Comparison of KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle and Mitsubishi F-2

Attribute	Mitsubishi F-2 ×	KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle ×
General
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Korea Aerospace Industries
Model	Mitsubishi F-2	KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Country	Japan	Korea, South
Manufactured from (year)	1995	2011
Manufactured to (year)	2011	-
Type	Fighter Jets	Fighter Jets
Icao	F2	FA50
Performance
Engine	1x General Electric F110-IHI-129	1x Eurojet EJ200 or General Electric F414
Power, lbf (lbf)	29,500	22,000
Avionics	J/APG-2, AN/ARC-164, NEC V/UHF transceiver, Japan Aviation Electronics/Honeywell digital AFCS etc.	Israeli EL/M-2032 pulse-Doppler radar
Max cruise speed (km/h)	2,124	1,837
Approach speed (km/h)	-	241
Travel range (km)	835	1,852
Service ceiling (m)	17,983	14,630
Rate of climb (m/sec)	243.84	182.88
Take off distance (m)	450	-
Landing distance (m)	650	-
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	22,100	12,300
Max landing weight (kg)	18,300	10,150
Max payload (kg)	9,000	5,830
Fuel tank capacity (l)	4,637	2,990
Dimensions
Seats	1	2
Exterior length (m)	15.5	13.14
Tail height (m)	5	4.94
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.3	1
Wing span (m)	11.1	9.45
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets