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The Su-47 has extremely high agility at subsonic speeds, enabling the aircraft to alter its angle of attack and its flight path very quickly while retaining maneuverability in supersonic flight. The Su-47 has a maximum speed of 1.6 Mach and a greater than 9g capability.

Maximum turn rates, and the upper and lower limits on airspeed for weapon launch, are important criteria in terms of combat superiority. The Su-47 aircraft has very high levels of maneuverability with maintained stability and controllability at extreme angles of attack. Maximum turn rates are important in close combat and also at medium and long range, when the mission may involve engaging consecutive targets in different sectors of the airspace. A high turn rate of the Su-47 allows the pilot to turn the fighter aircraft quickly towards the next target to initiate the weapon launch.

The swept-forward wing, compared to a swept-back wing of the same area, provides a number of advantages:

* higher lift-to-drag ratio
* higher capacity in dogfight maneuvers
* higher range at subsonic speed
* improved stall resistance and anti-spin characteristics
* improved stability at high angles of attack
* a lower minimum flight speed
* a shorter take-off and landing distance

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 22.6 m (74 ft 2 in)
* Wingspan: 15.16 m to 16.7 m (49 ft 9 in to 54 ft 9 in)
* Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
* Wing area: 666 ft² (61.87 m²)
* Empty weight: 36,100 lbs (16375 kg)
* Loaded weight: 55,115 lb (25,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 77,162 lbs (35,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-37FU afterburning, thrust-vectoring (in PFU modification) turbofans with digital control
o Dry thrust: 83.4 kN (18,700 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) each

* Thrust vectoring: ±20° at 30° per second in pitch and yaw

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 2.1 ((2,200 km/h, 1400 mph)
* At sea level: Mach 1.35 (1,400 km/h, 870 miles))
* Range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi)
* Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,050 ft)
* Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,300 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 79.4 lb/ft² (360 kg/m²)

Armament

* Guns: 1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
* Missiles: 14 hardpoints (2 wingtip, 6-8 underwing, 4-6 conformal under the fuselage)
o Air-to-air: R-77, R-77PD, R-73, K-74
o Air-to-surface: X-29T, X-29L, X-59M, X-31P, X-31A, KAB-500, KAB-1500