Shouldn't Su 30SM have more thrust

[Naster12]

Every source that i can find shows that the engines AL-31FP should have afterburnig thrust about 12 500 kgf insted of 11 660 kgf. I couldn’t find were the 11 660 kgf came from if I’am wrong can someone show me were this amount came from taht would be helpful,

links to what i found:
Saturn AL-31 - Wikipedia

This article have the information from " Fomin, Andrei (2000). Su-27 Flanker Story, RA Intervestnik, Moscow, Russia." i just don’t have the book
MILAVIA Aircraft - Sukhoi Su-30 Multi-Role Flankers Specifications

Su-30SM/Su-30SM1 Multirole Fighter Aircraft, Russia | Thai Military and Asian Region

Su-30SM Multirole Fighter Aircraft, Russian Federation

And heres a link for the work “Manufacture and testing of jet engines:case study of AL31FP engine” by
Vamsikrishna Undavalli, Balakrishna Bodramoni and Shri Rajaram Mohanty

(PDF) Manufacture and testing of jet engines:case study of AL31FP engine

If theres is somethig wrong pls correct me

[Necronomica]

Almost all numbers you’ll find about engines is tested on a testbench without the air intakes from the plane restricting the air going into the motor. Some % of the engine power is lost when it’s put into the aircraft (different amounts for different aircraft).

[Naster12]

Thank you for correcting me

[Fanta_3412]

Lol bro wants it to be even more OP

[MatrixRupture]

Yeah its TVC is not realistic lmao.
The Cobra leads to a massive loss in speed.

[Necronomica]

No problem :) i made exactly the same mistake before i knew ^^

[HaVeNiceDay]

the su30sm is not op bruh its balanced in the current top tier

[Anonymous4245]

11660 is 12500 minus 6.8% loss from ducting.

Honestly it should get the AL-41 for better TWR just so it could actually compete with F-15Es

[FlyingWarlord]

Base bomber identified, opinion rejected.