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Measured figures
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Tu-22M3 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-30 | Tupolev Tu-22M |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Strategic bomber /Maritime strike[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] |
42.46 m (139 ft 4 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; Tu-22M3 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Tu-22M3 · Gross weight
Single sourceTu-22M3 · with typical 10,000 kg weapons load
Single source2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) with typical 10,000 kg weapons load[source]
Su-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]
Tu-22M3 · 2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 Afterburning turbofan engines with afterburner
Single source2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 Afterburning turbofan engines, 247.9 kN (55,700 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Soviet Air Forces (historical) Ukrainian Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| Number built | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] | 497[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1992–present[source] | 1967–1993[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] | 1972[source] |
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| First flight | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] | 30 August 1969 ( 1969-08-30 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Sukhoi Su-27[source] | Tupolev Tu-22[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] | 54,000 kg (119,050 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] | 1 × 23-mm GSh-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret[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] | wing and fuselage pylons and internal weapons bay with a capacity of 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) of[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] | 688 kg/m 2 (141 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 1 with 56% fuel[source] | 0.45[source] |
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| Rockets | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] | Tupolev[source] |
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| Maximum take-off weight, rocket assisted | — | 126,400 kg (278,664 lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Tu-22M3 · Max takeoff weight
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