Credit
Alert5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Measured figures
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single source14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
Official specification · t-38-talon; 46 feet, 4 1/2 inches (14 meters).
Configuration
| Specification | Guizhou JL-9 | Northrop T-38 Talon |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Advanced trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] | Northrop Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | Operational[source] |
T-38A · Length
Single sourceFTC-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]
T-38A · 2 × General Electric J85-5A afterburning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceT-38A · with afterburner
Single sourceFTC-2000 · Endurance
Single source3 hours[source]
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] |
United States Air Force United States Navy NASA Turkish Air Force[source] |
| First flight | 13 December 2003[source] | 10 April 1959[source] |
|---|
| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7[source] | Northrop N-156[source] |
|---|
| Fuel capacity | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[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] | — |
|---|
| Wing loading | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] | 69.53 lb/sq ft (339.5 kg/m 2 )[source] |
|---|
| Thrust/weight | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] | 0.65[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 | — | United States[source] |
|---|
| Number built | — | 1,187[source] |
|---|
| Manufactured | — | 1961–1972[source] |
|---|
| Introduction date | — | 17 March 1961[source] |
|---|
| Variant | — | Northrop F-5[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | — | (2) J85-GE-5 turbojet engines each producing 2,900 pounds (1,315 kilograms) of thrust with afterburners.[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators |
| — |
|---|
Maximum take-off; T-38A · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceOfficial specification · t-38-talon; Max. gross, take-off: 12,500 pounds (5,670 kilograms). Airspeed: 812 mph (Mach 1.08 at sea level).
Single source7,200 lb (3,266 kg)[source]
11,820 lb (5,361 kg)[source]
12,093 lb (5,485 kg)[source]
Max. gross, take-off: 12,500 pounds (5,670 kilograms). Airspeed: 812 mph (Mach 1.08 at sea level).[source]
2 × General Electric J85-5A afterburning turbojet engines, 2,680 lbf (11.9 kN) thrust each dry, 3,850 lbf (17.1 kN) with afterburner[source]