Basic Information |
| First flight |
20 May 1999 |
| Initial operational capability |
December 2000 |
| Operator |
PLA Air Force (Su-30MKK)
PLA Naval Air Force(Su-30MKK2) |
| Variants |
Su-27MKK
Su-30MKK2 |
| Crew |
2 |
| Role |
Air-superiority; air interdiction; SEAD |
| Designer |
Sukhoi Design Bureau |
| Manufacturer |
KnAAPO at Komsomolsk-na-Amur |
| Estimated cost |
US$52 million |
Dimensions |
| Length |
21.94m |
| Wingspan |
14.70m |
| Height |
6.40m |
| Wing area |
62.04 square metres |
Weight |
| Empty |
N/A |
| Normal take-off |
24,900kg |
| Max take-off |
34,500kg |
| Fuel capacity |
(internal) 9,400kg |
| Max payload |
4,000kg normal load
8,000kg maximum allowable load |
Powerplant |
| Powerplant |
2X Russian Lyulka-Saturn AL-31F turbofan |
| Thrust (dry) |
149.06kN |
| Thrust (afterburning) |
245.18kN |
Performance |
| Max level speed |
at altitude: 2,150km/h at 11,000m, Mach 2.0
at sea level:
1,350km/h |
| Max climb rate |
18,300m/min (sea level) |
| Service ceiling |
17,300m |
| Range |
at sea level: 1,270km
at altitude: 3,000km
with one refuelling: 5,200km
with two refuellings: 8,000km |
| In-flight refuelling |
Yes |
| G limit |
+9 |
Armaments |
| Fixed weapon |
Single-barrel 30mm GSh-301 cannon (150 rounds) |
| External hardpoints |
12 (2 tandem under the fuselage centerline; 2 under the air ducts; 6 under the wings; 2 on the wingtips |
| Air-to-air missiles |
R-27 (AA-10 Alamo), R-73 (AA-11 Archer), R-77 (AA-12 Adder) |
| Air-to-surface missiles |
Kh-29T, Kh-31P/A, Kh-59ME |
| Bomb |
LGB: KAB-500Kr, KAB-1500Kr
Free-fall cluster bombs: 250kg, 500kg |
| Other |
Unguided rocket launchers |
Avionics |
| Fire-control radar |
NIIP Tikhomirov N001E Myech coherent pulse Doppler radar |
| Other |
OEPS-31E-MK electro-optic system
Helmet-mounted sight (HMS)
Gardeniya ECM pods
UOMZ Sapsan-E forward-looking infrared/laser targeting pod
M400 reconnaissance suite |
