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DH.87B · Length
Single source24 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (7.61 m)[source]
L-15B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Hornet Moth | Hongdu JL-10 |
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| Type | Trainer and Tourer[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | private owner pilots[source] |
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
DH.87B · Width
Single source10 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (3.29 m)[source]
DH.87B · 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
Single source1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 130 hp (97 kW)[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.87B · Wing area
Single source244.5 sq ft (22.71 m 2 )[source]
DH.87B · Service ceiling
Single source14,800 ft (4,500 m)[source]
DH.87B · 690 ft/min (
Single source690 ft/min (3.5 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 164[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1935–1938[source] | — |
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| First flight | 9 May 1934[source] | March 13, 2006[source] |
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| Capacity | 1 passenger / trainee[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | RAF 15[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 35 imp gal (42 US gal; 159 L) fuel in fuselage tank[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 5,000 ft (1,524 m) in 8 minutes 45 seconds[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 7.97 lb/sq ft (38.9 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.067 hp/lb (0.110 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | AVIC II Yakovlev[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2013[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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