| Manufacturer |
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation |
Republic Aviation Company |
| Description |
The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, also known as FC-1 Xiaolong, is a Sino-Pakistani single-engine lightweight supersonic multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. |
The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) is a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. |
| First Flight |
2003-08-25 |
1949-05-09 |
| Entry Into service |
2007-03-12 |
|
| Designer |
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation |
Republic Aviation Company |
| Type |
Multirole Combat Aircraft |
Prototype interceptor aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.33 |
13.1064 |
| Height (m) |
4.57 |
5.4864 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1910 |
1583.594 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
150 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
16916 |
15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
300 |
|
| Armament |
1 × 23 mm GSh-23 twin-barrel cannon; ; Unguided bombs:; 250 kg — Pre-fragmented Bomb; Pk-82 — (General-Purpose Bomb); Pk-83 — (General-Purpose Bomb); PK-84 — (General-Purpose Bomb); HAFR-1 — (Anti-runway Bomb); HAFR-2 — (Anti-runway Bomb); RPB-1 — (Anti-runway Bomb); BLU-107 — (Anti-runway Bomb); Mk 20 Rockeye II — (Cluster Bomb); Guided bombs:; H-2 SOW — (Glide Bomb); H-4 SOW — (Glide Bomb); GBU… |
provision for: :*4 × 20 mm M3 cannons with 200 rpg (F-91) ::or :*4 × T-110 cannons with 15 T-131 rounds each (F-91-1) ::or :*4 × 20 mm M24 cannons with 200 rpg (F-91-3); :*up to 6 × 5 in HVAR (F-91B) ::or :*24 × 2.75 in Mighty Mouse rockets in extendable launcher clusters; 4 × Hughes AIM-4 Falcon air-air missiles (F-91-2) |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.8 |
1.49 |
| National Origin |
Pakistan |
|
| Number Built |
200 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan (91.2 kN (20,500 lbf) thrust with afterburner) with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) (previous engine: 1 x Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan (84.4 kN (18,974 lbf) thrust with afterburner) |
1 × General Electric J47-GE-7 (later GE-17) turbojet engine |
| Primary Users |
Pakistan Air Force, Myanmar Air Force, Nigerian Air Force, Azerbaijani Air Forces |
|
| Status |
In service |
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC/PAC_JF-17_Thunder |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.44 |
9.4488 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
24.43 |
29.729 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Klimov RD-33 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |