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Friday, February 19, 2010

The Sukhoi-mki30

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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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