that can be say the same about the russian stuff :confused:

Russian usually honest. USSR did not tell anything, but do not lie. Russia in the early nineties was much too frank. Today Russian understate characteristics of their aircraft.
For example, write a maximum combat load of the Su-34 – 8000 kg, actually more than 12,000 kg. 😉

What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle

Empty weight: 31,700 lb (14,300 kg) – in fact, 16,550 kg, 14,650 kg – empty weight F-15E without CFT.

Maximum speed M = 2.5 + (2660 km / h) – in fact, the F-15E with CFT has a maximum speed of 1900 km / h CFT faster without the F-15C can accelerate only up to M = 2.3, the flight at that speed is not more than one minute. F-15E worse aerodynamics.

Weight of 10400 kg of payload, previously wrote all 11,110 kg – in fact the maximum combat load of the F-15E: 5124 kg

1x AN/AAQ-13 Navigation Pod, 204.6 kg
1x AN/AAQ-14 Targeting Pod, 240.7 kg
4x AIM-9L / M Sidewinder, 86 kg
5x GBU-10 Paveway II, 956 kg
2x 610gal Fuel Tank, ~ 2000 kg

Total: 204.6+240.7+86*4+956*5+2000*2=204.6+240.7+344+4780+4000=9569.3 кг

Weapons: 86*4+956*5 = 344 + 4780 = 5124 kg / 11 296,5 lbs

Many sources still write a maximum flight range of F-15E – 5680 km.
This is actually a range of F-15C: CFT + 3 fuel tanks (6105 kg + 4265 kg + 5396 kg = 15,766 kg)
The maximum range of the F-15E: CFT + 3 Fuel tank capacity (5952 kg + 4265 kg + 5396 kg = 15,613 kg) – 3900 km

At MAKS-2011 on a poster about the F-15C was specified maximum speed – 3000 km / h. This has made my day 😀

http://paralay.com/paralay_tab.xls

In Russian. Line 83 and 84

Russian copied the design of the air intakes at the RA-5C, the Americans almost completely copied the MiG-25 😉

We can teorize but I dont know what conclusions we can draw from it. We only know the Su-33 is clean…

During tests of the Su-33 taking off from an aircraft carrier with a maximum take-off weight, the speed of aircraft carrier – 12 knots from the third position.
With the first and second positions 50% fuel and 50% of the weapons, speed carrier 6 knots.
With 20% of the fuel Su-33 taking off from an aircraft carrier anchored.

In the photo http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=210009&d=1354253067

4 R-73 4 * 110 kg = 440 kg
APU-62 4 * 50 kg = 200 kg

6 R-27 6 * 253 kg = 1518 kg
AKU-470 6 * 90 kg = 540 kg
a total of 1958 kg

Takeoff weight 19,600 kg (empty weight) + 9500 kg (fuel weight) + 100 kg (pilot) + 1958 kg (gun) + 200 kg + 540 kg (pylons) = 31,898 kg

Flight range of about 2500 km radius of 875 km.
This is the maximum takeoff weight of the Su-33 in the embodiment air – air.

Flights with bombs were only on the ground.
The maximum weight of the bombs with racks: 32000 kg – 5120 kg (fuel) – 100 kg (pilot) – 19600 kg (empty weight) = 7180 kg
MBDZ-U6-68 5 * 148 kg = 740 kg
FAB-250M62 28 * 230 kg = 6440 kg

I would love to see a photo of the Su-33 taking off from the Kuznetsov with 6500 kg of ordnance – but i don’t think such a photo exists…:rolleyes:

Will you show a photo of any other aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier with a fighting load 6500 kg (weapons)? 😉