Specifications Su-25
Su-25 'Frogfoot-A'
Powerplant: two 40.21 kN (4100 kgf - 9,040 lb st) Soyuz/Tumansky R-95Sh non-afterburning turbojets
Dimensions: length 15.36m (50 ft 4.72 in) incl. pitot tube; height on ground 5.20m (17 ft 0.72 in); wingspan 14.36m (47 ft 1.32 in); wing area 30.1m2 (324 sq ft)
Weights: empty 9315 kg (20,536 lb); Normal Take-Off Weight 14600 kg (32,187 lb); Max Take Off Weight 17600 kg (38,800 lb); Internal fuel 3000 kg (6,614 lb)
Performance: max level speed at sea level 850 km/h (459 kts); max speed at 5.000m (16,404 ft) 950 km/h (513 kts);
service ceiling 7000m (22,966 ft), in combat configuration 5000m (16,404 ft);
range with normal 1400 kg (3,086 lb) combat load at sea level 495 km (267 nm), at altitude 640 km (345 nm);
range with normal 1400 kg (3,086 lb) combat load and 4 auxiliary fuel tanks at sea level 750 km (405 nm), at altitude 1250 km (675 nm);
ferry range 1950 km (1,053 nm)
Max g limit with normal combat load 6.5 g, with maximum combat load 5.2 g
Armament: one built-in GSh-30 30 mm twin-barrel cannon with 250 rounds, and rate of fire of 3,000 rounds per minute; up to 4400 kg (9,700 lb) of ordnance carried on 10 wing hardpoints, including 100-500 kg (220-1,100 lb) bombs, 250-500 kg (550-1,100 lb) cluster bombs, laser guided Kh-25ML ASMs, KAB-500Kr TV-guided bombs, napalm tanks, 130mm B-13 or 85mm B-8 rocket pods, unguided 240mm S-24 rockets, 23mm GSh-23L cannon gunpods, R-60 short-range AAMs, and up to four auxiliary fuel tanks of 800 litre or 1150 litre capacity.
- Source:
- Gordon, Yefim and Alan Dawes (2004). Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot - Close Air Support Aircraft, ISBN 1-84037-353-9, pp.73-83, Airlife Publishing, UK.
Su-25K 'Frogfoot-A' cockpit