Sukhoi 30 MKM
The jets
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airliners.net
The Sukhoi 30 MKM, backbone of Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF). Su-30 MKM purchase can be traced back to year 2003 when Russian President make a visit to the country. A year before former Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad pay a visit to Moscow and they arranged a demonstration flight of Su-30 MKI destined for Indian Air Force (IAF). Mahathir was amazed by the super maneuverability and the plane capability. Following long and complicated meeting between the two countries, a deal has been agreed to purchased 18 such planes during Putin visits to Malaysia on 2003. The deal is quite historic as the plane purchase also come with a package for sending one cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS).
Sukhoi 30 MKM ( Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Maleisei – Modernized Export Malaysia ) is a futher
development of the Su-30 MKI ( Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy India –
Modernized Export India). MKI and MKM itself is a development from Su-27/30
family. The differences between MKI and MKM is the oboard avionics whereby the
MKI avionics mainly sourced from Israel while Malaysia opted a combination of
South Africa and France avionics. It consists of Thales HUD, navigational
forward-looking IR system NAVFLIR and the DAMOCLES targeting
pod.The missile approach warning sensor (MAWS) and laser warning sensor
(LWS) manufactured by Avitronics, South Africa. Other main components is
supplied by Russia.
Jets with
full air to air armament
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airliners,net
General characteristics
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Crew: 2
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Length: 21.935 m (72.97 ft)
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Wingspan: 14.7 m
(48.2 ft)
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Height: 6.36 m (20.85 ft)
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Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
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Empty weight: 18,400
kg[13] (40,565 lb)
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Loaded weight: 26,090 kg (57,520 lb)
typical mission weight[11] ()
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Max. takeoff
weight: 38,800 kg (85,600 lb)
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Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-31FP thrust vectoring turbofans, 123 kN with afterburner (27,560
lbf) each
Performance
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Maximum speed: Mach
2.0[11] (2,100 km/h or
1,300 mph) at altitude; 1,350 km/h, 839 mph near ground level[12]
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Range: 3,000
km (1,620 nmi) at altitude; (1,270 km, 690 nmi near ground level; with no
external fuel tanks)
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Ferry range: 8,000
km (4,320 nmi) with two in-flight refuellings[12]
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Endurance: 3.75
hrs (up to 10 hrs with in-flight refuelling)
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Service ceiling: 17,300
m (56,800 ft)
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Rate of climb: >300 m/s (>45,275
ft/min)
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Wing loading: 401
kg/m² (82.3 lb/ft²)
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Thrust/weight: 0.96
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Maximum g-load: +9 g
Armament
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Guns: 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 gun (150 rounds)
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Hardpoints: 12
(2 × wing-tip AAM launch rails, 6 × pylons under-wing, 2 × pylon
under-engine nacelle, and 2 × pylons
in tandem in the "arch" between the engines. It can be increased to
14 using multiple ejector racks. with a capacity of 8 tonnes of external
stores.
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Missiles:
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10 × R-77 (AA-12)
active radar homing medium range AAM
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6 × R-27ER (AA-10C) semi-active radar guided, long
range AAM
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6 × R-27ET (AA-10D) Infrared homing extended range
version, long range AAM
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2 × R-27R (AA-10A) semi-active radar guided,
medium range AAM
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2 × R-27T (AA-10B) infrared homing seeker, medium
range AAM
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6 × R-73 (AA-11) short range AAM
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3 × Novator KS-172 AAM-L
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3 × Kh-59ME TV guided standoff Missile
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4 × Kh-35 anti-ship
missile
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6 × Kh-31P/A anti-radar missile
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6 × Kh-29T/L laser-guided missile
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Bombs:
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8 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs
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3 × KAB-1500L laser-guided bombs
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8 × FAB-500T unguided bomb
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28 × OFAB-250-270 unguided
bombs
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32 × OFAB-100-120
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4 × S-8 rocket pods (80 unguided rockets)
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4 × S-13 rocket pods (20 unguided rockets)
Avionics
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Radar:
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NIIP N011M PESA radar
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Countermeasures:
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KNIRTI SAP-518 electronic
countermeasure pod
Source of
specification : wikipedia
Avionics
installed on board aircraft
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warshipdiscusionboard.yuku.com
The cockpit
of SU-30MKM
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Airliners.net
The hardened
aircraft shelter at PU Gong Kedak
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google maps
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google
Exercise
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