Fighter Jets
Sukhoi Su-25 “Frogfoot”
ICAO: SU25
Overview
The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker entered service in the 1980s as a Soviet response to Western fourth-generation fighters. Designed for long-range air superiority missions, it combined high maneuverability with powerful radar systems. The aircraft became the foundation for numerous derivatives.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Saturn/Lyulka AL-31F turbofans
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 27,600 lbf · 123 kN
- Avionics
- Sukhoi Search and Track Radar / Fire Control, OEPS-27 IRST, OEPS-27 electro-optical targeting system
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1 economy · 1 business
- Crew
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- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 71 ft 10 in · 21.90 m
- Tail height
- 19 ft 5 in · 5.92 m
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 48 ft 3 in · 14.70 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 67,000 lb · 30,500 kg
- Max landing weight
- 46,300 lb · 21,000 kg
- Max payload
- 9,900 lb · 4,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 3,100 gal · 11,700 L · 9,300 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 1,546 kt · 1,779 mph · 2,863 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 129 kt · 148 mph · 239 km/h
- Range
- 1,906 nm · 2,190 mi · 3,530 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.62 nm/gal · 0.30 km/L
- Ceiling
- 62,000 ft · 18,900 m
- Rate of climb
- 54,000 ft/min · 274 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 1,480 ft · 450 m
- Landing distance
- 2,050 ft · 620 m
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