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Sukhoi-30MKI Fighter Jet: What Makes This IAF Fighter Enemies’ Nightmare
MKI is called (Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Indiski - Modernised Commercial Indian) in the Russian language. The length of Sukhoi is 72 feet. Wingspan is 48.3 feet. Height is 20.10 feet. Its weight is 18,400 KG. It is powered by Lyulka L-31FP afterburning turbofan engines, which gives it a power of 123 kilonewtons. Due to this engine and its aerodynamic design, the fighter jet flies at a speed of 2120 km per hour. Its range is also 3000 kilometers. If refueled midway, it can go up to 8000 kms. It can fly up to a height of about 57 thousand feet.