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Modified export aircraft for India.
The Su-30MKI is a two-seat multirole super-agile Su-30K derivative powered by a pair of AL-31FP 12.500-kgf thrust-vectored engines and featuring updated avionics coupled with an impressive array of air-to-air and air-to surface weapons.
The flying prototype first took off on 1 July, 1997. The aircraft has been in production with the IAIA since the year 2000 and is going to be license-produced by India.
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Sukhoi |
| COUNTRY |
Russia
|
| TYPE | Multipurpose fighter |
| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbofan engines ΝPO Saturn Lyl'ka AL-31FP |
| Thrust, kgf | 2x12.500 (with other sources 12.800) |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 21,94 |
| Height, m | 6,375 |
| Wing span, m | 14,70 |
| Wing area, m2 | 62,00 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 34.500 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 24.900 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | - |
| Internal fuel, kg | 9.640 |
| Warload, kg | 8.000 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed (at high altitude), km/h | 2.175 |
| Maximum speed in low height, km/h | 1.350 |
| Service ceiling, m | 19.800 |
| Rate of climb, m/min | - |
| Range, km | 3.000 |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | 1x30 mm cannon GSh-301 with 150 rounds. Number external hardpoints: 12. Transportation of weapons: 6 Air-to-air missile R-27R/ER or R-73E or R-77 (RW-AE) or 2xR-27P(EP), R-27T1 (ΕΤ1). 6 Air-to-surface missile Kh-29T/L, Kh-25ML, Kh-25LD, Kh-31 Α/Ρ or Kh-25L, 2xKh-59ΜΕ. Bombs 8xKAB-500KR, KAB-5000D or 3xΚΑΒ-1500KR, KΑΒ-1500L, KAB-500KR. Free fall bombs 100-500 kg, cluster bombs, UR, ECM pods. |