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Measured figures
MB-339A · Length
Single source10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)[source]
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aermacchi MB-339 | Guizhou JL-9 |
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| Type | Advanced trainer and light attack aircraft[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aermacchi[source] | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] |
| Status | Active[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force Eritrean Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force |
14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
Empty; MB-339A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MB-339A · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MB-339A · with external stores
Single source3,075 kg (6,779 lb)[source]
4,400 kg (9,700 lb) (clean)[source]
5,897 kg (13,001 lb) (with external stores)[source]
Gross; FTC-2000 · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; FTC-2000 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceFerry; MB-339A · with two drop tanks
Single sourceMB-339A · internal fuel
Single source1,760 km (1,090 mi, 950 nmi) (internal fuel)[source]
2,110 km (1,310 mi, 1,140 nmi) (with two drop tanks)[source]
Ferry; FTC-2000 · with maximum internal and external fuel
Single sourceFTC-2000 · on internal fuel
Single sourceMB-339A · 1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine, 17.8 kN (4,000 lbf) 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]
MB-339A · Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of Up to of weapons
Single sourceHardpoints: 6 with a capacity of Up to 1,815 kg (4,001 lb) of weapons[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.
| Number built | 230[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1978–2006[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1979[source] | — |
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| First flight | 12 August 1976[source] | 13 December 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | Aermacchi MB-326[source] | Chengdu JJ-7[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,413 L (311 imp gal; 373 US gal) internal fuel[source] | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] |
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| Guns | Provision for two 12.7 mm M2 Browning or two 30mm DEFA cannon in under wing pods[source] | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 6 with a capacity of Up to 1,815 kg (4,001 lb) of weapons[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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| Aspect ratio | 5.26:1[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A-114 (mod) ; tip: NACA 64A-212 (mod)[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 148.5 km/h (92.3 mph, 80.2 kn)[source] | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 926 km/h (575 mph, 500 kn) ( EAS : Mach 0.82)[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8.0, -4.0[source] | + 8 - 3[source] |
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| Rockets | pods for Zuni or SNEB unguided rockets.[source] | — |
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| Missiles | AIM-9 Sidewinder or R.550 Magic air-to-air missiles[source] | ** 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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| Bombs | general-purpose bombs[source] | — |
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| National origin | Italy[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[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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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[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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| 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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