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Measured figures
Su-24MK · Length
Single source22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-24 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | All-weather tactical bomber / interdictor[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sukhoi[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; Su-24MK · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-24MK · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-24MK · Max takeoff weight
Single source22,300 kg (49,163 lb)[source]
38,040 kg (83,864 lb)[source]
43,755 kg (96,463 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-24MK · lo-lo-lo attack mission with 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of ordnance and external tanks
Single source615 km (382 mi, 332 nmi) lo-lo-lo attack mission with 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of ordnance and external tanks[source]
Su-24MK · 2 × Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-24MK · with afterburner
Single source2 × Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojet engines, 75 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust each 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 | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Algerian 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 | Approximately 1,400[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1967–1993[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1974[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | T-6: 2 July 1967 ( 1967-07-02 ) T-6-2I: 17 January 1970 ( 1970-01-17 )[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Sukhoi S-6[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 11,100 kg (24,471 lb)[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 M rotary cannon with 500 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 9 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (17,635 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-5 S-8 S-13 S-24 B S-25 -OFM/LD Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × R-60 MK 4 × R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-23 M 4 × Kh-25 ML Kh-59 ME Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : 2 × Kh-28 2 × Kh-58 E Kh-25 MP 2 × Kh-31 P Kh-27 PS Bombs: KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-500OD guided bomb KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bomb KAB-1500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb ODAB-500 PM bomb RBK-250 cluster bomb RBK-500 cluster bomb 2 × BETAB-500 bomb[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 | TsAGI SR14S-5.376; TsAGI SR16M-10[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 6[source] | + 9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 651 kg/m 2 (133 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.6[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | S-5 S-8 S-13 S-24 B S-25 -OFM/LD[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × R-60 MK 4 × R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-23 M 4 × Kh-25 ML Kh-59 ME Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : 2 × Kh-28 2 × Kh-58 E Kh-25 MP 2 × Kh-31 P Kh-27 PS[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 | KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-500OD guided bomb KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bomb KAB-1500KR TV-guided bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb ODAB-500 PM bomb RBK-250 cluster bomb RBK-500 cluster bomb 2 × BETAB-500 bomb[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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| 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]