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Measured figures
Range
Single source486 nmi (559 mi, 900 km)[source]
1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine , 116 hp (87 kW)[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]
FTC-2000 · Endurance
Single source3 hours[source]
FTC-2000 · Service ceiling
Single source16,000 m (52,000 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | AMD Alarus | Guizhou JL-9 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Personal use & Trainer aircraft[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Development[source] | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz , Zenair[source] | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
| Status | Production completed[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | Iraqi Air Force[source] | — |
| Introduction date | 1995[source] | — |
| Variant | Zenair CH 640[source] | — |
| Capacity | one passenger[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 28 US Gallons (106 litres)[source] | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] |
| Propellers | 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter[source] | — |
| Stall speed | 48 kn (55 mph, 89 km/h)[source] | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] |
| Never exceed speed | 143 kn (165 mph, 265 km/h)[source] | — |
| g limits | +4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)[source] | + 8 - 3[source] |
| Wing loading | 12.3 lb/sq ft (60 kg/m 2 )[source] | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] |
| Power/mass | 14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)[source] | — |
| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 39, cell 2; revision 1375865979; retrieved 2026-10-01 | Volksrepublik China[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force[source] |
| First flight | — | 13 December 2003[source] |
| Developed from | — | Chengdu JJ-7[source] |
| Guns | — | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] |
| Hardpoints | — | 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] |
| Unstick and touchdown speed | — | 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)[source] |
| Minimum flying speed | — | 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)[source] |
| Thrust/weight | — | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] |
| Take-off run | — | 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)[source] |
| Landing run | — | 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] |
| Other | — | up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] |
| 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] |
| Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles | — | SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
| Anti-radiation missiles | — | CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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