Specifications (Project 1.42/44)
Note: Since the 1.44 and 1.42 never went beyond pre-production, most of the specifications are estimated.
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 19 m (63 ft)
- Wingspan: 15 m (50 ft)
- Height: 4.50 m (15 ft)
- Empty weight: 18,000 kg (40,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-41F afterburning turbofans, 176 kN (39,680 lb) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.6 (2,761 km/h, 1,716 mph)
- Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
- Service ceiling: 21,555 m (70,720 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 30 mm Izhmash GSh-301 cannon, 250 rounds
- Missiles: R-77 (AA-12 Adder) medium-range radar-guided missiles, R-73 (AA-11 Archer) short-range IR-guided missiles, K-37 long-range radar-guided missiles, K-74 short-range IR-guided missiles
- Payload: likely any AGM or small-diameter free fall bomb in the Russian inventory
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