| Manufacturer |
Avioane Craiova |
Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
| Description |
The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (vulture/eagle) is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. |
The Hongdu JL-10, also initially known as Hongdu L-15 Falcon, is a supersonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation (HAIC). |
| First Flight |
1974-10-31 |
2006-03-13 |
| Entry Into service |
1975-01-01 |
2013-01-01 |
| Production End |
1992-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1998-04-09 |
|
| Designer |
Avioane Craiova |
AVIC II |
| Type |
Ground attack aircraft, Low level interceptor |
Advanced jet trainer , Light combat aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
12.4 |
| Height (m) |
4.52 |
4.7 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1086 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
1087 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
274 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13600 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
65 |
|
| Armament |
2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun; gun camera and GEC-Marconi D282 gyro gunsight installed. An additional centerline 23 mm GSh-23L cannon pod could be mounted; ; BE-50 general-purpose bomb; BE-100/BEF-100 ; BM-250/BEM-250; BA-500/BE-500/BM-500; ; LPR 2-122 launcher for PRND-122 rockets; LPR 57-16 (UB-16)/LPR 5… |
LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs; Rockets; ; SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) ; PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles; PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles; 7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.9 |
1.4 |
| National Origin |
Romania |
|
| Number Built |
87 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Turbomecanica/Orao-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 afterburning turbojet engines, 17.79 kN thrust each |
2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan |
| Primary Users |
Romanian Air Force |
People's Liberation Army Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAR-93_Vultur |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongdu_JL-10 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.3 |
9.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
26 |
|
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
3.33 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |