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Measured figures
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single source14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
PA-44-180 Seminole · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Guizhou JL-9 | Piper PA-44 Seminole |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Training and personal aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] | Piper Aircraft[source] |
| Designer | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force |
27 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (8.41 m)[source]
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; PA-44-180 Seminole · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; PA-44-180 Seminole · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; 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]
Cruise; PA-44-180 Seminole · 75% power
Single sourceMaximum; PA-44-180 Seminole · Maximum speed
Single sourceFerry; 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]
PA-44-180 Seminole · 55% power
Single source1,053 mi (1,695 km, 915 nmi) (55% power)[source]
PA-44-180 Seminole · 2 × Lycoming O-360 -E1A6 air-cooled flat four (counter rotating) each
Single source2 × Lycoming O-360 -E1A6 air-cooled flat four (counter rotating), 180 hp (130 kW) each[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]
FTC-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.
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| First flight | 13 December 2003[source] | 1976[source] |
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| Developed from | Chengdu JJ-7[source] | Piper Cherokee[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] | 110 US gal (92 imp gal; 420 L), of which 2 US gal (1.7 imp gal; 7.6 L) are unusable[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] | — |
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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] | 68 mph (109 km/h, 59 kn) (flaps down) CAS[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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| Number built | — | 926 (until 2019)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1979–present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 3 passengers[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 65 2 -415[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed Hartzell fully-feathering metal constant-speed propellers , 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) diameter[source] |
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| Single Engine Service Ceiling | — | 4,100 ft (1,200 m)[source] |
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| Take-off to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,400 ft (430 m)[source] |
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| Landing from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,190 ft (360 m)[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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