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In 1991, a third initiative involving the F-7 was launched; originally known as the Fighter China project, it led to the creation of the JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter. [36] The aircraft satisfied a requirement issued by the Pakistani Air Force for an affordable and modern combat aircraft, and the country is in the process of replacing its ...
Due to the urgent need of the fighter, planned improvements for the early models were scaled back to allow production to begin sooner, allowing improvements to be made later when the technologies matured. J-7: First domestically built model. Fuselage was 7% stronger than MiG-21F-13 in terms of endurance to stress, achieved via more material ...
The JF-17 was designed and developed primarily to meet the PAF requirement for an affordable, [24] unsanctionable, fourth-generation, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft as a replacement for its large fleet of Nanchang A-5C bombers, Chengdu F-7P/PG interceptors, and Dassault Mirage III/5 fighters, with a cost of US$500 million, divided equally between Pakistan and China. [25]
Jet Attack, Reconnaissance: 1970 79 139 Several variants with extensive Project ROSE upgrades. All Mirage 5s being replaced by JF-17Cs and J-10CEs. [18] [17] F-7: CAC China Jet Interceptor: 2002 53 60 [19] F-7PGs. All being replaced by JF-17Cs. [20] Trainer Aircraft; K-8: Hongdu, PAC China, Pakistan Jet Intermediate Jet Trainer: 1994 58 60 K-8 ...
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden fuselage at the National Air and Space Museum Washington, DC. The two prototypes were the only examples of the Shinden ever completed. After the end of the war, one was scrapped; the other was claimed by a U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence Unit in late 1945, dismantled, and shipped to the United States.
The Xi'an JH-7 (simplified Chinese: 歼轰-7; traditional Chinese: 殲轟-7; pinyin: jiān hōng qī – fighter-bomber; NATO reporting name Flounder), [3] also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard, is a Chinese tandem two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), and the People's Liberation Army Air Force ...
Chengdu Aerospace designed and now produces the Chengdu J-10 light-weight multi-role fighter and Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation jet fighter, that are considered to be two of the most advanced weapons in China's inventory, as well as the CAC/PAC FC-1 Xiaolong very light-weight multi-role fighter that is produced in cooperation with Pakistan.
The J-8D was developed into the J-8H fighter/strike aircraft. The J-8H was equipped with the KLJ-1 (Type 1492) radar; armament was the PL-11 AAM and possibly the YJ-91 anti-radiation missile . It also had four wing fences like the J-8C.