Soko J-22 Orao vs Sukhoi Su-30: Specs Compared

Soko J-22 Orao — licensed reference photograph

ACombat aircraft

Soko J-22 Orao

Attack aircraft Reconnaissance aircraft

Credit

Srđan Popović · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BCombat aircraft

Sukhoi Su-30

Multirole fighter

Credit

Alex Beltyukov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Soko J-22 OraoJ-22 · including nose probe

14.9 m

Length source ↗

Sukhoi Su-30Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length

21.935 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

27 of 40 rows sourced on both sides

14.9mJ-22 · including nose probe

21.94mSu-27PU/Su-30 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

13.02 m

J-22 · fuselage length

Single source

14.9 m

J-22 · including nose probe

Single source

13.02 m (42 ft 9 in) (fuselage length); 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)^[source]

21.935 m

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length

Single source

21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)^[source]

9.3mJ-22 · Wingspan

14.7mSu-27PU/Su-30 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.3 m

J-22 · Wingspan

Single source

9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)^[source]

14.7 m

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Wingspan

Single source

14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)^[source]

4.52mJ-22 · Height

6.36mSu-27PU/Su-30 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.52 m

J-22 · Height

Single source

4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)^[source]

6.36 m

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Height

Single source

6.36 m (20 ft 10 in)^[source]

11.1t

34.5t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,500 kg

Empty; J-22 · Empty weight

Single source

8,170 kg

Gross; J-22 · clean

Single source

11,080 kg

Maximum take-off; J-22 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

5,500 kg (12,125 lb)^[source]

8,170 kg (18,012 lb) (clean)^[source]

11,080 kg (24,427 lb)^[source]

17,700 kg

Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight

Single source

24,900 kg

Gross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight

Single source

34,500 kg

Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

17,700 kg (39,022 lb)^[source]

24,900 kg (54,895 lb)^[source]

34,500 kg (76,059 lb)^[source]

1J-22 · Crew

2Su-27PU/Su-30 · Crew

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

J-22 · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

2 people

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

1,130km/h

2,120km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,130 km/h

Maximum; J-22 · at sea level; Mach 0.96 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)

Single source

1,130 km/h (700 mph, 610 kn) at sea level; Mach 0.96 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)^[source]

2,120 km/h

Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude

Single source

2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude^[source]

1,320km

3,000kmSu-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,320 km

Ferry; J-22 · (2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks)

Single source

1,320 km (820 mi, 710 nmi) (2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks)^[source]

3,000 km

Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude

Single source

3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude^[source]

522km

—

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

522 km

J-22 · (hi-lo-hi profile with 4× BL755 cluster bombs and 1× 1,500 L (400 US gal; 330 imp gal) drop tank)

Single source

522 km (324 mi, 282 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile with 4× BL755 cluster bombs and 1× 1,500 L (400 US gal; 330 imp gal) drop tank)^[source]

22.2kNJ-22 · with afterburner

123kNSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner

ThrustScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.79 kN

J-22 · 2 × Orao/Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets thrust each dry

Single source

22.24 kN

J-22 · with afterburner

Single source

2 × Orao/Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets , 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) with afterburner^[source]

74.5 kN

Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry

Single source

122.58 kN

Su-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner

Single source

2 × 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]

26m²J-22 · Wing area

62m²Su-27PU/Su-30 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

26 m²

J-22 · Wing area

Single source

26.00 m 2 (279.9 sq ft)^[source]

62 m²

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Wing area

Single source

62 m 2 (670 sq ft)^[source]

15,000mJ-22 · Service ceiling

17,300mSu-27PU/Su-30 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15,000 m

J-22 · Service ceiling

Single source

15,000 m (49,000 ft)^[source]

17,300 m

Su-27PU/Su-30 · Service ceiling

Single source

17,300 m (56,800 ft)^[source]

89m/sJ-22 · 17,520 ft/min

230m/sSu-27PU/Su-30 · 45,000 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

89 m/s

J-22 · 17,520 ft/min

Single source

89.0 m/s (17,520 ft/min)^[source]

230 m/s

Su-27PU/Su-30 · 45,000 ft/min

Single source

230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Soko J-22 Orao and Sukhoi Su-30 configuration
Specification	Soko J-22 Orao	Sukhoi Su-30
Type	Attack aircraft Reconnaissance aircraft^[source]	Multirole fighter^[source]
Manufacturer	SOKO^[source]	Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation^[source]
Designer	VTI - Yugoslavia INCAS - Romania^[source]	Sukhoi^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	Serbian Air Force Yugoslav Air Force (historical) Bosnian Air Force (historical) Republika Srpska Air Force (historical)^[source]	Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force^[source]
Manufactured	1974–1992^[source]	1992–present^[source]
Introduction date	1978^[source]	1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)^[source]
First flight	31 October 1974^[source]	31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )^[source]
Variant	IAR-93 Vultur^[source]	—
Aspect ratio	3.33:1^[source]	—
Airfoil	NACA 65A-008 (modified)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	3,120 L (820 US gal; 690 imp gal)^[source]	9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal^[source]
Stall speed	185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (gear and flaps down)^[source]	—
g limits	-4.2 - +8^[source]	+ 9^[source]
Thrust/weight	0.44 at gross weight^[source]	1 with 56% fuel^[source]
Guns	2× GSh-23L cannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun^[source]	1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds^[source]
Hardpoints	5 (4 underwing and 1 centreline) with a capacity of 500 kg (1,100 lb) wing hardpoints, 800 kg (1,800 lb) fuselage station, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) total, with provisions to carry combinations of:^[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]
Rockets	BRZ-127 rockets, L-57-16MD (UB-16) rocket pods, L-128-04 rocket pods^[source]	S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU^[source]
Missiles	AGM-65B Maverick TV guided AGM or Grom-1 AGM (based on Soviet Kh-23 ), VRVZ-200 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22, there are TV guided variants of the missile), VRVZ-240 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22) R-60MK infrared homing AAM^[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]
Bombs	50/100/250/500 kg general-purpose bombs , BL755 cluster bombs , PLAB-350 napalm bombs, LVB-250F Laser-guided bomb (based off the FAB-250 bomb, that has been modified with a guidance system, only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22)^[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]
Other	Matra Durandal anti-runway bombs, AM-500 sea mines , RADEOM Radar jamming pod^[source]	—
Country of origin	Yugoslavia^[source] Romania^[source]	—
National origin	—	Soviet Union Russia^[source]
Built by	—	KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)^[source]
Number built	—	630+ (as of 2019 )^[source]
Developed from	—	Sukhoi Su-27^[source]
Variants	—	Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA^[source]
Wing loading	—	401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel^[source]

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Soko J-22 Orao

Sukhoi Su-30

Type

Attack aircraft Reconnaissance aircraft^[source]

Multirole fighter^[source]

Manufacturer

SOKO^[source]

Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation^[source]

Designer

VTI - Yugoslavia INCAS - Romania^[source]

Sukhoi^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

In service^[source]

Primary users

Serbian Air Force Yugoslav Air Force (historical) Bosnian Air Force (historical) Republika Srpska Air Force (historical)^[source]

Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force^[source]

Manufactured

1974–1992^[source]

1992–present^[source]

Introduction date

1978^[source]

1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)^[source]

First flight

31 October 1974^[source]

31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )^[source]

Variant

IAR-93 Vultur^[source]

—

Aspect ratio

3.33:1^[source]

—

Airfoil

NACA 65A-008 (modified)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

3,120 L (820 US gal; 690 imp gal)^[source]

9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal^[source]

Stall speed

185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (gear and flaps down)^[source]

—

g limits

-4.2 - +8^[source]

+ 9^[source]

Thrust/weight

0.44 at gross weight^[source]

1 with 56% fuel^[source]

Guns

2× GSh-23L cannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun^[source]

1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds^[source]

Hardpoints

5 (4 underwing and 1 centreline) with a capacity of 500 kg (1,100 lb) wing hardpoints, 800 kg (1,800 lb) fuselage station, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) total, with provisions to carry combinations of:^[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]

Rockets

BRZ-127 rockets, L-57-16MD (UB-16) rocket pods, L-128-04 rocket pods^[source]

S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU^[source]

Missiles

AGM-65B Maverick TV guided AGM or Grom-1 AGM (based on Soviet Kh-23 ), VRVZ-200 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22, there are TV guided variants of the missile), VRVZ-240 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22) R-60MK infrared homing AAM^[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]

Bombs

50/100/250/500 kg general-purpose bombs , BL755 cluster bombs , PLAB-350 napalm bombs, LVB-250F Laser-guided bomb (based off the FAB-250 bomb, that has been modified with a guidance system, only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22)^[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]

Other

Matra Durandal anti-runway bombs, AM-500 sea mines , RADEOM Radar jamming pod^[source]

—

Country of origin

Yugoslavia^[source]

Romania^[source]

—

National origin

—

Soviet Union Russia^[source]

Built by

—

KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)^[source]

Number built

—

630+ (as of 2019 )^[source]

Developed from

—

Sukhoi Su-27^[source]

Variants

—

Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA^[source]

Wing loading

—

401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel^[source]