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Measured figures
Gross; FTC-2000 · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; FTC-2000 · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,800 kg (17,196 lb) clean[source]
9,800 kg (21,605 lb)[source]
Empty; HTT-40 / Basic Empty Mass · Empty mass
Single sourceGross; HTT-40 · Gross weight
Single sourceGross; HTT-40 / Normal Training Configuration Mass · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; HTT-40 / Maximum Take-off Mass · Max takeoff weight
Single source2,800 kg (6,173 lb)[source]
2414 kg[source]HTT-40 / Basic Empty Mass
3040 kg[source]HTT-40 / Maximum Take-off Mass
2960 kg[source]HTT-40 / Normal Training Configuration Mass
Cruise; FTC-2000 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; FTC-2000 · / Mach 0.89
Single source1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) / Mach 0.89[source]
870 km/h (540 mph, 470 kn)[source]
Maximum; HTT-40 · Maximum speed
DisputedMaximum; HTT-40 / Max level Speed · Maximum speed
Manufacturer claimMaximum; HTT-40 / Max permissible Speed · @ 6g
Manufacturer claimMaximum; HTT-40 · Maximum speed
Disputed400 km/h (249 mph, 216 kn)[source]
450 kmph @ 6g[source]HTT-40 / Max permissible Speed
407 kmph[source]HTT-40 / Max level Speed
450 km/h[source]HTT-40
FTC-2000 · 1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceFTC-2000 · thrust dry and
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G
Single source1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet, 43.15 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust dry, 63.25 kN (14,220 lbf) with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G, 53.89 kN (12,110 lbf) thrust dry and 76.53 kN (17,200 lbf) with afterburner.)[source]
FTC-2000 · Wing area
Single source26.15 m 2 (281.5 sq ft)[source]
FTC-2000 · (30,000 ft/min) at sea level
Single source150 m/s (30,000 ft/min) at sea level[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Guizhou JL-9 | HAL HTT-40 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Basic training aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited[source] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)[source]HTT-40 |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | Aircraft Research and Design Centre[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force[source] | — |
| First flight | 13 December 2003[source] | 31 May 2016[source] |
| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7[source] | HPT-32 Deepak[source] |
| Fuel capacity | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] | 450 kg[source] |
| Guns | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] | — |
| Hardpoints | 5 with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] | — |
| Unstick and touchdown speed | 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)[source] | — |
| Minimum flying speed | 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)[source] | — |
| Stall speed | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] | — |
| g limits | + 8 - 3[source] | +6/-3[source] |
| Wing loading | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
| Thrust/weight | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] | — |
| Take-off run | 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)[source] | — |
| Landing run | 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] | — |
| Other | up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] | — |
| Missiles | ** Short range air-to-air missile 2 × PL-8 AAMs (on inboard pylons) 2 × PL-9 AAMs (on outboard pylons) Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G) Anti-radiation missiles CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] | — |
| Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles | SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] | — |
| Anti-radiation missiles | CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Volksrepublik China[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
| National origin | — | India[source] |
| Primary user | — | Indian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | — | 3 (excluding 2 prototypes)[source] |
| Introduction date | — | 2026 (planned)[source] |
| Propellers | — | 4-bladed[source] |
| Never exceed speed | — | 450 km/h (279 mph, 243 kn)[source] |
| Internal fuel mass | — | 460 kg[source]HTT-40 / Internal fuel mass |
| Take-off Distance | — | 785 meter[source]HTT-40 |
| Landing Distance | — | 987 meter[source]HTT-40 |
| Time to Climb 3 km | — | 7.05 min[source]HTT-40 |
| Engine | — | Honeywell TPE331-12B Turboprop engine[source]HTT-40 |
| Reported operators |
| — |