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Measured figures
L-15B · Length
Single source12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Hongdu JL-10 | L-15Z |
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| Speed | Mach 1.4[source] | — |
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation[source] | — |
| Designer | AVIC II Yakovlev[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force[source] |
L-15B · Wingspan
Single source9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)[source]
L-15B · Height
Single source4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; L-15B · Max takeoff weight
Single source11,600 kg (25,574 lb)[source]
Ferry; L-15B · Ferry range
Single source2,600 km (1,600 mi, 1,400 nmi)[source]
L-15B · 2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan with afterburner
Single source2 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-222K-25F afterburning turbofan, 41.19 kN (9,260 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | — |
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| First flight | March 13, 2006[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 7 for L-15AW and 9 for L-15B with a capacity of 3500kg[source] | — |
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| Rockets | Rockets[source] | — |
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| Missiles | SD-10 (PL-12) BVR air-to-air missiles (offered for export with the L-15B) PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles PL-5 short-range air-to-air missiles[source] | — |
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| Bombs | LS-6 family of precision-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Hongdu JL-10 | — |
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| Variant description | — | L-15Z : Designation of L-15 advanced fighter trainer in Zambian Air Force service.[source]Only the source-declared variant L-15Z |
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