg (22,864 lb)[source]
15,288 kg (33,704 lb)[source]
18,879 kg (41,621 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
F-8 IIM · radius with 3x drop tanks
Single source1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) radius with 3x drop tanks[source]
F-8 IIM · 2 × Guizhou WP-13B afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceF-8 IIM · with afterburner
Single source2 × Guizhou WP-13B afterburning turbojet engines, 47.1 kN (10,580 lbf) thrust each dry, 68.6 kN (15,430 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 sourceBars 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 | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | At least 408[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1980[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
|---|
| First flight | J-8: 5 July 1969 J-8B: 12 June 1984[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Guns | 1 x 23mm Type 23-III cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 1 centerline and 6 under-wing hardpoints with a capacity of 3 x drop tanks[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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| Airfoil | root: TsAGI S-12 (4.2%); tip: TsAGI S-12 (5%)[source] | — |
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| Combat radius with one AAR | 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +4.7 sustained at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.74[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Unstick speed | 330 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn)[source] | — |
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| Take-offrun | 630 m (2,070 ft)[source] | — |
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| Touchdown speed | 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)[source] | — |
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| Landing run | 900 m (3,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | 4 x Type 90-1 FFAR pod (57-mm or 90-mm)[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | 6 x PL-5 AAM or PL-9 AAM or 2 x R-27R1 SARH AAM or 2 x PL-11 SARH AAM or 2 x Kh-31 anti-ship missiles[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 | 5 x low drag 500 kg (1,100 lb) or 10 x 250 kg (550 lb) (4 under-wing, 6 on centerline)[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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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1992–present[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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| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[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]