Modern fighter aircraft specifications


1) maximum speed

MiG-31 "Foxhound" 3000 km/h
F-15C Eagle 2698 km/h
F-15E Strike Eagle 2698 km/h
YF-23 Black Widow II 2655 km/h
Suhoi T-50 2600 km/h
F-14D Tomcat 2548 km/h
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 2500 km/h
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 2480 km/h
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 2450 km/h
Mirage 4000 2445 km/h
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 2445 km/h
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 2410 km/h
F-22 Raptor 2410 km/h
Eurofighter Typhoon 2390 km/h
Chengdu J-10 2339 km/h
Tornado ADV 2338 km/h
Mirage 2000C 2338 km/h
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 2300 km/h
F-16C Fighting Falcon 2175 km/h
Rafale 2125 km/h
F-20 Tigershark 2124 km/h
Mitsubishi F-2 2124 km/h
JAS39 Gripen 2124 km/h
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 2120 km/h
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 2120 km/h
Chengdu J-20 2100 km/h
F-35 Lightning II 2065 km/h
HAL Tejas 1990 km/h
IAI Lavi 1965 km/h
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 1920 km/h
F/A-18C Hornet 1915 km/h
F/A-18E Super Hornet 1915 km/h
Chengdu FC-1 1909 km/h
Su-34 "Fullback" 1900 km/h


2) rate of climb

Suhoi T-50 21000 m/min
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 19825 m/min
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 19500 m/min
Eurofighter Typhoon 18898 m/min
Su-27P "Flanker-B" 18312 m/min
Mirage 4000 18300 m/min
Rafale 18300 m/min
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 18300 m/min
Chengdu J-20 18288 m/min
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 18000 m/min
F-15C Eagle 17500 m/min
Mirage 2000C 17080 m/min
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 16800 m/min
F-20 Tigershark 16398 m/min
F-15E Strike Eagle 16000 m/min
Mitsubishi F-2 15300 m/min
F-16C Fighting Falcon 15250 m/min
JAS39 Gripen 15240 m/min
IAI Lavi 15240 m/min
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 15240 m/min
F/A-18E Super Hornet 15000 m/min
Chengdu J-10 15000 m/min
F-14D Tomcat 14630 m/min
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 13800 m/min
F/A-18C Hornet 13725 m/min
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 12480 m/min
Tornado F Mk3 12200 m/min


3) ceiling

MiG-31 "Foxhound" 20600 m
F-15C Eagle 20000 m
Mirage 4000 20000 m
Mitsubishi F-2 20000 m
Suhoi T-50 20000 m
F-22 Raptor 19812 m
Eurofighter Typhoon 19810 m
YF-23 Black Widow II 19800 m
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 18500 m
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 18500 m
F-15E Strike Eagle 18200 m
F-16C Fighting Falcon 18000 m
Tornado F MK3 18000 m
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 18000 m
Chengdu J-20 18000 m
Chengdu J-10 18000 m
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 17300 m
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 17300 m
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 17300 m
F-14D Tomcat 17070 m
Mirage 2000C 17060 m
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 17000 m
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 17000 m
F-20 Tigershark 16800 m
Rafale 16800 m
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 16760 m
F-35 Lightning II 16000 m
F/A-18C Hornet 15250 m
F/A-18E Super Hornet 15250 m
HAL Tejas 15250 m
JAS39 Gripen 15240 m
Chengdu FC-1 15240 m
IAI Lavi 15239 m
Su-34 "Fullback" 15000 m


4) engine thrust

MiG MFI "Flatpack" 352 kN
Suhoi T-50 314 kN
F-22 Raptor 312 kN
YF-23 Black Widow II 312 kN
Chengdu J-20 310 kN
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 304 kN
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 284 kN
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 262 kN
F-15C Eagle 258 kN
F-15E Strike Eagle 258 kN
F-14D Tomcat 249.4 kN
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 246 kN
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 245.6 kN
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 245.2 kN
Su-34 "Fullback" 245.2 kN
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 245.16 kN
F/A-18E Super Hornet 195.72 kN
F-35 Lightning II 191 kN
Mirage 4000 190 kN
MiG-29M "Fulcrum-E" 184.44 kN
Eurofighter Typhoon 180 kN
Rafale 174 kN
MiG-29 "Fulcrum-A" 162.8 kN
F/A-18C Hornet 158.4 kN
Tornado F Mk3 146 kN
F-16E Fighting Falcon 144 kN
Mitsubishi F-2 131.67 kN
F-16I Fighting Falcon 129.6 kN
F-16C Fighting Falcon 127 kN
Chengdu J-10 122.6 kN
Mirage 2000 95.1 kN
IAI Lavi 91.5 kN
HAL Tejas 85 kN
Chengdu FC-1 84.4 kN
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 84 kN
JAS39 Gripen 80.5 kN
F-20 Tigershark 76 kN


5A) weapons payload

F-15E Strike Eagle 11000 kg
Rafale 9500 kg
Tornado F Mk3 9000 kg
F-35 Lightning II 8100 kg
Mitsubishi F-2 8085 kg
F/A-18E Super Hornet 8050 kg
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 8000 kg
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 8000 kg
Su-34 "Fullback" 8000 kg
F-16C Fighting Falcon 7700 kg
Eurofighter Typhoon 7500 kg
F-15C Eagle 7300 kg
IAI Lavi 7260 kg
F/A-18C Hornet 7031 kg
F-14D Tomcat 6600 kg
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 6500 kg
JAS39 Gripen 6500 kg
Mirage 2000 6300 kg
Chengdu J-10 6000 kg
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 4000 kg
HAL Tejas 4000 kg
Chengdu FC-1 3629 kg
F-20 Tigershark 3600 kg
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 3500 kg


5B) internal cannon rounds

F-15C Eagle 940 (20 mm)
F-15E Strike Eagle 940 (20 mm)
F-14D Tomcat 675 (20 mm)
F/A-18C Hornet 578 (20 mm)
F/A-18E Super Hornet 578 (20 mm)
F-20 Tigershark 560 (20 mm)
Mitsubishi F-2 515 (20 mm)
F-16C Fighting Falcon 515 (20 mm)
F-22A Raptor 480 (20 mm)
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 260 (23 mm)
Mirage 2000C 250 (30 mm)
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 250 (30 mm)
HAL Tejas 220 (23 mm)
Su-34 "Fullback" 180 (30 mm)
Tornado ADV 180 (27 mm)
F-35 Lightning II 180 (25 mm)
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 150 (30 mm)
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 150 (30 mm)
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 150 (30 mm)
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 150 (30 mm)
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 150 (30 mm)
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 150 (30 mm)
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 150 (30 mm)
Eurofighter Typhoon 150 (27 mm)
Rafale 125 (30 mm)
JAS39 Gripen 120 (27 mm)


6) maximum range

F-15C Eagle 5745 km
Suhoi T-50 5500 km
F-22 Raptor 5000 km
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 5000 km
F-16XL Fighting Falcon 4580 km
YF-23 Black Widow II 4500 km
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 4500 km
Tornado F Mk3 4265 km
F-16C Fighting Falcon 4220 km
Su-34 "Fullback" 4000 km
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 4000 km
F-20 Tigershark 3980 km
F-15E Strike Eagle 3900 km
Eurofighter Typhoon 3790 km
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 3720 km
Rafale 3705 km
Mirage 2000 3704 km
IAI Lavi 3700 km
Chengdu J-20 3400 km
F/A-18C Hornet 3300 km
F/A-18E Super Hornet 3300 km
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 3300 km
F-14D Tomcat 3200 km
JAS39 Gripen 3200 km
Chengdu J-10 3200 km
F-35C Lightning II 3000 km
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 3000 km
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 3000 km
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 3000 km
HAL Tejas 3000 km
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 2900 km
Chengdu FC-1 2037 km
Mirage 4000 2000 km
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 1100 km


7) price

F-22 Raptor 150 mil USD
Chengdu J-20 110 mil USD
Mitsubishi F-2 108 mil USD
Eurofighter Typhoon 100.15 mil USD
Suhoi T-50 100 mil USD
F-15K Strike Eagle 100 mil USD
Rafale M 90.5 mil USD
F-35 Lightning II 89.5 mil USD
Rafale C 83.3 mil USD
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 70 mil USD
F-16I Fighting Falcon 70 mil USD
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 65 mil USD
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 60 mil USD
F/A-18E Super Hornet 57 mil USD
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 53 mil USD
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 50 mil USD
Su-30 "Flanker-C" 45 mil USD
JAS39 Gripen 40 mil USD
F-14D Tomcat 38 mil USD
Su-34 "Fullback" 36 mil USD
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 35 mil USD
F/A-18C Hornet 35 mil USD
F-15E Strike Eagle 31.1 mil USD
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 30 mil USD
F-15C Eagle 29.9 mil USD
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 29 mil USD
Chengdu J-10 27.84 mil USD
F-16E Fighting Falcon 26.9 mil USD
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 24 mil USD
Mirage 2000 23 mil USD
HAL Tejas 21 mil USD
F-16C Fighting Falcon 18.8 mil USD
Chengdu FC-1 15 mil USD
F-20 Tigershark 8 mil USD


8) aircraft built

F-16 Fighting Falcon 4450
MiG-29 "Fulcrum" 1600
F/A-18 Hornet 1480
F-15 Eagle 1198
F-14 Tomcat 712
Su-27 "Flanker-B" 680
Mirage 2000 601
MiG-31 "Foxhound" 500
F/A-18 Super Hornet 400
F-15 Strike Eagle 334
Tornado ADV 218
JAS39 Gripen 213
Eurofighter Typhoon 200
F-22 Raptor 166
Su-30MKK "Flanker-G" 134
F-CK-1 Ching Kuo 130
Su-30MKI "Flanker-H" 124
Mitsubishi F-2 98
Rafale 82
Chengdu J-10 80
Su-33 "Flanker-D" 34
Chengdu FC-1 20
Su-35 "Flanker-E" 18
Su-34 "Fullback" 16
F-35 Lightning II 13
HAL Tejas 10
F-20 Tigershark 3
Suhoi T-50 3
YF-23 Black Widow II 2
IAI Lavi 2
MiG MFI "Flatpack" 2
Chengdu J-20 2
Mirage 4000 1

Originally posted by ChrisRT
Just rename this thread and continue as so...

The top 5 proven are the:

1. F-4
2. F-15
3. F-16
4. F-86
5. Mig-15...
This list is of course going by A2A kills achived...

More important than the total number of AA kills is the kills vs losses ratio in air combat

F-15 104 / 0
Harrier 23 / 0
Su-27 6 / 0
Mirage 2000 1 / 0
F-16 90 / 1
F-14 135 / 5
Mirage III/5 / Nesher / Dagger 401 / 69
F-8 19 / 5
Ouragan 3 / 1
F-104 11 / 5
F-4 312 / 143
Mystere IV 15 / 7
F/A-18 2 / 1
Kfir 2 / 1
F-5 27 / 20
MiG-19 45 / 39
Super Mystere 9 / 8
F-105 32 / 34
MiG-29 13 / 20
F-100 1 / 2
MiG-21 230/ 488
Mirage F1 22 / 48
MiG-25 8/ 19
MiG-17 83 / 215
F-102 1 / 3
Hunter 21 / 66
MiG-23 22 / 86
Su-17/20/22 3 / 57
Su-7 1 / 62

Originally posted by beretboy22
Okay here goes...

1. F-22- stealth, super-cruise, advanced avionics, superior maneuverability
2. Typhoon- super-cruise, high-turn rate, advanced avionics
3. F-35- advanced avionics, maneuverability comparable to the F-16
4. Su-30MKI- very manueverable, large payload, large combat radius
5. JAS-37 Gripen- highly maneverable, advanced avionics

These are all operational planes...not testbeds like the Su-37 ect. F-22 is #1 due to it's low observability and likelihood of the all important first look, first shoot, first kill capablity coupled with unmatched maneuverablity. Typhoon is second due to it's fast cruising speed coupled with it's high sustained turn rate. F-35 due to it's advanced avionics which are modeled after the F-22 and don't forget that the F-16 level of maneuverability coupled with American pilots and AWACS makes this fighter venerable against any opponent. Su-30MKI,the best fully operational Russian-made fighter on the market at this time. It has a high degree of maneuverabilty with a powerful radar, long range and a very large payload which means it has unmatched combat persistence. And rounding it out is the JAS-37 which continues the Swedish legacy of making outstanding fighters. It has incredible maneuverabilty and a very advanced avionics suite.

That's my top 5

You talk about JA37 Viggen or JAS39 Gripen

Originally posted by eastern_block

Originally posted by Hockeyguy567

Eastern block, you missed the point. I'm sure he was only saying that IF you think the Rafale and Typhoon are virtually the same plane then you would have to say that the MiG 29 and F-15 are the same plane. The point merely being to illustrate that they are NOT.

Not only did he miss the point, but he is totally wrong.

What the hell do you mean I'm totally wrong??? ... When comparing aircraft I would compare the Su 27 to the F-15 and the MiG 29 to the F-16, in both cases the Russian planes have come out on top, and there is proof to back my statements up.
Oh yes and one more thing... what kind of Russian do you think you are??!! an American under cover...???

[edit on 24-12-2004 by eastern_block]

Which aircraft came out on top? Lets' see the combat records for these planes:


F-15 Eagle / Strike Eagle

Air victories: 104

27.06.1979 F-15A (Israel) - 5 x MiG-21MF (Syria)
24.09.1979 F-15A (Israel) - 4 x MiG-21 (Syria)
24.08.1980 F-15A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-21 (Syria)
31.12.1980 F-15 (Israel) - 2 x MiG-21 (Syria)
13.02.1981 F-15 (Israel) - 1 x MiG-25PD (Syria)
29.07.1981 F-15A (Israel) - 1 x MiG-25PD (Syria)
20.04.1982 F-15A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-23BN (Syria)
25.05.1982 F-15 (Israel) - 2 x MiG-21 (Syria)
6.06.1982 F-15A (Israel) - 1 x MiG-23MS (Syria)
7.06.1982 F-15A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-23 (Syria)
8.06.1982 F-15A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 2 x MiG-23 (Syria)
9.06.1982 F-15 (Israel) - 4 x MiG-23 (Syria)
- 7 x MiG-21 (Syria)
10.06.1982 F-15 (Israel) - 6 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 2 x MiG-23 (Syria)
- 1 x SA342L (Syria)
11.06.1982 F-15 (Israel) - 4 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 2 x MiG-23 (Syria)
25.06.1982 F-15A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-23MF (Syria)
2.07.1982 F-15C (Israel) - 2 x MiG-21bis (Syria)
31.08.1982 F-15 (Israel) - 1 x MiG-25RB (Syria)
20.11.1985 F-15D (Israel) - 2 x MiG-23ML (Syria)
2.06.1989 F-15C (Israel) - 2 x MiG-29 (Syria)
5.06.1984 F-15 (Saudi Arabia) - 2 x F-4E (Iran)
17.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 3 x MiG-29 (Irak)
- 2 x Mirage F1EQ (Irak)
- 1 x Mirage F1BQ (Irak)
19.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-25PD (Irak)
- 2 x MiG-29 (Irak)
- 2 x Mirage F1EQ (Irak)
24.01.1991 F-15C (Saudi Arabia) - 2 x Mirage F1EQ (Irak)
26.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 3 x MiG-23MF (Irak)
27.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 3 x MiG-23MF (Irak)
- 1 x Mirage F1EQ (Irak)
29.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-23 (Irak)
2.02.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 1 x Il-76 (Irak)
6.02.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-21bis (Irak)
- 2 x Su-25K (Irak)
7.02.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 3 x Su-22 (Irak)
7.02.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 1 x Mi-24 (Irak)
11.02.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x Mi-8 (Irak)
14.02.1991 F-15E (USAF) - 1 x Mi-24 (Irak)
24.04.1999 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
26.04.1999 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
14.09.2001 F-15C (Israel) - 2 x MiG-29 (Syria)

Losses in air to air combat: 0


Su-27 "Flanker"

Air victories: 6

4.09.1994 Su-27 (Russia) - 1 x Aero L-39 (Chechnya)
25.02.1999 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 2 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)
18.03.1999 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 2 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)
18.05.2000 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 1 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)

Losses in air to air combat: 0


F-16 Fighting Falcon

Air victories: 85 + 5 UAV

28.04.1981 F-16A (Israel) - 2 x Mi-8 (Syria)
14.07.1981 F-16A (Israel) - 1 x MiG-21 (Syria)
26.05.1982 F-16 (Israel) - 3 x MiG-21 (Syria)
7.06.1982 F-16 (Israel) - 1 x MiG-23MF (Syria)
8.06.1982 F-16 (Israel) - 4 x MiG-23BN (Syria)
- 1 x MiG-21 (Syria)
9.06.1982 F-16A (Israel) - 6 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 1 x MiG-23MF (Syria)
- 10 x fighter (Syria)
10.06.1982 F-16A (Israel) - 2 x SA342 (Syria)
- 7 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 1 x MiG-23MF (Syria)
11.06.1982 F-16A (Israel) - 4 x MiG-21 (Syria)
- 6 x MiG-23 (Syria)
- 1 x Su-22 (Syria)
- 1 x SA342 (Syria)
24.06.1982 F-16A (Israel) - 2 x MiG-23BN (Syria)
17.05.1986 F-16A (Pakistan) - 2 x Su-22 (Afghanistan)
30.03.1987 F-16A (Pakistan) - 1 x An-26 (Afghanistan)
04.1987 F-16A (Pakistan) - 2 x An-26 (Afghanistan)
- 4 x Mi-8 (Afghanistan)
16.04.1987 F-16A (Pakistan) - 2 x Su-22 (Afghanistan)
08.1987 F-16A (Pakistan) - 1 x An-26 (Afghanistan)
17.05.1988 F-16A (Pakistan) - 2 x Su-22 (Afghanistan)
4.08.1988 F-16A (Pakistan) - 1 x Su-25 (Russia)
3.11.1988 F-16A (Pakistan) - 1 x Su-22 (Afghanistan)
21.11.1988 F-16A (Pakistan) - 1 x An-26 (Afghanistan)
31.01.1989 F-16B (Pakistan) - 1 x An-24 (Russia)
27.11.1992 F-16A (Venezuela) - 2 x OV-10 (Venezuela / rebel)
- 1 x AT-27 (Venezuela / rebel)
27.12.1992 F-16D (USAF) - 1 x MiG-25 (Irak)
17.01.1993 F-16C (USAF) - 1 x MiG-23 (Irak)
4.09.1993 F-16C (Turkey) - 1 x Mirage F1CG (Greece)
28.02.1994 F-16C (USAF) - 5 x J-21 (Serbia)
28.12.1995 F-16C (Greece) - 1 x F-4E (Turkey)
24.03.1999 F-16AM (Holland) - 1 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
4.05.1999 F-16CJ (USAF) - 1 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
8.06.2002 F-16B (Pakistan) - 1 x UAV (India)
2006 F-16 (Israel) - 3 x UAV (Palestine / Hezbollah)
25.02.2009 F-16C (USAF) - 1 x UAV (Iran)

Losses in air to air combat: 1

8.10.1996 Mirage 2000EG (Greece) - 1 x F-16D (Turkey)


MiG-29 "Fulcrum"

Air victories: 12 + 1 UAV

1987 MiG-29 (Russia) - 4 x Su-22 (Afghanistan / Mujahedin)
19.01.1991 MiG-29 (Irak) - 1 x Tornado GR Mk1 (UK / RAF)
24.02.1996 MiG-29UB (Cuba) - 2 x Cessna 337 (USA / civilian)
25.02.1999 MiG-29 (Eritreea) - 1 x MiG-23BN (Ethiopia)
26.02.1999 MiG-29 (Eritreea) - 2 x MiG-21 (Ethiopia)
15.05.2000 MiG-29 (Eritreea) - 1 x Su-25 (Ethiopia)
18.05.2000 MiG-29 (Eritreea) - 1 x MiG-21 (Ethiopia)
28.04.2008 MiG-29 (Russia) - 1 x UAV (Georgia)

Losses in air to air combat: 20

2.06.1989 F-15C (Israel) - 2 x MiG-29 (Syria)
17.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 3 x MiG-29 (Irak)
19.01.1991 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-29 (Irak)
25.02.1999 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 2 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)
18.03.1999 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 2 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)
24.03.1999 F-16AM (Holland) - 1 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
24.04.1999 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
26.04.1999 F-15C (USAF) - 2 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
4.05.1999 F-16CJ (USAF) - 1 x MiG-29 (Serbia)
18.05.2000 Su-27 (Ethiopia) - 1 x MiG-29 (Eritreea)
14.09.2001 F-15C (Israel) - 2 x MiG-29 (Syria)