Thrust to Weight Ratios of almost all Fighters

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T/W ratio = Max Thrust of Engine(s) / (Empty Weight + (3.505 tonnes of fuel & weapons, or only internal Fuel))

1.48 - F-15K
1.37 - F-22
1.32 - Su-35BM
1.29 - F-15C
1.26 - Su-27S
1.25 - Eurofighter
1.23 - Su-27SK & J-11A
1.22 - Su-30MKI
1.19 - Rafale C
1.18 - Mig-29M/M2
1.16 - Su-30MKK
1.15 - F/A-18E/F
1.15 - Mig-29A
1.13 - Rafale M
1.10 - F-16C Block 52
1.09 - F-16E Block 60
1.09 - F-16C Block 50
1.09 - F-18C
1.08 - F-35A
1.08 - Mig-29K
1.08 - F-14D
1.03 - F-2A
1.02 - F-16A Block 10
1.01 - J-10
1.01 - J-8II
1.00 - F-35B
0.99 - F-16A Block 20
0.99 - MiG-23 ML & MLD
0.94 - F-35C
0.94 - Gripen NG
0.94 - F-4E
0.91 - F-16C Block 25
0.91 - Mig-23MF (& BN ?)
0.88 - Mirage 2000 C & H
0.88 - LCA
0.87 - F-14A
0.87 - Mig-19SF
0.86 - F-CK-1
0.84 - JF-17
0.83 - Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant
0.81 - Gripen A
0.81 - Mig-27K
0.81 - F-20
0.81 - J-6C
0.80 - Gripen C
0.80 - Mig-21 Bis (T/W - 1.12 in emergency thrust mode)
0.79 - Kfir
0.76 - J-7E & F-7BG
0.75 - Mig-19S
0.73 - Mig-19P**
0.70 - F-7PG
0.69 - Mig-21 F-13
0.68 - F-7MB
0.66 - Mirage F-1
0.58 - F-5E Tiger-II
0.57 - Mirage-IIIE & 5

Pure Interceptors
1.22 - Mig-31E
0.87 - MiG-25P Foxbat-A



Empty Weight - Thrust - Fighter

31,700 - 29,160 X 2 - F-15K
43,340 - 35,000 X 2 - F-22
40,565 - 31,967 X 2 - Su-35BM
28,600 - 23,450 X 2 - F-15C
35,935 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-27S
24,250 - 20,000 X 2 - Eurofighter
37,192 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-27SK & J-11A
40,565 - 29,400 X 2 - Su-30MKI
20,948 - 17,000 X 2 - Rafale C
25,573 - 19,580 X 2 - Mig-29M/M2
39,903 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-30MKK
30,600 - 22,000 X 2 - F/A-18E/F
24,030 - 18,300 X 2 - Mig-29A
22,478 - 17,000 X 2 - Rafale M
18,780 - 29,160 X 1 - F-16C Block 52
22,000 - 32,500 X 1 - F-16E Block 60
19,200 - 29,400 X 1 - F-16C Block 50
24,700 - 17,700 X 2 - F-18C
29,300 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35A
28,550 - 19,580 X 2 - Mig-29K
43,735 - 27,800 X 2 - F-14D
21,000 - 29,500 X 1 - F-2A
15,600 - 23,830 X 1 - F-16A Block 10
19,544 - 27,557 X 1 - J-10
21,653 - 14,815 X 2 - J-8II
32,000 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35B
16,285 - 23,830 X 1 - F-16A Block 20
21,153 - 28,660 X 1 - MiG-23 ML & MLD
34,800 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35C
15,653 - 22,000 X 1 - Gripen NG
30,328 - 17,845 X 1 - F-4E
18,238 - 23,770 X 1 - F-16C Block 25
22,487 - 27,562 X 1 - Mig-23MF (& BN ?)
16,538 - 21,380 X 1 - Mirage 2000 C & H
14,100 - 19,100 X 1 - LCA
40,104 - 20,900 X 2 - F-14A
11,398 - 08,318 X 2 - Mig-19SF
14,300 - 09,500 X 2 - F-CK-1
14,134 - 18,300 X 1 - JF-17
32,000 - 16,410 X 2 - Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant
14,595 - 18,097 X 1 - Gripen A
26,252 - 27,562 X 1 - Mig-27K
13,150 - 17,000 X 1 - F-20
12,699 - 08,269 X 2 - J-6C
14,991 - 18,097 X 1 - Gripen C
11,770 - 15,650 X 1 - Mig-21 Bis (21,829 - emergency thrust*)
16,061 - 18,750 X 1 - Kfir C.2
11,667 - 14,650 X 1 - J-7E & F-7BG
11,398 - 07,165 X 2 - Mig-19S
12,055 - 07,165 X 2 - Mig-19P**
11,629 - 13,448 X 1 - F-7PG
10,739 - 12,679 X 1 - Mig-21 F-13
11,629 - 13,219 X 1 - F-7MB
16,314 - 15,873 X 1 - Mirage F-1
09,558 - 05,000 X 2 - F-5E Tiger-II
15,600 - 13,240 X 1 - Mirage-IIIE & 5

Pure Interceptors
48,100 - 34,172 X 2 - Mig-31E
44,080 - 22,494 X 2 - MiG-25P Foxbat-A

Weight in lb, and Thrust in lbf.
3505 kg = 7727 lb
*21,829 extra thrust for 3 min & alt less than 4000m.
** Empty weight + 7727 lb exceeds max takeoff weight.
Su-35BM, Su-30MKK, J-10's weights are rough estimates.

it should be said that's the thrust applicable at the sea level. For most of the time, when planes are higher up in the air, available thrust is less than cited figures. Furthermore, most of the fighters use turbofan engines, which help achieve a decent portion of their dry thrust, and which is not that much available in supersonic speeds.

Do we know the T:W ratio for j-11 & j-10 if they were to use WS10A? (or if there isn't any info best guess)

A strange comparisation. Single engined and double engined with same fuel/weapons weight... Why not going for 2 wvr (or 2 wvr + 2 br) and 50% fuel... That would be the most extreme way to start a dogfight...

it should be said that's the thrust applicable at the sea level.

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Yeah, that goes for every fighter on that list, so that evens out the field.

A strange comparisation. Single engined and double engined with same fuel/weapons weight... Why not going for 2 wvr (or 2 wvr + 2 br) and 50% fuel... That would be the most extreme way to start a dogfight...

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Well the Sukhoi carries more fuel than any other twin engined fighter(except Foxbats). While the F-35 carries more fuel than a F-15 even though the former is a single engined fighter. So adding 50% fuel for heavy fuel carriers will also not be a good comparison. Also all fighters have different fuel capacity. Every comparison has its merits and de-merits.

It seems the list has been refined and updated since I last checked~

T/W ratio = Max Thrust of Engine(s) / (Empty Weight + (3.505 tonnes of fuel & weapons, or only internal Fuel))

1.48 - F-15K
1.37 - F-22
1.32 - Su-35BM
1.29 - F-15C
1.26 - Su-27S
1.25 - Eurofighter
1.23 - Su-27SK & J-11A
1.22 - Su-30MKI
1.19 - Rafale C
1.18 - Mig-29M/M2

1.16 - Su-30MKK
1.15 - F/A-18E/F
1.15 - Mig-29A
1.13 - Rafale M
1.10 - F-16C Block 52
1.09 - F-16E Block 60
1.09 - F-16C Block 50
1.09 - F-18C
1.08 - F-35A
1.08 - Mig-29K

1.08 - F-14D
1.04 - AV-8B+ Harrier II
1.03 - F-2A (F-2B: 1.02)
1.02 - F-16A Block 10
1.01 - J-10
1.01 - J-8II
1.00 - F-35B
1.00 - Harrier GR7A
0.99 - MiG-23 ML & MLD
0.99 - Su-15TM

0.99 - Sea Harrier FA2 & FRS51
0.99 - F-16A Block 20
0.94 - F-35C
0.94 - Gripen NG
0.94 - F-4E
0.93 - F-101B
0.92 - Harrier GR7
0.92 - Su-15T
0.92 - E E Lightning F6
0.91 - F-16C Block 25

0.91 - Mig-23MF (& BN ?)
0.91 - F-111F
0.88 - Mirage-2000 C & H
0.88 - LCA
0.87 - F-14A
0.87 - Su-24M
0.87 - Mig-19SF
0.86 - F-CK-1
0.84 - JF-17
0.84 - Su-11

0.83 - Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant
0.83 - Tornado GR1
0.82 - Su-9
0.81 - Gripen A
0.81 - Mig-27K
0.81 - Su-7BKL
0.81 - F-20
0.81 - J-6C
0.80 - Gripen C
0.80 - Mig-21 Bis (T/W - 1.12 in emergency thrust mode)


0.79 - JA-37 Viggen
0.79 - Kfir C.2
0.78 - Javelin MK9
0.76 - F-106A
0.76 - J-7E & F-7BG
0.76 - Q-5D
0.75 - AJ-37 Viggen
0.75 - Mig-19S
0.72 - Su-17M4
0.73 - Mig-19P**

0.72 - F-104G
0.70 - F-7PG
0.69 - Jaguar GR1
0.69 - J-35F Draken
0.69 - Mig-21 F-13
0.68 - F-105F/G
0.68 - Mirage 50
0.68 - F-7MB
0.67 - F4D-1/F-6 Skyray
0.66 - Mirage F-1

0.66 - F-8P
0.64 - F-102A
0.63 - Yak38M (TWR during takeoff: 1.22)
0.63 - Su-25TM
0.61 - Mirage-5A
0.60 - A-4S1
0.59 - Mirage-III E & D
0.58 - F-5E Tiger-II
0.56 - F-100D
0.56 - A-6E

0.55 - A-7E
0.51 - Super Étendard
0.50 - F3H-2
0.49 - A-10A
0.49 - F-11
0.49 - AMX
0.46 - F-89D
0.43 - F-94C/F-97A
0.43 - F9F-8 Cougar
0.41 - A-37B

0.37 - FJ-4 Fury
0.31 - F2H-3 Banshee
0.30 - F3D-2 Sky Night
0.29 - F-84G

Pure Interceptors
1.22 - Mig-31E
0.95 - Mig-25PD
0.87 - MiG-25P



Empty Weight - Thrust - Fighter

31,700 - 29,160 X 2 - F-15K
43,340 - 35,000 X 2 - F-22
40,565 - 31,967 X 2 - Su-35BM
28,600 - 23,450 X 2 - F-15C
35,935 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-27S
24,250 - 20,000 X 2 - Eurofighter
37,192 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-27SK & J-11A
40,565 - 29,400 X 2 - Su-30MKI
20,948 - 17,000 X 2 - Rafale C
25,573 - 19,580 X 2 - Mig-29M/M2

39,903 - 27,557 X 2 - Su-30MKK
30,600 - 22,000 X 2 - F/A-18E/F
24,030 - 18,300 X 2 - Mig-29A
22,478 - 17,000 X 2 - Rafale M
18,780 - 29,160 X 1 - F-16C Block 52
22,000 - 32,500 X 1 - F-16E Block 60
19,200 - 29,400 X 1 - F-16C Block 50
24,700 - 17,700 X 2 - F-18C
29,300 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35A
28,550 - 19,580 X 2 - Mig-29K

43,735 - 27,800 X 2 - F-14D
14,865 - 23,400 X 1 - AV-8B+ Harrier II
21,000 - 29,600 X 1 - F-2A (F-2B: 21,235)
15,600 - 23,830 X 1 - F-16A Block 10
19,544 - 27,557 X 1 - J-10
21,653 - 14,815 X 2 - J-8II
32,000 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35B
15,708 - 23,400 X 1 - Harrier GR7A
21,153 - 28,660 X 1 - MiG-23 ML & MLD
23,970 - 15,730 X 2 - Su-15TM

14,052 - 21,450 X 2 - Sea Harrier FA2 & FRS51
16,285 - 23,830 X 1 - F-16A Block 20
34,800 - 39,900 X 1 - F-35C
15,653 - 22,000 X 1 - Gripen NG
30,328 - 17,845 X 2 - F-4E
28,495 - 16,900 X 2 - F-101B
15,708 - 21,450 X 1 - Harrier GR7
23,970 - 14,550 X 2 - Su-15T
28,042 - 16,360 X 2 - E E Lightning F6
18,238 - 23,770 X 1 - F-16C Block 25

22,487 - 27,562 X 1 - Mig-23MF (& BN ?)
47,481 - 25,100 X 2 - F-111F
16,538 - 21,380 X 1 - Mirage-2000 C & H
14,100 - 19,100 X 1 - LCA
40,104 - 20,900 X 2 - F-14A
49,163 - 24,684 X 2 - Su-24M
11,398 - 08,318 X 2 - Mig-19SF
14,300 - 09,500 X 2 - F-CK-1
14,134 - 18,300 X 1 - JF-17
18,876 - 22,308 X 1 - Su-11

31,970 - 16,410 X 2 - Tornado F3 Air Defence Variant
31,065 - 16,005 X 2 - Tornado GR1
16,920 - 20,280 X 1 - Su-9
14,595 - 18,097 X 1 - Gripen A
26,252 - 27,562 X 1 - Mig-27K (R-29B-300 25,353)
18,364 - 21,164 X 1 - Su-7BKL
13,150 - 17,000 X 1 - F-20
12,699 - 08,269 X 2 - J-6C
14,991 - 18,097 X 1 - Gripen C
11,770 - 15,650 X 1 - Mig-21 Bis (21,829 - emergency thrust*)

27,866 - 28,100 X 1 - JA-37 Viggen
16,061 - 18,750 X 1 - Kfir C.2
23,955 - 12,300 X 2 - Javelin MK9
24,420 - 24,500 X 1 - F-106A
11,667 - 14,650 X 1 - J-7E & F-7BG
14,054 - 08,269 X 2 - Q-5D
27,006 - 25,970 X 1 - AJ-37 Viggen
11,398 - 07,165 X 2 - Mig-19S
26,808 - 24,800 X 1 - Su-17M4
12,055 - 07,165 X 2 - Mig-19P**

14,082 - 15,600 X 1 - F-104G
11,629 - 13,448 X 1 - F-7PG
15,432 - 08,040 X 2 - Jaguar GR1
17,339 - 17,262 X 1 - J-35F Draken
10,739 - 12,679 X 1 - Mig-21 F-13
28,393 - 24,500 X 1 - F-105F/G
15,763 - 15,870 X 1 - Mirage 50
11,629 - 13,219 X 1 - F-7MB
16,024 - 16,000 X 1 - F4D-1/F-6 Skyray
16,314 - 15,873 X 1 - Mirage F-1

19,700 - 18,000 X 1 - F-8P
19,350 - 17,200 X 1 - F-102A
16,281 - 15,000 X 1 - Yak38M (Lift engines: 07,171 X 2)
23,677 - 09,921 X 2 - Su-25TM
14,550 - 13,669 X 1 - Mirage-5A
10,250 - 10,800 X 1 - A-4S1
15,540 - 13,669 X 1 - Mirage-III E & D
09,558 - 05,000 X 2 - F-5E Tiger-II
20,638 - 16,000 X 1 - F-100D
25,630 - 09,300 X 2 - A-6E

19,781 - 15,000 X 1 - A-7E
14,220 - 11,265 X 1 - Super Étendard
21,287 - 14,400 X 1 - F3H-2 Banshee
29,000 - 09,065 X 2 - A-10A
13,810 - 10,500 X 1 - F-11
14,837 - 11,030 X 1 - AMX
24,200 - 07,400 X 2 - F-89D
12,708 - 08,750 X 1 - F-94C/F-97A
11,866 - 08,500 X 1 - F9F-8 Cougar
06,211 - 02,850 X 2 - A-37B

13,210 - 07,700 X 1 - FJ-4 Fury
13,183 - 03,250 X 2 - F2H-3 Banshee
14,989 - 03,400 X 2 - F3D-2 Sky Night
11,470 - 05,560 X 1 - F-84G


Pure Interceptors
48,100 - 34,172 X 2 - Mig-31E
44,092 - 24,673 X 2 - Mig-25PD
44,080 - 22,494 X 2 - MiG-25P


Class A: There are 10 Fighters on the top(Top 10) with a TWR difference of 0.3 (1.48 to 1.18)
Class B: There are 37 Fighters from TWR 1.17 to 0.87
Class C: There are 43 Fighters from TWR 0.86 to 0.56
Class D: There are 14 Fighters from TWR 0.55 to 0.25
Yes, not all of them are fighters.

Weight in lb, and Thrust in lbf.
3505 kg = 7727 lb
*21,829 extra thrust for 3 min & alt less than 4000m.
** Empty weight + 7727 lb exceeds max takeoff weight. Except Mig-19p all other fighters are omitted.
Su-35BM, Su-30MKK, J-10's weights are rough estimates.

The F-22's actual engine thrust is still classified, so take the above with a grain of salt.

The U.S openly acknowledges that F-15's twr is higher than F-22. And F-22's specs is given clearly in USAF's official website.