page_title: Sukhoi Su-17
section_title: Specifications (Su-17M4)
hierarchical_section_title: Sukhoi Su-17 / Specifications (Su-17M4)
caption_attribution_description: w:Sukhoi Su-17M4 "Fitter K"
context_page_description: The Sukhoi Su-17 is a Soviet variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed from the Sukhoi Su-7. It enjoyed a long career in Soviet, later Russian, service and was widely exported to Eastern Bloc, Arab air forces, Angola and Peru as the Su-20 and Su-22. It is the first variable-sweep wing of Soviet origin.
context_section_description: Data from Sukhoi, Wilson, deagel.com
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)
  Wingspan: 13.68 m (44 ft 11 in) wings spread
  10.02 m (33 ft) wings swept
  Height: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)
  Wing area: 38.5 m² (414 sq ft) wings spread
  34.5 m² (371 sq ft) wings swept
  Airfoil: root: TsAGI SR-3S (5.9%) ; tip: TsAGI SR-3S (4.7%)
  Empty weight: 12,160 kg (26,808 lb)
  Gross weight: 16,400 kg (36,156 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 19,430 kg (42,836 lb)
  Fuel capacity: 3,770 kg (8,311 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 76.4 kN (17,200 lbf) thrust dry, 109.8 kN (24,700 lbf) with afterburner
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 1,400 km/h (870 mph, 760 kn) / M1.13 at sea level
  1,860 km/h (1,160 mph; 1,000 kn) at altitude
  Combat range: 1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi) hi-lo-hi attack with 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload
  Ferry range: 2,300 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 14,200 m (46,600 ft)
  g limits: +7
  Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)
  Wing loading: 443 kg/m² (91 lb/sq ft)
  Thrust/weight: 0.68
  Armament
  Guns: 
  2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
  UPK-23 or SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons
  Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores,with provisions to carry combinations of:
  Missiles: 
  Air-to-air missiles:
  K-13
  R-60
  R-73
  Air-to-surface missiles:
  Kh-23 Grom
  Kh-25ML
  Kh-29L/T/D
  Anti-radiation missiles:
  Kh-58
  Kh-27PS
  Kh-28
  Bombs: drop bombs, laser-guided bombs, electro-optical bombs, napalm bombs, drag chute bombs and cluster bombs
  Rockets: S-5, S-8 & S-13
caption: Orthographic projection of the Su-17M4 "Fitter K", with plan view of wings swept and spread
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