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Measured figures
M-345 · Length
Single source9.85 m (32 ft 4 in)[source]
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi M-345 | Guizhou JL-9 |
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| Type | Basic/advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Leonardo S.p.A. (ex Alenia Aermacchi )[source] | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] |
| Status | In active service[source] | In service[source] |
14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
M-345 · Range
Single source1,410 km (880 mi, 760 nmi)[source]
M-345 · 1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust
Single source1 × Williams FJ44 -4M-34 turbofan engine, 15.40 kN (3,460 lbf) thrust with 1,540 kg (3,400 lb) Max Thrust[source]
FTC-2000 · 1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceFTC-2000 · thrust dry and
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G
Single source1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet, 43.15 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust dry, 63.25 kN (14,220 lbf) with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G, 53.89 kN (12,110 lbf) thrust dry and 76.53 kN (17,200 lbf) with afterburner.)[source]
M-345 · More than of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles
Single sourceMore than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source]
FTC-2000 · Endurance
Single source3 hours[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Italian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | — |
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| First flight | 29 December 2016 ( M-345 prototype ) 21 December 2018 ( M-345 production aircraft )[source] | 13 December 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | SIAI-Marchetti S.211[source] | Chengdu JJ-7[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 700 kg (1,500 lb)[source] | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] |
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| Stall speed | 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)[source] | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 795 km/h (494 mph, 429 kn)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +7.0/−3.5[source] | + 8 - 3[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.45[source] | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | More than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of weapons on four hardpoints, including gunpods, bombs, and rockets, with the capability to employ IR guided air-to-air missiles.[source] | 5 with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] |
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| Designer | — | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] |
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| Unstick and touchdown speed | — | 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)[source] |
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| Minimum flying speed | — | 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] |
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| Other | — | up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] |
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| Missiles | — | ** Short range air-to-air missile 2 × PL-8 AAMs (on inboard pylons) 2 × PL-9 AAMs (on outboard pylons) Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G) Anti-radiation missiles CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles | — | SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Anti-radiation missiles | — | CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Volksrepublik China[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Reported operators | — |
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