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Measured figures
G 115E · Length
Single source7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
L-15B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grob G 115 | Hongdu JL-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic trainer[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Grob Aircraft[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
| Status | active[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Egyptian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Navy Army Air Corps (UK)[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force |
12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
G 115E · 1 × Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F/B 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F/B 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)[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]
G 115E · Wing area
Single source12.21 m 2 (131.4 sq ft)[source]
G 115E · Service ceiling
Single source6,095 m (20,000 ft)[source]
G 115E · 1,050 ft/min
Single source5.3 m/s (1,050 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufactured | 1985–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1999[source] | 2013[source] |
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| First flight | November 1985[source] | March 13, 2006[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 143 L (31 imp gal; 38 US gal) usable[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 8.2:1[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | Eppler 696[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed Hoffmann HO-V343K-V/183GY Constant-speed propeller , 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) diameter[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 91 km/h (57 mph, 49 kn) (60 degree flap)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 341 km/h (212 mph, 184 kn)[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 6.0/ - 3.0[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Deutschland[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | 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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| Designer | — | AVIC II Yakovlev[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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