The Sukhoi Su-30 MKI[3] (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30 jointly developed by Russia's Sukhoi Corporation and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is an air superiority fighter which can also act as a multirole, strike fighter jet.
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 21.935 m (72.97 ft)
* Wingspan: 14.7 m (48.2 ft)
* Height: 6.36 m (20.85 ft)
* Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
* Empty weight: 18,400 kg [4] (40,565 lb)
* Loaded weight: 24,900 kg (54,895 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 38,800 kg (85,600 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× LyulkaAL-31FP turbofans with thrust vectoring,131 kN (27,557 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (2490 km/h) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
* Range: 5,000 km (2,700 nmi) at altitude; (1,270 km, 690 nmi near ground level)
* Endurance: 4.5 hrs (upto 10 hrs with in-flight refueling)
* Service ceiling: 17,300 m (56,800 ft)
* Rate of climb: >300 m/s (70,000 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 401 kg/m² (98 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1.07 at loaded weight & 1.15 with 50% fuel
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