Sukhoi Su-24 - Specifications (Su-24MK)

Specifications (Su-24MK)

Data from Sukhoi, Combat Aircraft since 1945

General characteristics

• Crew: Two (pilot and weapons system operator)
• Length: 22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 17.64 m extended, 10.37 m maximum sweep (57 ft 10 in / 34 ft 0 in)
• Height: 6.19 m (20 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 55.2 m² (594 ft²)
• Empty weight: 22,300 kg (49,165 lb)
• Loaded weight: 38,040 kg (83,865 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 43,755 kg (96,505 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn/Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 75 kN (16,860 lbf) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 109.8 kN (24,675 lbf) each
• Fuel capacity: 11,100 kg (24,470 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,315 km/h (710 kn, 815 mph, Mach 1.08) at sea level; Mach 1.35 (1654 km/h) at high altitude
• Combat radius: 615 km in a low-flying (lo-lo-lo) attack mission with 3,000 kg (6,615 lb) ordnance and external tanks
• Ferry range: 2,775 km (1,500 nm, 1,725 mi)
• Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
• Rate of climb: 150 m/s (29,530 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 651 kg/m² (133 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.60
  
• G-force limit: 6 g
• Takeoff roll: 1,550 m (5,085 ft)
• Landing roll: 1,100 m (3,610 ft)

Armament

• 1 × GSh-6-23 cannon, 500 rounds of ammunition
• Up to 8,000 kg (17,640 lb) ordnance on 8 hardpoints, including up to 4 × Kh-23 radio-command missiles; up to 4 × Kh-25ML laser-guided missiles; up to 2 × Kh-28, Kh-58, or Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles; up to 3 × Kh-29L/T laser/TV-guided medium-range air-to-surface missiles; up to 2 × Kh-59 TV-command guided missiles, or KAB-500KR TV-guided and KAB-500L laser-guided bombs.
• Unguided rocket launchers with 55 mm S-5 rockets, 80 mm S-8 rockets, or 120 mm S-13 rockets
• Other weapon options include general-purpose bombs, external gun pods, and tactical nuclear bombs.
• 2 × R-60 air-to-air missiles are normally carried for self-defense; upgrade aircraft can carry R-73 as well.