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Measured figures
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single source14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Guizhou JL-9 | HESA Kowsar |
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| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Fighter , advanced fighter trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA)[source] |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)[source]
Ferry; FTC-2000 · with maximum internal and external fuel
Single sourceFTC-2000 · on internal fuel
Single source863 km (536 mi, 466 nmi) on internal fuel[source]
2,400 km (1,500 mi, 1,300 nmi) with maximum internal and external fuel[source]
Ferry; with 3 external fuel tanks
Single sourceRange
Single sourcewith external fuel tanks and 20 minutes reserved fuel
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi) (with external fuel tanks and 20 minutes reserved fuel)[source]
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]
2 × Owj turbojet engines thrust each
Single sourcein full afterburner
Single sourceFTC-2000 · Endurance
Single source3 hours[source]
Total armament capacity
Single source3,200 kg (7,100 lb) of armaments[source]Total armament capacity
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force[source] | — |
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| First flight | 13 December 2003[source] | August 2018[source] |
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| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7[source] | Northrop F-5 HESA Azarakhsh HESA Saeqeh[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] | — |
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| 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] | The HESA Kowsar has seven hardpoints with a total capacity of 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) of armaments and also has a 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon.[source]Stated armament stations |
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| Unstick and touchdown speed | 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)[source] | — |
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| Minimum flying speed | 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 8 - 3[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] | — |
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| Take-off run | 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)[source] | — |
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| Landing run | 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] | — |
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| Other | up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] | — |
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| 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] | — |
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| Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles | SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] | — |
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| Anti-radiation missiles | CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Volksrepublik China[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| Primary user | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 3 November 2018[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)[source]
2,900 km (1,800 mi, 1,600 nmi) (with 3 external fuel tanks)[source]
2 × Owj turbojet engines, 15.5 kN (3,500 lbf) thrust each, 4,900 lbf (22 kN) in full afterburner.[source]