Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon vs Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) Comparison

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Subjects

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 50)
Lightweight Multirole 4th Generation Fighter

Sukhoi Su-27SK
Air Superiority / Ground Attack / Multirole Fighter

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

YEAR
1978 [Diff.-7 yrs]

YEAR
1985 [Diff.+7 yrs]

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
4,604 units [Diff.+3,795]

PRODUCTION
809 units [Diff.-3,795]

Dimensions

LENGTH
49.2 ft (15.0 m) [Diff.-22.6 ft]

LENGTH
71.9 ft (21.9 m) [Diff.+22.6 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
32.8 ft (10.0 m) [Diff.-15.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
48.2 ft (14.7 m) [Diff.+15.4 ft]

HEIGHT
15.7 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.-3.6 ft]

HEIGHT
19.4 ft (5.9 m) [Diff.+3.6 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Block 50)

Sukhoi Su-27SK

Weights

EMPTY WT.
18,960 lb (8,600 kg) [Diff.-17,152 lb]

EMPTY WT.
36,112 lb (16,380 kg) [Diff.+17,152 lb]

M.T.O.W.
42,329 lb (19,200 kg) [Diff.-24,802 lb]

M.T.O.W.
67,131 lb (30,450 kg) [Diff.+24,802 lb]

Installed Power

1 x General Electric F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan engine developing 28,600 lb of thrust with reheat.

2 x Saturn (Lyulka) AL-31F afterburning turbofan engines developing 27,557 lb of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
1,317 mph (2,120 kph) [Diff.-236 mph]

SPEED
1,553 mph (2,500 kph) [Diff.+236 mph]

RANGE
2,622 miles (4,220 km) [Diff.+429 miles]

RANGE
2,193 miles (3,530 km) [Diff.-429 miles]

CEILING
50,000 ft (15,240 m) [Diff.-12,336 feet]

CEILING
62,336 ft (19,000 m) [Diff.+12,336 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
50,000 ft/min [Diff.-9,000 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
59,000 ft/min [Diff.+9,000 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M61A1 Gatling-style internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Depending on production model, up to 17,000lb of mixed external stores including mission equipment pods, ECM pods and fuel tanks. Ordnance options include AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, Penguin Anti-Ship missiles, Runway Denial Bombs, Cluster Bombs, Laser-Guided Bombs, GPS-Guided Bombs, and Conventional Drop Bombs.

STANDADRD, FIXED:
1 x 30mm GSh-30-1 internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordnance can include a mix of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons depending on production model. These are carried externally across ten hardpoints. Weapon types include air-to-air missiles,, air-to-surface missiles, precision-guided bombs, conventional drop bombs, cluster bombs, anti-radar missiles, and anti-ship missiles.

Going Further

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