Su-30MKI

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter. Development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter aircraft. The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant was accepted into the Indian Air Force in 2002, while the first Su-30MKI assembled in India entered service with the IAF in November 2004. The IAF has nearly 260 Su-30MKIs in inventory as of January 2020. The Su-30MKI was expected to form the backbone of the IAF's fighter fleet beyond 2020. The aircraft is tailor-made for Indian specifications and integrates Indian systems and avionics as well as French and Israeli sub-systems. It has abilities similar to the Sukhoi Su-35 with which it shares many features and components.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- India
- First flight
- 1997-07-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 730 kt
- Max speed
- 1,140 kt
- Range
- 1,600 nm
- Service ceiling
- 56,800 ft
- Rate of climb
- 984 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 85,539 lb
- Empty weight
- 40,565 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 2,544 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Lyulka AL-31FP turbofan engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 72 ft
- Wingspan
- 48 ft
- Height
- 20 ft
- Number built
- 272
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.