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Measured figures
G 115E · Length
Single source7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
K-8 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grob G 115 | Hongdu JL-8 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic trainer[source] | Jet trainer Light attack[source] |
| Manufacturer | Grob Aircraft[source] | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation Pakistan Aeronautical Complex[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] | PLA Air Force Pakistan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Myanmar Air Force Bangladesh Air Force |
11.6 m (38 ft 1 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]
K-8 · 1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Ivchenko AI-25TLK turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,800 lbf) thrust[source]
G 115E · Wing area
Single source12.21 m 2 (131.4 sq 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] | 1990–2020[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1999[source] | 21 September 1994[source] |
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| First flight | November 1985[source] | 21 November 1990[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] | +7.33 -3.0[source] |
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| Country of origin | Deutschland[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | China Pakistan[source] |
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| Number built | — | 735+[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1× 23 mm cannon pod (mounted on centreline hardpoint)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Up to 5 hardpoints (varies on variants), total capacity 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) external fuel and ordnance: 4× under-wing, capacity 250 kg each 1× under-fuselage (23 mm cannon pod mount)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 254.40 kg/m 2 (52.11 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 57 mm unguided rocket pods, capacity 24 rounds (2 x pods with 12 rounds each)[source] |
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| Air-to-air missiles | — | PL-5 , PL-7[source] |
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| Air-to-ground missiles | — | TL-10 , TL-20 , YJ-9E (Anti ship) . NG Version only.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | 200 kg, 250 kg unguided bomb . 50 kg, 100 kg Laser guided bomb . NG Version only.[source] |
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| Others | — | 2× 80 US gal (300 L) fuel drop-tanks mounted on outboard under-wing hardpoints[source] |
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