Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15E Strike Eagle vs Mikoyan MiG-31 (Foxhound) Comparison

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Subjects

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Strike Fighter Aircraft

Mikoyan MiG-31
Long-Range High-Speed Interceptor Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

YEAR
1988 [Diff.+9 yrs]

YEAR
1979 [Diff.-9 yrs]

CREW
2

PRODUCTION
420 units [Diff.-80]

PRODUCTION
500 units [Diff.+80]

Dimensions

LENGTH
63.6 ft (19.4 m) [Diff.-10.8 ft]

LENGTH
74.5 ft (22.7 m) [Diff.+10.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
42.8 ft (13.1 m) [Diff.-1.3 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
44.2 ft (13.5 m) [Diff.+1.3 ft]

HEIGHT
18.5 ft (5.6 m) [Diff.-1.7 ft]

HEIGHT
20.2 ft (6.2 m) [Diff.+1.7 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.

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

Mikoyan MiG-31

Weights

EMPTY WT.
31,526 lb (14,300 kg) [Diff.-16,590 lb]

EMPTY WT.
48,116 lb (21,825 kg) [Diff.+16,590 lb]

M.T.O.W.
80,910 lb (36,700 kg) [Diff.-20,944 lb]

M.T.O.W.
101,854 lb (46,200 kg) [Diff.+20,944 lb]

Installed Power

2 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 afterburning turbofan engines each developing 14,600lb thrust dry and 23,770lb thrust with reheat.

2 x Aviadvigatel D-30F6 turbofan engines developing 34,170 lb of thrust with afterburner.

Performance

SPEED
1,653 mph (2,660 kph) [Diff.-211 mph]

SPEED
1,864 mph (3,000 kph) [Diff.+211 mph]

RANGE
2,423 miles (3,900 km) [Diff.+559 miles]

RANGE
1,864 miles (3,000 km) [Diff.-559 miles]

CEILING
59,711 ft (18,200 m) [Diff.-7,940 feet]

CEILING
67,651 ft (20,620 m) [Diff.+7,940 feet]

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

RATE-OF-CLIMB
41,000 ft/min [Diff.-9,000 feet]

Armament

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

Mission-specific armament can include a combination of any of the following munitions:

4 x AIM-7F/M "Sparrow" medium-ranged Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs).
4 x AIM-9L/M "Sidewinder" short-ranged AAMs.
8 x AIM-120 "AMRAAM" medium-ranged AAMs.

Any air-to-surface weapon in the Air Force inventory (including both nuclear and conventional) including Maverick missiles, laser-guided bombs, guided munitions, and unguided / drop / "dumb" bombs up to 23,000lb.

STANDARD:
1 x 23mm GSh-6-23 internal cannon (later removed).

Standard Interceptor Loadout of:

4 x R-33 (AA-9 "Amos") long-range air-to-air missiles.
4 x R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid") air-to-air missiles.
2 x R-40T (AA-6 "Acrid") air-to-air missiles.

Going Further

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