Entry Into service
1994-09-21
Maximum Take-Off Weight
4.33 t (paragliders: kg)
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Hongdu JL-8 |
4.33 |
2250 |
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All data (26 fields)
- Name
- Hongdu JL-8
- Manufacturer
- Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
- Description
- The Hongdu JL-8 (Nanchang JL-8), also known as the Karakorum-8 or K-8 for short, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed by China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.
- ICAO Code
- K8
- First Flight
- 1990-11-21
- Entry Into service
- 1994-09-21
- Production End
- 2020-01-01
- Designer
- Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
- Type
- Jet trainer, Light attack
- Length (m)
- 11.6
- Height (m)
- 4.1
- Cockpit Crew
- 2
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 800
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 13000
- Armament
- Guns: 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint); Hardpoints: Up to 5 hardpoints (varies on variants), total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance:; 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each; 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount); Rockets: 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each); Air-to-air missiles: PL-5, PL-7; Air-to-ground missi…
- Max Mach (Mach)
- 0.75
- National Origin
- China
- Number Built
- 735
- Powerplant Description
- 1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine, 16.9 kN thrust each
- Primary Users
- PLA Air Force, Pakistan Air Force , Egyptian Air Force , Myanmar Air Force , Bangladesh Air Force
- Status
- In service
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongdu_JL-8
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 9.63
- Wake Category
- L
- Aircraft Engine
- Ivchenko AI-25
- Number of Engines
- 1