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Measured figures
CF-116 · Length
Single source47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)[source]
J-11A/J-11 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Canadair CF-5 | Shenyang J-11 |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber[source] | Air superiority fighter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Canadair[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Retired from Canadian service in 1995, still in service with some countries[source] | In active service[source] |
| Primary users | Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | — |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
CF-116 · 2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet thrust each dry
Single sourceCF-116 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Orenda-built GE J85-15 turbojet , 2,925 lbf (13.01 kN) thrust each dry, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) with afterburner[source]
J-11A/J-11 · 2 × Shenyang WS-10A "Taihang" afterburning turbofans thrust each (J-11B Block 02 )
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10A "Taihang" afterburning turbofans, 132 kN (30,000 lbf) thrust each (J-11B Block 02 )[source]
CF-116 · 34,400 ft/min (
Single source34,400 ft/min (175 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 240[source] | 440 - 450 (approx.) (as of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 5 November 1968[source] | 1998[source] |
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| First flight | 6 May 1968[source] | 1998[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop F-5[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Guns | 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun[source] | 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 5 with a capacity of 7,000 lb (3,200 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each Bombs: a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb Other: drop tanks for extended range[source] | 10: 2 under fuselage, 2 under air ducts, 4 under wings, 2 on wingtips , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: PL-15 (Later B models and J-11D only) PL-12 PL-10 (Later B and D models) PL-9 PL-8 Vympel R-77 Vympel R-27 Vympel R-73[source] |
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| Rockets | 2× CRV7 rocket pods or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets each or 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× 68 mm SNEB rockets each[source] | Unguided rocket launcher[source] |
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| Bombs | a variety of air-to-ground ordnance, such as the Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), U.S. CBU-24 /49/52/58 and British BL755 cluster bomb munitions, M129 Leaflet bomb[source] | Free-fall cluster bombs[source] |
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| Other | drop tanks for extended range[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles[source] | PL-15 (Later B models and J-11D only) PL-12 PL-10 (Later B and D models) PL-9 PL-8 Vympel R-77 Vympel R-27 Vympel R-73[source] |
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| National origin | Canada[source] | China / Soviet Union[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1998–present[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Shenyang J-15 Shenyang J-16[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 9,400 kg (20,700 lb) internal fuel[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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| Fire-control radar | — | NIIP Tikhomirov N001VE Myech coherent pulse Doppler radar, or Type 1493 radar (J-11B)[source] |
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