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At a glance
Measured figures
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Su-7BKL · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-30 | Sukhoi Su-7 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Fighter and fighter-bomber / ground-attack aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | Sukhoi[source] | — |
| Built by | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] |
16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source17,700 kg (39,022 lb)[source]
24,900 kg (54,895 lb)[source]
34,500 kg (76,059 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-7BKL · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-7BKL · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
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]
Su-7BKL · 1 × Lyulka AL-7F-1 afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceSu-7BKL · with afterburner
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force[source] |
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] | 1,847[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1992–present[source] | 1957–1972[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] | 1959[source] |
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| First flight | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] | 7 September 1955[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] | 3,220 kg (7,099 lb)[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] | 2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (70 rounds per gun, 140 rounds total)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 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] | 4 × under-wing & 2 × under-fuselage stations for 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores. 2 × reserved for 2,300 L (510 imp gal; 610 US gal) drop tanks , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: UB-16 -57U rocket pods for S-5 rockets Bombs: FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb 8U69 nuclear bomb[source] |
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| g limits | + 9[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] | 434.8 kg/m 2 (89.1 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 1 with 56% fuel[source] | 0.71[source] |
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| Rockets | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] | UB-16 -57U rocket pods for S-5 rockets[source] |
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| 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[source] | — |
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| 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] | FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb 8U69 nuclear bomb[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Sukhoi Su-17[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%); tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-7BKL · Max takeoff weight
Single source1 × Lyulka AL-7F-1 afterburning turbojet, 66.6 kN (15,000 lbf) thrust dry, 94.1 kN (21,200 lbf) with afterburner[source]