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Measured figures
DH.84 Dragon 1 · Length
Single source34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)[source]
L-15B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Dragon | Hongdu JL-10 |
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| Type | Passenger and military transport / trainer[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
| Number built | 202[source] | — |
| Introduction date | April 1933[source] | 2013[source] |
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
DH.84 Dragon 1 · 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine each
Single source2 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 130 hp (97 kW) each[source]
L-15B · 2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan with afterburner
Single source2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan, 41.19 kN (9,260 lbf) with afterburner[source]
DH.84 Dragon 1 · Wing area
Single source376 sq ft (34.9 m 2 )[source]
DH.84 Dragon 1 · Service ceiling
Single source12,500 ft (3,800 m)[source]
DH.84 Dragon 1 · 612 ft/min (
Single source612 ft/min (3.11 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| First flight | 12 November 1932[source] | March 13, 2006[source] |
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| Capacity | 6–10 passengers[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | RAF 15[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | AVIC II Yakovlev[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B with a capacity of 3500kg[source] |
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| Rockets | — | Rockets[source] |
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| Missiles | — | SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles[source] |
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| Bombs | — | LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Hongdu JL-10 |
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