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The CF-105 Super Arrow Canada

Just for proper understanding of (relative) sizes....

Arrow relative to F-35A
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Super Arrow relative to Arrow.
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Specifications Arrow Mk 1 All-Weather Interceptor
General characteristics
  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 77 ft 9 in (23.71 m)
  • Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
  • Height: 21 ft 2 in (6.25 m)
  • Wing area: 1,225 ft² (113.8 m²)
  • Airfoil: NACA 0003.5 mod root, NACA 0003.8 tip
  • Empty weight: 49,040 lb (22,245 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 56,920 lb (25,820 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 68,605 lb (31,120 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3 turbojets
    • Dry thrust: 12,500 lbf (55.6 kN) each
    • Thrust with afterburner: 23,500 lbf (104.53 kN) each
Specifications
Vulcan B.1 jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber
General characteristics

  • Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, AEO, Navigator Radar, Navigator Plotter)[nb 1]
  • Length: 97 ft 1 in (29.59 m)
  • Wingspan: 99 ft 5 in (30.3 m)
  • Height: 26 ft 6 in (8.0 m)
  • Wing area: 3,554 ft² (330.2 m²)
  • Empty weight: 83,573 lb (including crew) (37,144 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 170,000 lb (77,111 kg)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Olympus 101, or 102 or 104 turbojet, 11,000 lbf (49 kN) each
Not a lot in common with the Vulcan.

General characteristics Su-35S
  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft)
  • Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft, with wingtip pods)
  • Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft)
  • Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,570 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) at 50% internal fuel
  • Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Saturn 117S (AL-41F1S) afterburning turbofan with 3D thrust vectoring nozzle
    • Dry thrust: 8,800 kgf (86.3 kN, 19,400 lbf) each
    • Thrust with afterburner: 14,500 kgf (142 kN, 31,900 lbf) each
  • Fuel capacity: 11,500 kg (25,400 lb) internally
General characteristics F-35A

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 50.5 ft (15.67 m)
  • Wingspan: 35 ft (10.7 m)
  • Height: 14.2 ft (4.33 m)
  • Wing area: 460 ft² (42.7 m²)
  • Empty weight: 29,098 lb (13,199 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 49,540 lb (22,470 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 70,000 lb (31,800 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
    • Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf (125 kN)
    • Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf (191 kN)
  • Internal fuel capacity: 18,498 lb (8,382 kg)

General characteristics PAK-FA / T-50

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 19.8 m (65.0 ft)
  • Wingspan: 13.95 m (45.8 ft)
  • Height: 4.74 m (15.6 ft)
  • Wing area: 78.8 m2 (848.1 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 18,000 kg (39,680 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb) typical mission weight, 29,270 kg (64,530 lb) at full load
  • Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,160 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × NPO Saturn izdeliye 117 (AL-41F1) for initial production, izdeliye 30 for later production thrust vectoring turbofan
    • Dry thrust: 93.1 kN / 107 kN (21,000 lbf / 24,300 lbf) each
    • Thrust with afterburner: 147 kN / 167 kN (33,067 lbf / 37,500 lbf) each
  • Fuel capacity: 10,300 kg (22,700 lb)

 
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