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Measured figures
Su-17M4 · Length
Single source19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-17 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter-bomber[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sukhoi[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; Su-17M4 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-17M4 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-17M4 · Max takeoff weight
Single source12,160 kg (26,808 lb)[source]
16,400 kg (36,156 lb)[source]
19,430 kg (42,836 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-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]
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]
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.
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Syrian Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 2,867[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1969–1990[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1970[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 2 August 1966[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Sukhoi Su-7[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,770 kg (8,311 lb)[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[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] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 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] | 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 SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 7[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 443 kg/m 2 (91 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.68[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[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] | 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 | drop bombs, laser-guided bombs , electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs[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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| Rockets | S-5 , S-8 & S-13[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[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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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]