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F-8 IIM · excluding nose pitot probe
Single sourceF-8 IIM · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-8 | Sukhoi Su-57 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Interceptor[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | China[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute[source] | Sukhoi[source] |
21.39 m (70 ft 2 in) (20.53 m (67.4 ft) excluding nose pitot probe)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single source20.1 m (65 ft 11 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-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceF-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-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceF-8 IIM · (44,100 ft/min) at sea level
Single source224 m/s (44,100 ft/min) at sea level[source]
Su-57E · Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of maximum payload
Single sourceHardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[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 production[source] |
|---|
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | At least 408[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
|---|
| Introduction date | 1980[source] | 2020[source] |
|---|
| First flight | J-8: 5 July 1969 J-8B: 12 June 1984[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Guns | 1 x 23mm Type 23-III cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 1 centerline and 6 under-wing hardpoints with a capacity of 3 x drop tanks[source] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[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] | +9.0[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.74[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
|---|
| Unstick speed | 330 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn)[source] | — |
|---|
| Take-offrun | 630 m (2,070 ft)[source] | — |
|---|
| Touchdown speed | 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)[source] | — |
|---|
| 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] | — |
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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-77 M R-74M2 R-37 (missile) Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-38 M 4 × Kh-69 S-71K Kovyor Anti-ship missiles : 2 × Kh-35 U 2 × Kh-31 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-58 UShK[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-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2019–present[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,700 kg (21,385 lb) internal, 12,900 kg (28,440 lb) with 2× PTB-2000 2,000 L (528 US gal) drop tanks[source] |
|---|
| Supercruise | — | Mach 1.3, 1,400 km/h (756 kn; 870 mph) supercruise at high altitude[source] |
|---|
| Wing loading | — | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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Gross; Su-57E · normal takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-57E · Max takeoff weight
Single source18,500 kg (40,786 lb)[source]
26,700 kg (58,863 lb) normal takeoff weight, 29,800 kg (65,700 lb) at full load[source]
34,000 kg (74,957 lb)[source]
Su-57E · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan , 88.3 kN (19,900 lbf) thrust each dry, 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner, 147.1 kN (33,100 lbf) in emergency power[source]