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Measured figures
CF-116 · Length
Single source47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)[source]
F-8 IIM · excluding nose pitot probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Canadair CF-5 | Shenyang J-8 |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber[source] | Interceptor[source] |
| Manufacturer | Canadair[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Retired from Canadian service in 1995, still in service with some countries[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Canadian Forces (former) Royal Netherlands Air Force Venezuelan Air Force Turkish Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
F-8 IIM · Length
Single source21.39 m (70 ft 2 in) (20.53 m (67.4 ft) excluding nose pitot probe)[source]
CF-116 · Range
Single source875 mi (1,400 km, 760 nmi)[source]
F-8 IIM · radius with 3x drop tanks
Single source1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) radius with 3x drop tanks[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]
F-8 IIM · 2 × Guizhou WP-13B afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceF-8 IIM · with afterburner
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 240[source] | At least 408[source] |
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| Introduction date | 5 November 1968[source] | 1980[source] |
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| First flight | 6 May 1968[source] | J-8: 5 July 1969 J-8B: 12 June 1984[source] |
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| Developed from | Northrop F-5[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A2 cannons in the nose, 280 rounds/gun[source] | 1 x 23mm Type 23-III cannon[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] | 1 centerline and 6 under-wing hardpoints with a capacity of 3 x drop tanks[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] | 4 x Type 90-1 FFAR pod (57-mm or 90-mm)[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] | 5 x low drag 500 kg (1,100 lb) or 10 x 250 kg (550 lb) (4 under-wing, 6 on centerline)[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] | 6 x PL-5 AAM or PL-9 AAM or 2 x R-27R1 SARH AAM or 2 x PL-11 SARH AAM or 2 x Kh-31 anti-ship missiles[source] |
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| National origin | Canada[source] | China[source] |
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| Designer | — | Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI S-12 (4.2%); tip: TsAGI S-12 (5%)[source] |
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| Combat radius with one AAR | — | 900 km (560 mi; 490 nmi)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +4.7 sustained at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.74[source] |
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| Unstick speed | — | 330 km/h (210 mph; 180 kn)[source] |
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| Take-offrun | — | 630 m (2,070 ft)[source] |
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| Touchdown speed | — | 224 km/h (139 mph; 121 kn)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 900 m (3,000 ft)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; F-8 IIM · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × Guizhou WP-13B afterburning turbojet engines, 47.1 kN (10,580 lbf) thrust each dry, 68.6 kN (15,430 lbf) with afterburner[source]