Sukhoi Su-30
multi-role combat aircraft version of the Su-30 fighter aircraft
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Summary
Sukhoi Su-30 is an aircraft model[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aircraft model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,102 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Algerian Air Force[3], Russian Aerospace Forces[4], Russian Naval Aviation[5], People's Republic of China[6], India[7], Algeria[8]
- Based on: Sukhoi Su-27[9]
- Manufacturer: Sukhoi[10], Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[11], Yakovlev Corporation[12]
- Developer: Sukhoi Design Bureau[13]
- Part of the series: Sukhoi Su-27[14]
- Subclass of: Su-27/30[15]
- Has use: air interdiction[16], air combat[17]
- Commons category: Sukhoi Su-30[18]
- Powered by: Saturn AL-31[19]
- NATO reporting name: Flanker C[20]
- First flight: December 31, 1989[21]
- Service entry: 1992[22]
- Commons gallery: Sukhoi Su-30[23]
- Length: 21.935 m[24]
- Height: 6.36 m[25]
- Wingspan: 14.7 m[26]
- Vehicle range: 3000 km[27]
- Maximum operating altitude: 17,300 m[28]
- Derivative work: Su-30MKI[29]
Why It Matters
Sukhoi Su-30 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]